Return to the villages and stop at the Borobudur market

Update

07/06/2026

By Romain

After this beautiful day, we decided to go and meet the local population by returning to the villages around the temple, especially the pottery village. Always the same welcome and smiles, enough to have a good time.

"It's so cute" as a certain Gad would say.

Here is at least one proof that not everyone is necessarily smiling (but as I said this mainly concerns the elderly)

Here we are again in the pottery village. This time there are more activities.

Family met near Borobudur, Java, Indonesia — Family portrait!

Artisanal work but on a “chain” and in quantity to supply local markets.

We had the same ones at home but they never grew that big...

Returning to bring the photos from the day before, the reaction was immediate.

This lady stood for a moment staring at the photo with a moved look... so did we.

At first a little shy, the three friends then go on to have a great time.

On the one hand, a rather luxurious house.

Here we are in the morning but yesterday afternoon the color of the meat did not make us want to eat it at all... (especially with the flies flying around...) we wondered if the meals in the restaurants and hotels in the area were local meat... until proven otherwise we have not been sick.

By taking this series of photos we said to ourselves that we were good to go back to the photo developer, the only one in the area, right next to the market in fact, but the quality is not great, we can't blame them too much, I don't think the demand is very high in the area so in terms of investment it's just a cheap consumer photo printer.

Those were their table neighbors who insisted that I take their picture.

To get your bearings, to print photos, cross the road on the left, the market is just behind me on my right, and opposite is the bus terminal from where we will leave (the one where we were supposed to arrive at the base?)

Well now it's time to put all that away because the rest of the trip awaits us. In fact we were waiting for the series of photos from the morning to be printed.

We will spend another 2 hours doing the same route in the village this morning to distribute the new photos. This one was taken at the market again, seeing us giving the photos to their compatriots, this couple insisted on being photographed, the husband posed with a veil for fun, despite the seriousness of said pose.

Roman

When I discovered Thailand in 2006, I certainly didn't expect to settle down there 2 years later! Since then, I've been based in Bangkok and regularly travel throughout the country (especially in the north!). I share my stories, photos, and tips to help plan your trip to Thailand and other Asian countries. This blog is for anyone who wants to discover the land of smiles, who's looking for a bit of adventure, and those who dream of Asia.

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