here are some random images taken before we left. had a great visit – met some fun people…and well – pictures are worth more than words.
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Motorbike, sunrise, Borobodur and Mendut. It was amazing to watch Mt. Merapi simmer while the sun was rising. The motobike ride was approximately 2 hrs by and Gede (my tour guide) was fantastic. After Borbudur, Gede took me to Candi Mendut…another Buddhist temple/monument. On the way back he took the back roads – farmland and countryside galore, […]
Sunday afternoon, motorbike ride to Prambanan – the largest Hindu temple on Central Java. Here’s a link if you want to read more. All I could say was it was beautiful.
we had the privilege of Nano taking us to his show near Semerang (about 2hrs outside of Yogya). The gallery – Lenggeng Gallery – was attached to the owner/collectors’ house..actually his Megelang house (one of a few). The estate/gallery was amazing and hidden within a neighborhood (similar to where the Contemporary Museum in Hawaii was […]
we did a jamu workshop through Via Via…totally interesting. jamu is considered the traditional medicine of Indonesia – read more here. Wiwit was our wonderful guide. We started off at a “contemporary” jamu shop and ended up at Tyaz’s house for a “real” sampling of how they actually mash up the roots and herbs…..as well […]