Melia Purosani Hotel Yogyakarta

... the shop. After a few quick words exchanged she uncovered a hidden area and handed us 4 small bottles of whiskey with a total cost of $15 because I tipped the driver $2. I cant believe how long it took us to buy hard alcohol but in the end it was well worth it. Tomorrow we head for Singapore for a day and then to Bangkok. <br><br>

... later we headed to an eatery entitled "Superman Restaurant" which not only plagiarized the Superman crest for its logo in flagrant breach of Marvel Comics' copyright, but also advertised its selection of foods with the amusing phrase "Complete Menu." What, as opposed to other restaurants which only offer people half?! We had dinner here, and stayed till after midnight when the place closed down and booted us out, our table rather full of beer ...

... but they let us in anyway!<br><br>We checked into our room and it had a hot shower, satellite T.V. slippers, sewing kit and even toothbrushes!! It was a really nice setting with gardens and the pathway to the temple all in the hotel grounds. <br><br>We walked up to the temple and started walking clockwise around each level as the pilgrims do, when a trainee guide joined us and pointed out some of the key reliefs and the ...

... br><br>OTHER TRAVELERS<br><br>While we&#8217;ve been traveling in Southeast Asia, we&#8217;ve encountered all types of fellow travelers -- fun ones, loud ones, big groups, solo travelers, et cetera. Sometimes it&#8217;s really fun when you make friends with travelers and see them again. Other times, you start to notice that EVERYBODY is on the same travel circuit and you see the same people over and over again -- and not the ones who are your friends. We&#8217;ve seen people several ...

... br>of transport. The town is known as the cultural capital of Java and<br>our reasons for being there were Borobudur (a Buddhist monument) and<br>Prambanan Temple (a Hindu temple) both UNESCO world heritage sites.<br>Anyways, after making some bookings with the local tour companies we<br>went off to Prambanan to see the Ramayana ballet on the second<br>evening. We got there too late to see the temples up close but they<br>were ...

... many people. They didn't mention that when we booked it. Fairly key to the visiting. We have 4 hours to kill with very little to do so hook up with some others from our group, have a wander, complain about the tour and kill time. So as the evening comes, we have no guide, we make our way to where we should be for 7pm. Except it's closed off to guests due to the presidents arrival and Indonesia styley - everyone points in different directions when ...

... time but in end had a beauty of its own that I try to describe here and that my photos may do a little better job of conveying but again, you have to see it for yourself to fully appreciate. Ijen on the island of java, book your flights now. Going down was thankfully much much easier then the trek up and we found ourselves at the cantina at the bottom having a Guinness and trying to let our quivering legs have a rest. Strange thing, there is Guinness ...

... story of Lord Rama's struggle against the demi-God Ravana to regain his kidnapped wife Sita. Of course, being one of two major epics along with the Mahabharata, there are many underlying morals and lessons, particularly that of the duties we have in our various roles/responsibilities we have in life. I saw the production at the Purawisata in downtown Yogya in an open-air theater. Accompanied by a full Gamelan ...

... t** sind wir schon wied** los, um uns mit 2 and**en Volontären zum Essen zu treffen. War wirklich nett. Das Essen war auch gut, wenn man mal von den gekochten Raupen in meinem Brokkoli absieht *g* - und das war ein teures Expat-Restaurant! Naja, kann ja mal passi**en.... [Sonntag 01.02. 15:43 - Kraton, Wat**Castle, Birdmarked und mein Guide] Ich bin zurück von meinem Sightseeing Trip und ich bin total am Ende. Ich glaube des Rest des Tages v**bringe ich im Hotel und ...

... to me... On the subject of fairness, I often wonder about "local" vs "non local" pricing... Should I be paying extra than locals because I make more income (kinda like our tax system) or is it unjust if I am expected to pay a rupiah more than locals? 48 bucks afterall bought us a private 3 hr cab ride (6 hours in total for the cabbie rt) - after gas, commission for our ":friend", mtc etc I cannot imagine his hourly rate was very high at all. High enough ...