Rumah Mertua Yogyakarta

... mind, we were in a nice clean place now.<br><br>The next day we went to explore Yogy. We had come here because it was supposed to be the cultural capital of Java, and because Borobudur the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia (maybe the world?) was near here. We looked at our map and saw that there was the Sultans Palace, so we went. The Sultan is to Java like what the Royal Family is to England. He lives in the palace along with many other people, so it is a fully functional and ...

... of the slope beneath the viewing platform to get a better view of Bromo sans scrabbling urchins vying for position. Brilliantly we found a tree and managed to get a great view by climbing along its outstretched branches. It was lovely. About an hour or two from our arrival we&#8217;d eventually gorged our cameras on volcano and sunrise shots so we began to wander back. Queue more moped joy. Grrr. Back in the jeep we sped off, with the driver again weaving in and out of ...

... of the hotels were either full or only had availability for one night. Finally, after checking with around 10 hotels, we found a guesthouse that had a room available. The room itself was small and fairly basic, but it was clean and the hotel was in a very convenient location. Unfortunately, although away from the train station, it was still pretty noisy. We had to endure the constant sounds of a thousand motorbikes from the road at the back, the very ...

... the way we came down Jalan Malioboro (the main tourist street). Dodging horse-drawn carriages and cyclos, we walked further down to the main Sultan's Square. There wasn't much to see bar a flea market so we meandered back to bed soon enough. Many passersby were giving Andy strange looks - I think his tall stature was drawing a little bit of attention]<br><br>[Andy: I wandered around to try and get my bearings, which mainly involved me getting ushered into about a ...

... to Wikipedia there are 17,508 altogether. They stretch from just north of Darwin up to the peninsula where Malaysia is that sticks down from Asia. The four main regions are: Nusa Tenggara (the islands to the east of Bali until East Timor), Bali (the most touristy island), Java (the skinny one in the middle where there's lot of culture), and Sumatra (the big island at the top of the archipelago). Indonesia has ...

Another early start today as I was due to drop my motorbike off a 11:00 and the downpour yesterday afternoon prevented me ...

... me of her or I wished she was there to do with me: riding motorbikes, checking out temples, grabbing meals, walking through town. I returned that evening to Yogyakarta, had a quiet meal, blogged and received more engagement-related emails. I was receiving incredibly strong family support from my direct, my extended and Mary's family, which was fantastic. My dilemma with my decision to leave in June/July for the Peace ...

... nette Ruine, die zu besteigen in Deutschland nicht möglich wäre. Das ist ziemlich hoch und da gibt es praktisch keine Absp**rungen, od** Gitt** od** was zum Festhalten. War ziemlich lustig und dann hat ** mich noch zu dies** unt**irdischen Moschee gebracht. Als wir durch diese kleinen Gässchen sind und dann auch noch in einen Tunnel unt** d** Erde dachte ich mir: ok, wenn d** jetzt nicht nett ist, dann warten da ein paar Kumpels von ihm auf mich und die nehmen mir all ...

... t-shirts - what a difference!! It was just (kay almost) like being in Canada - traffic lights, sidewalks, and everything!! Fantastic. Ex-pat's request was Pizza Hut for lunch - Kate was beyond excited and i must admit I was too - always looking for a deal, Pizza Hut certainly was one with $13 for a large pizza and three amazing milkshakes. Plus I do believe it qualifies as one of the fanciest places in town with its doorman and parking assistant dude ...