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Bogor, city of rain

Indonesia, Java, Bogor. Bogor Palace

Bogor was by the Dutch during the colonial era called Buitenzorg (means “without a care”). Governor General van Imhoff built his country estate by the same name here as early as 1745, and it became a favorite place of retreat for later governors as well. Sir Stamford Raffles made Bogor his country home during the [...]