Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Java

We headed to this temple on public bus which was interesting! All in all it was successful though and only cost us £1 for the entire journey.

The temple was practically empty when we arrived, just as the morning sun was starting to get hot. We had to share Prambanan with possibly 12 other people, which was a surreal experience as most temples that size we have visited have been much busier.

The Prambanan temples themselves had been fully reconstructed, leaving wide open spaces around each temple and surrounded by manicured gardens.

As we moved along to the temples behind Prambanan the level of reconstruction lessened, and by the time we arrived at Sewu Temple there were piles of bricks, half constructed temples, and areas that had been partially pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle being solved. It was fascinating to see the construction work, and also to see less and less tourists until the only other people we could see in the area were the workers.Read more