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Denpasar to Yogyakarta was a paltry 1:20 in the air. Nothing after our epic journey west. - IMG_20131129_132306404_HDR
Cabana, 4:15am. Our wakeup call turned out to be totally unnecessary because of the 4am call to prayer. - IMG_20131129_135621283
The base of Borobudur, pre-dawn. - IMG_3269
We evacuate as hordes of schoolchildren arrive, probably from Yogyakarta. - IMG_20131128_221001108_HDR
Slow-cooked duck with green sauce for lunch. Yum! - IMG_20131129_124158019_HDR
We hopped a cab immediately out to Borobudur, 40km or so outside of Yogakarta. - IMG_20131129_014132555_HDR
Jungle, mountains. - IMG_20131129_030809808_HDR
Bryan pointlessly prods his inert cellphone. - IMG_20131129_015007415_HDR
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We've been rising early anyway because of jet lag, but holy god this was the best thing to wake up for ever. - IMG_20131129_025009158_HDR
The cabana in the evening light. - IMG_20131129_181734639
Our cabana room key and lock. - IMG_3218
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After an adventurous bike ride to the town near Borobudur, during which we totally forgot to take pictures but did remember to buy two bottles of beer to go, we relax back at our hotel. - IMG_3222
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Leslie tromps up through Plataran Borobudur with our concierge. - IMG_3256
Leslie takes one of many, many pictures of panels. - IMG_20131129_140421710_HDR
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Yep. These pointy things are called "stupas," and they are meditative metaphors for the body of the Buddha, which you walk around while pondering shit, just as you walk around the levels of Borobudur (always clockwise, always ascending from the east). - IMG_3224
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Natural beauty! - IMG_20131129_185751728
We sit poolside and drink... more Bintang. - IMG_20131129_181450819_HDR
Our "paddy cabana" overlooked rice paddies and was totally charming and creakily wooden. - IMG_20131129_135558626_HDR
The cafe overlooks Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It's still kinda far, though, that wee thing on the horizon. - IMG_20131129_140415033_HDR
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Leslie with the "nail of Java," the mountain that in legend god used to lock Java down after it previously was wandering around the ocean. - IMG_3223
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Leslie between stupas. - IMG_3225
Leslie, stupa.