Borobudur

If you plan to see sunrise at Borobudur then it's best you stay at one of the hotels nearby. Most have sunrise tours and it's a short 10 minutes to the temple.

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Merapi

Medut Temple

Candi Mendut (Mendut Temple) is 3 kilometers eastward from Borobudur Temple. It is a Buddhist temple, built in 824 A.D. by King Indera of Cailendra dynasty.
There are three big statues inside, they are:

1. Cakyamuni sitting in cross legged pose with dharma cakra mudra (= turning the wheel of dharma hand pose)
2. Awalokiteswara, a bodhi satwa as human being helper.
   Awalokiteswara is a statue with Amitabha on her crown, Vajrapani. She is holding a red lotus and put on her palm.
3. Maitreya, a savior of human beings in the future.

There are stories for children on its walls.
Candi Mendut (Mendut Temple) is frequently used to celebrate the Waisak day every May full moon and the pilgrims from Indonesia and all parts of the world come to this ceremony.
It is older than Candi Borobudur Its architecture is square, and having an entrance on its steps. Its roof is also square and terraced. There are stupas (= bell-shaped structures) on it.

Borobudur, UNESCO World Heritage Site 592

Duomo Milan

An architectural wonder that is amazingly beautiful from any angle.

Milan

This was the last leg the trip to see Leonardo's Last Supper and meet up with a niece on university exchange. Like many other famous artworks and museums in Italy, it's quite impossible to try and see it on your own without joining a tour as most of the entry tickets would have been sold out. So we joined a city tour to see the famous Last Supper Mural by Leonardo Da Vinci. No photography was allowed of the mural.

Milan Castle

 

 

Convent of Santa Maria de Grazie where the mural of Leonardo's Last Supper is found.

The shopping mall @ Duomo

Inside Duomo di Milano

The colours of Burano

A colourful small town, short trip from main island by water taxi. A good idea to pack some food for picnic as you enjoy the beauty of the place.