14/5/2012 10:30 am
At last, we were at the foot of the magnificent Borobudur, the world's biggest single temple which was built one thousand two hundred years ago. (Completed in 825AD)
I stood in awe in front of the monument of Buddhist's cosmology. It is a world heritage and treasure to mankind.
I witnessed and was touched by the religious harmony in Indonesia. Many visitors are local Muslims, parents came with their parents, school children came in groups led by their teachers, youngsters .... They are proud of their country's heritage and history and show their acceptance and appreciation of other faiths.
However, I was ashamed with certain of my fellow 'Christian' who were not willing to have picture taken with the Borobudur (other faith)... (not to be displayed or kept at home).
Jogjakarta traffic is chaotic, with motorcycles swerving left and right, cutting in and out; cars overtaking any time, any place, single line, double lines, yellow lines or no line , green light, yellow light ......
It is a day of temple visit ... temple and temple and temple, all beautiful and magnificent.
We left Jogja for Semarang after lunch at about 2:30 pm. A 100 km journey took us almost 4 hours ..... heavy traffic on narrow roads(single lane), plus menacing motor cycles.
We reached Semarang in darkness at about 6:30 am. We are leaving early next morning for Karimunjawa Island. (see pictures at Facebook)
14/5/2012 早上十点半
我们总有来到了世界著名的浮罗浮屠佛塔。面对这将近12oo 年历史，全世界最高的单一佛塔，我觉得渺小，对它极尽敬仰。
它是世界的遗产，人类的宝藏。
我被自己亲眼目睹的印尼宗教和谐而感动。在昨天及今天的遗迹参观过程中，我见到大部分的游客，都是本地的回教徒。父母亲带着孩子到来，学生由老师带领，亲自向他们解说，亲少年一大群的到来。。。他们为国家的宗教遗迹遗产感到骄傲，他们接纳，包容及赞赏其他的宗教及信仰。
但令我感到羞耻的，一些“基督教兄弟”排斥与这些宏伟的人类历史遗迹拍照，因为不可以摆放或收藏有其他宗教相关的照片。
日惹的交通可说是乱七八糟。摩多单车左冲右闖，不理死活；汽车则随意超车，不管单线，双线，黄线，白线，红灯绿灯黄灯。。。无法无天，危险极了。
我们在午餐后，大约二时半，就离开日惹，到三宝垄去。这段一百公里的路程，共花了四个小时，因为交通混乱，路窄车多，摩多更是横行霸道。
到来三宝垄，已是傍晚六时半，天黑了。我们明天一早将会前往加里文爪哇岛游玩。
(更多照片Facebook)
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