Plaza Yogyakarta

... had a ticket to buy, and I had to buy one for Jakarta where my flight for Singapore was to leave on 27th. After this we had a wander down the main shopping street of Jalan Malioboro. This street is packed with shops of every description, market stalls and a ludicrous amount of people and vehicles. At times it was hard to move. I had to buy some suncream from a pharmacy, and the assistant on sighting the two of of us inquired what I was after ...

... to be the norm. <br><br> Our first temple visit was to Prambanan. This is a Hindu temple just outside Yogja, which dates back to 856 AD. It&#8217;s suffered over the years and had quite a lot of earthquake damage but it&#8217;s still striking. We watched the sun setting and then walked round to the open air theatre for a Ramayana production. <br><br>There was a lovely restaurant with a buffet dinner for Rp 65 000 (yes, that ...

... On this note I'm sure they've done the rounds but I saw a mate of mine update facebook to say he thought he had swine flu so phoned NHS direct. All he got was crackling. Cath conquered this by telling me to get up as there snout wrong with me - her very own. Anyway, self righteous gripe over (yes I just had some fever) we take the ailing, dribbling idiot (me) off to get going again. Saturday 7 May is a big celebration here. It is Waicek - the ...

... laborious morning but I kept on and was finally rewarded with first the trail finally flattening out (which was really a good enough reward at this point in the game) and then the crater lake with its turquoise waters and the steaming vents at its shore. I was struck by the absolute beauty and desolation of the place. Mt. Bromo had been absolutely beautiful but had been pretty crowded with tourists and you had to jostle to get your sunrise pictures but ...

... urban sprawl as within 10 minutes riding on a motorbike in any direction, you will start to see fields and the beginning of the never ending villages and pit stops that line the countryside of Java. That being said, in the center, there are great internet connections, modern youth who like all kinds of music and with some wealth, nice and chic cafes and art galleries. A huge tourist destination, there are ...

... mich kurz mit ihm unt**halten und am Ende legt ** mir den Arm um die Schult** und in dem Moment fangen alle Männ** um uns rum an zu johlen. Haben die sich wohl nen Sch**z **laubt, w** es schafft d** weißen Frau bissl näh** zu kommen. War nicht wirklich schlimm, ab** bedient war ich dann doch. Die Tempel sind übrigens ziemlich beeindruckend, ich hoffe, das kommt auf den Photos, die ich gemacht habe ei*****maßen rüb**. Als ich draußen war hab ich dann so langsam angefangen ...

... versions - our puck kept flying off the table and we'd have to run to retrieve it - I think the locals all found it to be quite amusing). Trev left me in the mall next to our hotel and I was super pumped to check out a massive T-shirt sale at a great department store... Until I was befriended by Kate's ideal man :-) - he worked at the department store and wanted to know the price of HPs in Canada, then the price of laptops... how much is a hard drive? I ...

... to "worship" at the site - it is just a tourist attraction. <br><br>Just finished a GREAT book that was a kind of departure gift from Caroline and Sean, two of the Laos crew. Shantaram (am I supposed to put that in quotes?), by Gregory Roberts is a great tale of an Ozzie armed robber who escaped from prison and moved to Bombay to eventually become part of the Indian mafia. War, love, adventure...it has it all. Highly recommended....thanks Caro &amp; Sean!