I wake up very excited because today we are going to visit Borobudur Temple, which is one of the biggest Buddha temples in the world.
It is amazing and Eric and I spend 3 hours walking along the terraces and grounds of the temple in awe!
The craftsmanship and enormity of the structure is mind-blowing, and to know it was constructed over a thousand years ago, around the 9th century, makes it even more impressive. The majority of it was completely intact, though there were a few areas undergoing some conservation work, which from a personal perspective, I found very interesting to see.
We spend the rest of the day wandering the village and surrounding area. We also visit Mendut Temple, which is another small temple nearby. It contains a large stone Buddha which is thought to have initially been built to top Borobudur but ended up to be too big, so it was left where it was.
Mendut Temple is very peaceful, and definitely less crowded than Borobudur, but we’re really more impressed with the massive tree right beside it, than with the actual Temple.
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