Category Archives: Way Beyond the Huangpu — Outside China

First it was the tour of the Kraton, the palace of the Sultan in Yogyakarta, which dates back to 1756. Our tour guide, a “guardian of the palace” seemed to have only two points he wanted to make: “This knife … Continue reading →

Once again, I’m breaking my I-only-write-about-China rule. The reason is Borobudur, where I have been visiting this week with my son Alex. Not long after Charlemagne was crowned, here is what was being constructed in central Java:We spent an afternoon … Continue reading →