March 28, 2011

Indonesia Photos

Shiva temple at the Prambanan complex.

Each of the biggest temples at Prambanan held large statues. This picture is of Nandi, Shiva's bull.


Carvings at Prambanan.

Prambanan
Borobudur


When you walk in the gate at Borobudur, you get a sarong tied around your waist to wear when ascending the temple. The carvings in the background are some of hundreds of meters of scenes from Buddha's life at the temple.



The top of Borobudur has dozens of massive stupa, each one containing a buddha statue.

The carvings at Borobudur are incredibly detailed.

Carving at Borobudur

Carving at Borobudur

One of the 504 Buddhas at Borobudur.

One of the 504 Buddhas at Borobudur.

This is the restaurant at Yulia's where we stayed on Pulau Weh, as seen from the water. The water was an amazing shade of crystal blue and the snorkeling was awesome. Picture from the internet.   
David relaxing on the deck of our bungalow. Just for the record, he is wearing shorts.

View from the bus of traveling through northern Sumatra. This picture really does not do it justice. The shade of brilliant green in the valley are massive rice paddies. The surrounding hills at this point in the journey were covered in impossibly thick jungle, although we saw a lot of deforestation later.

View from the bus of traveling through northern Sumatra.

View from the bus of traveling through northern Sumatra - rice paddies.

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