but hopefully Merapi does not boil over...
I've been to Central Java and Yogyakarta twice (once for my hen week in 2004, where us B5ers stayed at the Losari Coffee Plantation) and another time earlier this year, with the husband and Myuzim. Central Java is definitely one of my favourite places to visit. Borobudur, the Javanese culture with their Keratons and Pangerans, Prambanan Temples (the Ramayana outdoor ballet is a must-see) and the verdant greens of the countryside, are a wonder to behold.
The quake (measuring 5.9 on the richter scale) rumbled through Central Java 3 days ago and currently the death toll has reached 5,000 and left 200,000 homeless. My symphathies to those who fell victim to this terrible disaster. The Javanese are the nicest kind of people, and please dear God, they don't need Merapi to erupt as well.
And its good to know Borobudur, Sean Flakeler and the staff at Amanjiwo are unharmed.
My boys & Amanjiwo.
Borobudur, from Dagi Hills.
Dagi Hills, from Borobudur.
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