Landing In Yogyakarta Photo 5

Landing In Yogyakarta

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September 23rd 2009
We have now been in Yogya for four days and what a crazy, busy, full of surprises, kind of place we have found it to be. It is the busiest place I've ever seen. Ramadan has just finished and everyone has come here on holiday. It is heaps of fun though - not oppressive crowds, just happy, party folk, mostly families. And they love us. Or at least, we give 'em a laugh. They love the number of kids, ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more