Berlage's Indian Journey is a new, creative reinterpretation of a hundred-year-old travel diary; an investigative journey into our colonial past with a fresh, critical look at the present. In 1923 the famous architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934) made the trip of a lifetime: for three months he toured Java, Bali and Sumatra. Enchanted by the landscape and culture, he kept a diary during the trip, which was published in 1931 under the title My Indian Journey. This highly personal and richly illustrated account is about so much more than architecture: Berlage writes enthusiastically about the local people, art and culture, and is surprisingly critical of colonial society. Berlage's Journey to the Indies is a carefully curated new edition of a 100-year-old travel journal that explores the Netherlands' colonial past from a fresh, critical, and contemporary perspective. In 1923, Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934), one of the Netherlands' most renowned architects, embarked on the journey of a lifetime; for three months, Berlage traveled across Java, Bali and Sumatra. Mesmerized by the scenery and culture, he kept a journal during the trip, which was published in 1931 as My Journey to the Indies. This thought-provoking, deeply personal and richly illustrated publication covers more than just architecture: Berlage writes passionately about the local people, arts and culture, and is surprisingly critical of colonial society.