Prambayan

The Prambayan temples were in a wonderful park setting with shady tree-lined streets. Unlike Borabadur where pop music was playing over the loud speakers (and it seemed to be the same song over and over) here there was gamaelon bell music which provided for a perfect atmosphere. The site of the Hindu temple profile on the horizon is always impressive. I was disappointed that one could not walk around let alone inside of them, that's usually such a treat, to test my ability to identify various deities and of course with "living" temples to see how they are used, anointed with red kumkum powder, flowers, burning incense ect. that whiff of unexpected incense on a street corner like an immediate passage, even in the midst of traffic, into a "divine" realm.

I never did get any photos of the more traditional buildings, the sudden onset of a cold ended my time a bit early, but I've seen and experienced quite a bit of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas in my time here where 7 days in a beautiful hotel where the young staff redefine the word "sweet and helpful" for $150.00.
I have many things to see in my 3 1/2 days in Padang bai, its a beach town that I'll use as a base to see what I want to there, one major temple complex, an "authentic" village, a palace and a few other minor temples, but first, I need to recover from this cold so will take it easy to the best of my ability, until its over. Prambayan temples