Prambanan

Visited the Hindu temple Prambanan as well as several nearby Buddhist temples today near Yogyakarta.

Borobudur

Visited Borobudur at sunrise; this famous Buddhist temple is over 1000 years old and designated a UNESCO world heritage site. Had a guided tour as I wanted to learn about the history and to have someone interpret the panels; also visited two smaller temples; including a small monetary.

First Checked Bag

Had to check a bag on today's flight to Yogyakarta Indonesia; first time I've had to do this during my journey. Makes me bit nervous even though the flight from Singapore is direct and only 2 hours; what could go wrong:) maybe it's because I'm flying air Asia a discount airline I haven't flown before; my two bags contain my  lifestyle.

Made it to Yogyakarta ok and so did my bag:) turns out I learned later I could have carried my bag on; oh well.

Slight surprise upon arrival - $35; luckily I had the cash in my carry on because payment required before one can get bags:)

Less frequent posts

As my journey continues I find myself posting less and taking fewer photographs. Could be because I'm getting used to the traveling or it could be that I'm spending more time meditating. 

I begin another 10-day silent meditation retreat (in Indonesia) December 21st which for me will be 13 days as I'm volunteering (they call this serving); I'll finish on January 2nd.

Singapore Botanical Garden

Beautiful gardens in a bustling city.