Asia has a handful of must-see temple complexes and one place that always makes the list is Borobudur in Java, Indonesia. It's easy to understand why: the temple is a behemoth and perfectly restored like a stone cupcake. Time to eat it up.
Sign in at the front desk.
Borobudur does not disappoint. The first six levels are square and heavily carved, each section its own endless corridor of friezes and zig-zag turns.
The star of the show is the top, which consists of three round levels that are dotted with little lattice stupas. Good morning, Borobudur.
Each bell-shaped stupa contains a Buddha statue. They've left a handful of stupas open, for the claustrophobic Buddhas.
The architecture and environment are flawless.
The temple in moody blue, sunrise in the rain. Another angle on a Buddha and the stupas.
Someone communing with Borobudur.
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