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there had been much dust, and soon after dinner we were in
bed, Friday morning a young lady who speaks English well, came
to [write?] me out to see [illegible] The Dr. was to leave at noon
for [illegible] where she spoke in the evening, but I went with
Miss [Engel?] She took [one?] to the [illegible] and explained a good
many things. It was a very large one and there were many
men women there than among the Sudanese in western
Java. At 1 p.m. the Dr. left and I spent the afternoon in
reading up for [two?] days excursion. It had been arranged
that she should return to [illegible] by rail [illegible] that [joined?]
[illegible] her by [illegible] and there we should go take [illegible]
Buddhist [illegible] [Boro?] [Boedoer]. I did so, but I had [picked?]
up one American man with a German name and a
Russian and his daughter (no, sister). We met the Doctor and had
a delightful trip altho [although] too much short. We [whisked?] through little
towns, past little passars, and through beautiful woods with great
trees interlocking their braches overhead. The Temple is entirely
a wonder. It stands in a big, broad valley, surrounded by
mountains. It is said to be built over a hill which was terraced
from [illegible] to top. It is Buddhist and resembles others of that faith.
It is called the temple of the thousand Buddhas and there [must?]
be some hundreds of them left, altho [although] the Buddha images and
[illegible] of other carvings decorate all the country round.
There are three terraces at the top, each with a circle of several
[illegible] or bell shaped, I [illegible] temples, each containing
a Buddha. Every [illegible] of space is carved and thousand of workmen
must have worked upon the Temple. See photos 28, 30 & 30, priest No. 29
postals No. 18, 19—25. We climbed up seven flights to the top and
there we found a view more charming than the temple, for we