YOGYAKARTA BIRTHDAY WEEKEND Part II: Borobudur & Prambanan

Quick recap, I spent the weekend in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Half the time we were busy being bums, the other we were doing our temple run. 

Jogja, as it's called by the locals, is known for its 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Borobodur and the Prambanan. Considering it was low-peak season, the Borobodur was packed when we got there. Taking unobstructed photos of the Buddhas and the stupas (the bells) was a feat I generally failed in. The upside of having the crowd is that we were treated to a very unique faux-celebrity experience - signing our names and strangers wanting to take our photos. Hehe! It started to drizzle so that was our cue to go back to the van and head to the Hindu temple Prambanan. It wasn't as crowded as Borobudur but maybe it's because the complex was so much bigger than Borobudur and the weather was acting up. It has a very interesting legend too! The temples of Prambanan is said to have been built because a princess, in order to reject a marriage proposal, told the prince to build 1000 temples before sunrise so she'll marry him. The prince, with the help of his evil spirit friends, almost succeeded but the princess tricked them to return to the underworld by starting a huge fire to imitate sunlight. The prince got pissed and turned her into the 1000th temple. Romantic, eh? 

For this day, I wore my comfiest shoes ever - the Nike Air Pegasus - coz I knew there was gonna be a trek and my colleague advised not to wear open footwear coz in his words- we don't want any 1000 year old rock sediment to scratch our feet, would we? I've had this pair for almost 2 years now, and everytime i wear it (not as much as i should) I always get delighted at just how comfy it is. Like I'm walking/jogging/running in clouds. Also wore my Beatles tank as a metaphoric note-to-self on my quarterlife that there's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.

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