Here are some special memories from the week that we spent with the McGavrans in the town of Salatiga on Java Island.
Christmas Day with friends was a treat for us. We really appreciated all the house decorations! And we had a delicious ham dinner (a very rare treat for us)!
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| all dressed in red for Christmas dinner |
We took a day trip to visit the Borobudur World Heritage Site. This 9th
Century Buddhist Temple is the largest in the world. It was built in the
800s and then became engulfed by the jungle when the Javanese people
switched to Islam religion. Archeologists uncovered the temple in the
1800s and, after a large restoration project in the 1970s, it was named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple has over 500 carved Buddha statues.
The view from the McGavrans balcony. Behind us is the mountain that the boys hiked.
At the end of the boys' mountain hike, still a 30 minute drive home, they
were all hungry. At the foothills there was a small convenience store
that sold snack food. When they asked about something more substantial to
eat, the man ran next door and had his wife make them all a plate of
rice with egg. The store didn't actually serve this normally but in the
face of 5 starving teens the woman was happy to help!
Max and Simon had fun being driven around by Hunter and Brittany. Thousands of these small motorcycles fill the streets of Salatiga. It is less expensive to run a bike than a car and the roads are very narrow so bikes are more easily accommodated.
Christmas Day with friends was a treat for us. We really appreciated all the house decorations! And we had a delicious ham dinner (a very rare treat for us)!
We took a day trip to visit the Borobudur World Heritage Site. This 9th
Century Buddhist Temple is the largest in the world. It was built in the
800s and then became engulfed by the jungle when the Javanese people
switched to Islam religion. Archeologists uncovered the temple in the
1800s and, after a large restoration project in the 1970s, it was named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple has over 500 carved Buddha statues.
The view from the McGavrans balcony. Behind us is the mountain that the boys hiked.
Max and Simon had fun being driven around by Hunter and Brittany. Thousands of these small motorcycles fill the streets of Salatiga. It is less expensive to run a bike than a car and the roads are very narrow so bikes are more easily accommodated.
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