Candi Sukuh Solo

... the adjacent mosque at 4am). We do the local palace (istana mangkunegaran) & the antique market before the drive out to Candi Sukuh & Candi Cetho temples. It is the rainy season but it is usually tropical, heavy & short as you would expect ...

... let the brakes cool down as it was that hard going, then we started climbing again, up to the second temple. Candi Sukuh was a strange creation, being basically a small pyramid, surrounded by bizarre statues, some depicting erotic scenes and phalluses. ...

... to have lunch and tea, surrounded by a tea plantation.   After lunch, we head up to the temple Candi Sukuh. A contemporary of Candi Ceto, the temple has more in common with Mayan temples than any other Javan temple. It is the subject of much ...

... climb a really cool mountain. On my first day here I had a great day going way up into the hills to see the famous Candi Sukuh temple, which was incredible. Not very much is known about the temple, but it dates back to the 15th century and is believed ...

... in use, and are invited to sit in the king and queen's chairs! Sure! Why not! We also check out a nearby hilltop temple, Candi Sukuh (Candi is pronounced Chandi and means temple or shrine), of which little is known, besides its obvious links to ...

... old chandeliers and some very impressive mirrors. About the only thing we did of any note in and around Solo was go to an old temple complex called Candi Sukuh. I really liked this place. It was very small by some the standards of most temples in Java ...