Bargain Leopards, Sand Adventures and Sulphur Smells
Borobodur boudoirs and a big kooky town At the Borobudur Buddhist temple it was weekend and very busy. Indonesian teenage boys giggled behind a Buddha, and took photos of a Japanese girl’s behind. It was an interesting old place, but most visitors didn't seem that impressed. We wandered off and found some pleasant shrubbery. The hotel we spent those nights in was brilliant, with giant stone hot showers, and carved wooden furniture, and a terrace overlooking the rice paddies to have amazing food on. It cost a measly $12. I could have spent several lifetimes sat there, so its probably a good thing we left… The ride to Yogyakarta was short and sharp, and we rocked up in traveller-ville an hour later. Touts squealed at us from rickshaws, and tourists wandered about in vest tops and shorts. We went for a walk, and found a 12yr old boy on the pavement taking poo out of his trousers with his hands and throwing it at the ground in giant m...