Borobudur - 30 June 2007

When Puri Asri Hotel in Magelang declined our booking due to no vacancy, I reluctantly chose Borobudur as the place for MTI's annual meeting. I only know Amanjiwo as the best hotel in the area, but the cost is surely out of MTI's budget. From Google, Nana and Yeni found Hotel Manohara, which is said to be run by the company who manages the great temple.

So at the day of the meeting I drove to Borobudur with no great expectation about the venue. I imagined a above-average budget hotel, located in the busy spot of Borobudur, etc...etc... But that imagination disappeared straightaway when I entered the gate. The hotel is within the temple complex. No crowd, tranquil garden, small-but-well managed rooms, ... and the great Borobudur in our frontyard.

The hotel offered a sunrise tour, which was very tempting to me -- but I declined that because I was not so sure that the sky would be friendly enough to pamper the viewers with a beautiful sunrise. However, I took an early self-tour and climbed to the top of the temple. It is a magnificent view from the top! The mystic atmosphere surrounded me for a splash moment. The story of Siddharta Gautama that I heard when I was a kid suddenly rushed into my mind...

Well...I'd better stop writing now. Just enjoy some of the pictures...