Whist in Jogya we visited Prambanan (Hindu temple complex) to see the evening performance of the Ramayana ballet. This told the story of the Shinta, a beautiful princess, and Rama, the handsome prince. We both really enjoyed the ballet and the setting was stunning.
Jo had very kindly offered to take us out on the bikes for a second time to visit Prambanan and some other temples.
Here is Prambanan looking majestic. Prambanan also dates for the 9th century AD and has about 50 temples but many of them were damaged during the 2006 earthquake.
Below is the Shiva temple, the largest, it towers 47 metres above the valley. Unfortunately we couldn't go inside as it's not stable. We could however, go in some of the other temples.
Below are some of the 3,500 workers who are repairing the temples, a pretty big job!:
Jo also took us to see the wonderful Sewu temple, the second largest Buddhist temple in Java. There's a story that says that there were once 99 temples on the site but due to the damage it is impossible to verify this. Only the main temple has been reconstructed, but hopefully more will be rebuilt in the future.
Jo took us to his house after our wonderful day out and we said our goodbyes.
Once again, we'd like to thank Jo for his generosity.
Tomorrow we leave Java and Indonesia and fly to Singapore. We've had the most incredible time here. The people are so friendly and helpful and we have many wonderful memories to take away with us. Thanks to all of the people we've met along the way and made our visit so special.
Jo had very kindly offered to take us out on the bikes for a second time to visit Prambanan and some other temples.
Here is Prambanan looking majestic. Prambanan also dates for the 9th century AD and has about 50 temples but many of them were damaged during the 2006 earthquake.
Below is the Shiva temple, the largest, it towers 47 metres above the valley. Unfortunately we couldn't go inside as it's not stable. We could however, go in some of the other temples.
Below are some of the 3,500 workers who are repairing the temples, a pretty big job!:
Jo also took us to see the wonderful Sewu temple, the second largest Buddhist temple in Java. There's a story that says that there were once 99 temples on the site but due to the damage it is impossible to verify this. Only the main temple has been reconstructed, but hopefully more will be rebuilt in the future.
Jo took us to his house after our wonderful day out and we said our goodbyes.
Once again, we'd like to thank Jo for his generosity.
Tomorrow we leave Java and Indonesia and fly to Singapore. We've had the most incredible time here. The people are so friendly and helpful and we have many wonderful memories to take away with us. Thanks to all of the people we've met along the way and made our visit so special.
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