Yogyakarta

Today I strolled in the streets of Yogyakarta city. The rickshaws are everywhere, asking as they see me:"Transport ?". One approached me in different way. He said he will show me the city, one hour for 5000 rupiahs (0.30 Euro). I knew it must be some sort of a con, as for that price they do not take tourists.

Very soon I realized that we are not going to check the city sights, but he will take me around the shops, where everywhere he would get a commission should I purchase something. We checked a craftshop, where the make puppets from skin of a water buffalo. Nice works, it is carved, then painted. Used in shadow puppet shows.
I did not buy it. The he wanted to take me to batik shops, or silver shops. I said I'm no more interested, and asked him to go back, but he continued in the opposite direction, I repeated again and again that I do not want to see more, do no want to buy anything ..... and he still in his broken english "batik shop - economy" (he meant prices).

I did not get off the rickshaw when he stopped again at one of the shops. I started to believe that I really don't want to buy anything, so no commissions for him. So he said it is very hot and is tired already. Back to city centre it is 4km he said. Bullshit, it could have been just 1km, as we made a circle.

I decided to walk back. After a while I see him again, laughing, with that laugh saying: "you got me, and I stupid wasted my energy for 5000 rph". He begged for some more, I gave him extra 3000 rph.

I checked some museums, then in the evening I went to see the puppet show. I did not understand a word, but it was the Ramajana, hindu gods were fighting with each other ..... i would need to google to learn more about that.

Tomorrow I go with a tour to a village below the Bromo volcano, in the next morning we will climb it etc... then to Bali.

(i moved that stupid picture of "toiletshower" to this section, it was really spoiling the pics of the beautiful temples:)

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