Borobudur Temple

The tour guide starts off by saying “ Indonesia has a lot of volcanoes but not to worry because the last volcano eruption happened, let me think how many years ago was it, oh yea, the last volcano eruption was last night.”

The Borobudur Temple was covered in volcanic ash hundreds of years ago.

The drive to the temple was six hours round trip and we had a police escort the whole time whose only job was to make sure we got back to the cruise ship on time. When there was traffic, the police car would turn on his siren so we could drive on the wrong side of the road and run the red lights. Now I know why presidents like to have a police escort.

60 percent of the population in Indonesia work in the agriculture business with coffee and natural rubber being a major export. In the United States 6 percent work in the agriculture business. I only saw a couple of pieces of farm equipment. So yea, incomes in Indonesia are low.

The last picture are rubber trees.Read more