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      the island’s history and collected many antiques as he met   entire shrine was unearthed. In documenting the find, it was     Placed on the round three top layers are 72 smaller stupas.
      his subjects while traveling the island. Visiting Semarang in   Raffles who gave the shrine its name. His notes on Javanese   There are 32 placed on the first round platform, 24 on the
      1814, on the middle of the north coast of the island, he was   history were the first to identify the site. It is believed that   second, and 16 surround the main stupa on the top platform.
      advised of the tremendous mound that had been recaptured   the name came about by connecting the name of the nearest   Each of these smaller stupas has slits around their sides where
      by the jungle to the south. His other duties prevented him for   village. “Bore,” with “Budur,” the term for mountain.  one can peer in to see the enclosed Buddha statue. Each
      exploring the area himself and instead sent H.C. Cornelius, a     The main structure is divided into three parts: the foot,   Buddha is in a different position. It is believed that good
      Dutch engineer, to explore the area. It took 200 men working   body and top, resembling the comparable portions of the   luck will come if one can slip their arm through the slit in
      two months to chop their way through the jungle, remove the   human body. The shrine was placed on a square platform   the stupa and touch the Buddha inside. It is bad luck if your
      overgrowth on the huge mound of ash and start the process   404 feet on each side, which is raised 13 feet above the   arm gets stuck. It was thought that the main stupa housed a
      of digging out the hidden shrine. Twenty-one years later the   surrounding ground. Borobudur’s base is a square with   great statue of Buddha; however, no statue was found when
                                                        387-foot sides. There are nine platforms to reach the main   the site was reclaimed.
                                                        stupa on top. The first six are square and the upper three     In 1982 Borobudur was named a World Heritage site. Once
                                                        are round. The estimate is that it took 72,000 cubic yards   a year, a pilgrimage of Buddhists takes place, commemorating
                                                        of stone collected from the surrounding area to build the   Vesak, a holiday commemorating the birth, enlightenment
                                                        monument. It was built on a hill, unlike other temples,   and passing of Buddha. Borobudur is also the single most
                                                        which were built on level ground. With no inner space, it   visited tourist attraction in Indonesia.
                                                        can be likened to a pyramid.                         Don Kiselewski writes from his personal experiences,
                                                          The monument was both a tribute to Lord Buddha   having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the oceans,
                                                        and a destination for pilgrimages. To reach the pinnacle   seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens Travel
                                                        of Borobudur, a 115-foot high stupa, where the statue   Leaders, his family owned and operated agency, is located
                                                        of Buddha was supposed to be housed, one travels the   at Mirasol Town Square, 11360 North Jog Road, Building
                                                        square sides of the shrine on pathways and stairs of   A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens. The agency has been
                                                        Buddhist cosmology. The first is called Kamadhatu, the   serving the travel needs of the South Florida area for over
                                                        “world of desire,” the second is called Rapadhatu, the   a quarter of a century. Contact him at (561) 694-9696 or
                                                        “world of forms,” and the last is Arupadhatu, the “world   Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
                                                        of formless.” There are over 1,400 carved relief panels to
                                                        guide the pilgrims and their thoughts along the way. Some                    Photos by Don Kiselewski
                                                        432 statues of Buddha also embellish the Rapadhatu level.









                                                                    Surfing The Pink Wave! Rosé



                                                                                        By Laura Berrio, Freelance Writer/Blogger
                                                          Rosé is on the rise! The                         well in spring and summer. It can be enjoyed anywhere and
                                                        market for rosé wines has                          can be mixed into cocktails.
                                                        more than doubled in the last                        A decade ago rosé only consisted of sweeter wines.
                                                        decade. There is a whole new                       Now the variety of rosé spans bone dry to sweet, cheap to
                                                        group of wine drinkers who                         expensive, and simple to complex. The color and source has
                                                        pick “pink” for their preferred                    also changed. The “pink” wine from California is now very
                                                        wine. Who is this group of                         pale pink and primarily from Provence.
                                                        consumers? Millennials.                              I  recommend  trying  a  variety  of  rosés  to  find  your
                                                          Younger consumers prefer                         favorite. A couple of my favorite rosés under $20 are Rosa
                                                        sweeter rosé. This reminds                         di Germina (dry) and Rosa Regale (sweet).
                                                        me of the pink wine cooler                           Pick up a rosé for your next occasion
                                                        days of my youth!  The                             and “surf the pink wave!”
                                                        millennials have played a large role in creating the “pink”     ~ Cheers!
                                                        image in social media for rosé wines. The popularity of this     ~ Keep the conversation going and
                                                        segment led Italy to create a National Rosé Day. It is all the   the wine flowing!
                                                        rage right now to get all wine enthusiasts to think pink!    Follow the Vine on Instagram @
                                                          Another reason for the rise in popularity is that rosé works   VineVibeUncorked.

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