Yogyakarta, Indonesia

We flew to Yogyakarta, Indonesia for the weekend. The highlight of the trip was to watch the sunrise at Borobudur. Borobudur was built in the 8th century and is the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia - it is located between two twin volcanoes and two rivers. We started at 3:30am from the Phoenix Hotel ("Ponik" for the locals) and were at the top of the temple by 5am to watched the sunrise - it was spectacular!!

We also visited the Bird Market (Ngasem), Water Castle (Taman Sari), and Prambanan which is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia built in the 9th century. The locals we met were very friendly and always smiling and willing to help. FYI: there is an entry visa fee and an exit fee for Indonesia so be ready to pay that.

Russian Week @ New Asia

As part of Russian Week at Reshma's university, we headed down to New Asia located on the 71st floor of the Fairmont Singapore Hotel. The views were fantastic and the drinks were just as expensive ;)

Happy Chinese New Year

A collage of pictures from the past week as we celebrated Chinese New Year in Singapore. Pictures from China Town, The River Hong Bao Carnival, and One North party.

Chinese New Year fireworks

Celebrated Chinese New Year along River Hong Bao in Singapore. The fireworks started at midnight and lasted for about 5 minutes. I added the Singapore national anthem as the background music. To the right is Marina Bay where the Merlion is and to the left is the River Hong Bao Carnvial where they have nightly performances to celebrate the year of the Tiger.

Latin Week @ Movida

To cap of Latin week's craziness, we headed down to Club Movida located inside the St. James Power Station. The theme of course for Latin Week was Carnaval. Everyone dressed in their very creative carnaval outfits!