*squeel*

*squeel squeel* today's been such a wonderful wonderful day! haha ^^ n with superior internet connection, i've got the luxury of uploading many many photos!

we left yogjakarta late this morning, and after a short detour to a snake fruit plantation, we made our way to borobodur, a buddhist temple complex. which was also built like 1000+ years ago. it's actually like a large pyramid of stupas and wall reliefs depicting buddhist ideas n motifs. it's a really grand n majestic thing, n i got so excited running all over the place snapping photos! but i suppose i was most impressed by the intricate carvings on the reliefs? i mean i could spend days just looking through every single panel in the complex n still yearn for more. they r just simply so exquisite! here r some samples:

with the main touring of the day (n trip) done, we checked into our new hotel (see http://www.amanjiwo.com) n decided to plonk ourselves there till we check out tmrw. n boy is a fantabulistic place! the hotel complex is located at the foot of the hills overlooking borobodur, sandwiched between lush forests n neatly cultivated padi fields. n yes, i was squeeling inside all the way :Plunch was in taken in a pavillion at the end of a trail winding through tall grass, overlooking the padi fields. it was a lazy afternoon having lunch lying on couches, sipping watermelon-pineapple-lime-mint punch and reading.

we spent the rest of our day browsing through the hotel's extensive library, lazing in our villa, and swimming! omg. they've got one of the most pleasant lap pools! ^^ v v nice. with the mountains n jungles in the background, overlooking the padi fields. n they fill their pools with spring water from the mountains! thus one of the cleanest pools i've swam in.

dinner was in the hotel too (u'd b surprised how rural we r) and they had a small gamelan trio perform for us over dinner. the place is really tranquil at night. with little light pollution, n just the sounds of nature chirping/croaking softly in the background. we had gone for a traditional javanese massage later in the evening (which was really quite relaxing, esp after a day of fun. n swimming.) n we'd retired back into our villa to soak in our own little private pool. n my parents insisted that we all have a bubble bath in the outdoor tub by candlelight afterwards :P o well!

we ended the night reading (my mom - the many many books she borrowed from the library) and internet-ing (me & my dad - i'm busy chatting n blogging, as usual) in our villa with classical javanese music playing softly on the sound system in the background. n it just feels great :)