Mt Merapi, Central Java (photo LP) Considered the most important island in the vast archipelago of Indonesia, Java is at the centre of Indonesian culture and industry. Stretching for more than 1,000 km, Java is framed by the Indian Ocean to its south and the Java Sea in the north with Sumatra bordering its west coast and Bali immediately to the east. The volcanic, tropically green and ruggedly beautiful island of Java is about the size of England. It's population is about 105 million - nearly half of Indonesia's entire population. We started touring around the vicinity of Yogyakarta and after visiting the Buddhist Temple ofr Borobudur we had lunch at the stunning Amanjiwo (peaceful soul) hotel, which overlooks the Temple; it was a superb lunch in a truly spiritual location. Borobudur fromo the Amanjiwo hotel restaurant (photo Christine Simmonds) Of the four days I spent with friends in Central Java, there was one that was abs...