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Yogyakarta Slideshow
Yogyakarta
Travel Blogs from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Borobudur
... and I went to Borobudur yesterday, Java's most significant Buddhist temple - it's said to be the "Angkor Wat" of Indonesia. Quite spectacular it is, though I wouldn't amp it up to the same caliber of Cambodia's Angkor ...
Yogyakarta - Temples and Pizza
... front of me – no lie, he was at least 7ft tall! We got off the bus way past mid-night at Yogyakarta, knackered, and had to find somewhere to stay which is always impossible this time of night/early morning. Some over friendly locals offered ...
Yogy and the history of the Kraton!
... . Unfortunately we couldn’t find our needed souvenirs so we scoured the area until we found our needed items. Our final task in Yogyakarta was to book our trip to Bali which included a sunrise trip up at Mt Bromo and walk up an active volcano, yes ...
Days 103-105: Yogyakarta, CeJava
... flooded ground. The train also passed by suburban slums which appaling living conditions we found quite shocking. We arrived in Yogyakarta and were immediately welcomed off the train carriage by a hustle of taxi drivers, food vendors and tour operator ...
Day 2 - ringworm
Today I have ringworm. Seriously. I've had it for a couple of weeks now. We won't go into where it is, let's just say you won't see any photos of it on here - and it's starting to get annoying. The cream recommended by a local apotek isn't working, and ...
Day 3 - living locally
More noodles today. Here they are known as mie, and they are coated in some kind of waxy stuff that's not good for you. The accompanying sachet of flavouring and spices has lots of mono-sodium glutamate in it. But there's not a lot of choice right now - ...
The Passing of a President
... mostly on makeshift flagpoles, as a sign of respect. There was no tumultuous public outpouring. After his resignation in 1998, Indonesia was reborn a democracy, and things seem to be improving, very slowly. In many ways, people appear to have ...
Bad Religion
... drivers ability to drive with the accelerator firmly planted saved us several hours, and at 5am we were unceremoniously dumped at Yogyakarta bus terminal. As the cloud of dust settled we realised we were surrounded once again by taxi drivers and ...
Yogyakarta
... the best motorbike ride I'd had, hell if I was going to end it. Turned out he was a racer a few years back, racing in Yogyakarta. It showed. Great fun. After one more day in Solo I took a one hour train to Yogyakarta and did a few touristy things. I ...
Why is there no one here?
... bug bites emerged on Gordon's back and arms. Ah, yet again, the glamours of travel. We arrived in our next destination Yogyakarta a little itchy and were quite confused that the tourist areas of town were completely devoid of people as we had heard that ...
Prambanan, Central Java
To finish our Javanese adventure, we made our last stop at the temples at Prambanan. Here the best examples of Java's Hindu period architecture can be seen with incredible detail. The temples were built between the 8th and 10th century ...
Prambanan und Sightseeing in Yogya
Heute morgen bin ich also gegen 6:30 aufgestanden und hab mich auf den Weg nach Solo gemacht zu einer der Organisationen mit denen wir hier arbeiten. Bin mit 2 Bussen zum Bahnhof und hab dann dort erstmal ne 3/4h gewartet, weil ich natürlich wieder viel ...
A Palava in Java
We left Bali for Central Java and decided to base ourselves in Yogyakarta ("Yogya" for short), the cultural heart of the country. The flight was a short hop (as opposed to a very long bus ride) and we arrived in the early evening. We had booked a ...
Day 7 - a not-so-perfect ten
I have been lucky this week - with all the rain, the temperatures have dropped to those of an English April, so I have not missed my fan too much. But today I feel hot, and without the fan I have to wash about six times. One of my local friends said ...
Crazy train
... first time, but decided it was time to get going and explore some of the more interesting parts of Java. The town of Yogyakarta is centrally situated, and a good base to visit Borobudur, one of the most famous Buddhist monuments in the world. Trying to ...
Lets Dance!
... Asia was in a sixth century inscription in Cambodia. Today the Ramayana story is performed in a variety of art forms throughout Indonesia. After a couple of hours the climaque came when once the star crossed lovers were finally reunited, with a twist. ...
Borobudur temple
... quel autre temple et plus impressionant architecturalement.. je trouve que Parambanan et degage plus de spiritualite. voila retour a yogyakarta... pas fait grand chose... deux heures d internet.. piscine, lecture.. et j ai reserver mon bus pour Bali.. ...
Earth Hour
... a big deal about it. Was it recognized at home? Every Saturday night, they have a traditional Javanese (Java is the island of Indonesia we are on) buffet and a ballet. Their ballet and our ballets could not be more different but it was interesting to see ...
Off to the beach!
... for a nice Sunday lunch! I was very surprised to see that the minibus was bought with funds donated by three Rotary Clubs - Yogyakarta, Japan, and Bakewell, Derbyshire! That's quite close to where I grew up, and the last thing I was expecting to read ...
Getting married in Yogya
At the start of February, I was delighted to receive an invitation to the wedding of two deaf friends here. The bride is from Yogyakarta and a member of Matahariku. The groom is from Solo and a member of Gerkatin - although he had been spending a lot more ...
Kraton und Stadtbummel
Heute Stand die Besichtigung des Kraton (Altstadt) auf dem Plan. Wirklich spektakulaer war das Ganze nicht, dafuer war die Gefahr sich zu verlaufen umso groesser! Am spannendsten fand ich das geschaeftige Treiben. Dieses unterscheidet sich grundlegend ...
Java
Einst war das touristische Zenter der indonesischen Hauptinsel Java die Stadt Yogyakarta. Doch nach dem schweren Erdbeben im Mai dieses Jahres ist der Tourismus zum Erliegen gekommen. Und das, obwohl die Infrastruktur bereits wieder vorhanden waere. Wir ...
Saved by the Mosque Call to Prayer (Borobudur)
... ran around the mall and found them near the supermarket (I felt sooooo bad!). We were able to hang out through dinner until they had to catch their train to Jakarta (the capital of Java). Our last day in Indonesia was a bit rocky but extremely ...
Borobudur
Nach einer schlaflosen fahrt mit dem Nachtzug von Bandung, traf ich in Yogyakarta ein. Nach einen Kopi (Kaffee) besuchte ich den groessten Buddhistischen Tempel der Welt, den Borobodur. Der Eintrittspreis ist fuer Indonesische Verhaeltnisse ueberrissen, ...
Day 4 - disparities
I have sinned again - I bought a small packet of chocolate wafers this evening for Rp 1.200. Wafers are the most popular form of biscuit here, and I have yet to work out why, given their complete lack of substance. If I am hungry I want to wolf down a ...
Day 6 - who am I?
Who am I? If I was living here on Rp10.000 a day, who would I be? I've been thinking about this a lot over the last few days. Would I be working in the rice fields? Would I be reclining on one of Yogya's million becaks - rickshaws - trying to ...
Yogyakarta
... , You may not believe me after reading this entry, but I have slowed down. I took the train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (pronounced Jogjakarta, and shortened to "Yogya"), Java's artistic and intellectual soul. The train ride took about 8 hours ...
Community day
... , with a one-day forum for partners and volunteers, a three-day sector workshop with everyone who works in VSO Indonesia's disability programme, and a two day conference just for volunteers. On the Saturday we had a day of activity in the ...
Prambanan temple
... je crois que je suis rester trop longtemps en NZ et australie.. leur humour de pub a leffluve de biere m a deteint... retour a Yogyakarta... heur de pointe midi.. bruillant... le smog.. la polution, ca grouille.. un autre monde que Prambanan! d ...