Hotel Ishiro Kencana Yogyakarta

... although two days was enough. We did find that all the locals were very friendly here. Much more friendly than in other places in Indonesia that we had been. I guess it’s luck of the draw sometimes though. All depends who you encounter when you go there I suppose. Anyhow, the gallery used up some more time while we waited for the train. It left at 11:30 pm with us on board, and then we did our best to get some sleep. We were heading back to Jakarta now to collect our ...

... temples scattered around Prambanan). It was pretty cool, some of the other temples were also quite good although none stood up against Borobudur. What I thought was a real shame was how the earthquake of 2005 had destroyed destroyed so many temples, there must have been 15 temples that just had the base remaining, it would have looked much more impressive had I been there before the earthquakes, however ...

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... these temples and preventing them from falling on people holds a higher importance. My photos were also ruined by the overcast weather. Up close, the temples were impressive because of their size, but they lacked the intricate carvings that I love; it lacked real detail [Tom: The best carvings (depicting scenes from the 'Ramayana' were cordoned off which was a shame]. They look more impressive from a distance. <br><br>It was also heavily crowded with tourists, something ...

... days were spent mostly just wandering around the city, getting lured into a million Batik art galleries along the way. I thought that Batik was so cool before coming here, but this town has totally turned me off from batik. Everyone on the street will start a conversation with tourists, and eventually tell them that they are an artist and that they have an exhibit just today and we must go check it out right now because it is going to close in an hour. and then they take you to ...

... the crowds a little you could HEAR it roaring out of the earth. it really was an amazing experience and made me feel very small and insignificant. geology tends to do that to me.....that and astrophysics. I would just like to take this time to say thanks to all the people who wrote me with their condolences concerning my mom. It has been a really difficult time obviously but more so since I am so far removed from my family at the moment. I suppose i always knew in ...

... And I didn't even see Jakarta or the conditions of its infamous sweatshops. I learned from my cab driver that despite the current government's highly successful education and health care related initiatives, there are frequent power outages, there are poor schools and there are many that have to pay for basic healthcare. I also learned that, contrary to what I had been told, there is a flat 25% federal income tax ...

... conosciuti solo per pochi giorni, perche' sono davvero simpatici. Spero di rivederli a Bali o magari in Australia, visto che andiamo tutti li'. Riparto, con un leggero mal di testa visto che sono andato a dormire tre ore fa; sulla strada per Bali c'e' un posto in cui voglio assolutamente fermarmi: Cemara Lawang, base per scalare il Gunung Bromo, uno dei vulcani piu' spettacolari dell'intera Indonesia. Spero solo che non decida di saltare in aria nei prossimi due giorni.

... The Mercury receptionist said he'd been there all night and they thought he was on acid or something - mind you they kept serving him beer ! They also said he was an aussie, but, to be honest, he sounded english to me. Having smoked the receptionist's cigs all night he now proceeded, upon his return, to award the new packet to Steve, who had just woken up - proving that there is no justice! On to Borobudur. Often cited as the 8th wonder of the world and hidden for ...