It takes a lot to get us on a nine hour excursion, but the idea of visiting Borobudur temple got us on the bus. It’s the world’s largest Buddhist temple, built in the 9th century and abandoned in the 14th. It was rediscovered in 1814 and has since been restored and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple is a few hours drive from the port of Semarang with heavy traffic so we had a police escort with lights and sirens the entire way there and back. They drive on the opposite side of the road than the U.S. there (and most every other place in the world we visited). We drove most of the trip head on into traffic on their side of the road. The temple was massive and impressive. We climbed to the top, the views were incredible. The grounds around the temple were gorgeous and they fed us lunch before putting us back on the bus. It was a good use of our day in Semarang!
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