Blogs from Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Asia - page 14

Maandag;Tempeldag. Vanuit Solo rijden we richting Yogjakarta. In deze regio bevinden zich veel kleine en grote tempels en we gaan 2 belangrijke zien. In Katen naar de Prambanan tempel. Prambanan is het grootste Hindoe-Javaanse tempelcomplex in Indonesië. Het ligt op Centraal-Java, ongeveer 18 km ten oosten van Jogjakarta, aan de weg naar Solo. De belangrijkste van deze tempels is de Lara Jonggrang, vaak ten onrechte aangeduid als "de Prambanan". De tempels zijn ongeveer 850 n.Chr. gebouwd door onder andere Rakai Pikatan, een Shivaïtische koning uit de tweede Mataram-dynastie. Korte tijd nadat het complex was voltooid, werd het verlaten en begon het te vervallen. Toen pa hier was (zo’n 25 jaar geleden met mijn moeder) werd het hele complex intens gerestaureerd maar was het niet veel meer dan een hoop genummerde stenen die een beetje in de ... read more

Last week I stayed in Yogyakarta and found a wonderful place to have the best coffee I have tasted in Indonesia: Paris Apparently they specialize in Italian and local brand Coffees. However, they also served delightful meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Asian/European style dinner) for an affordable price. During the World Championship Soccer they will have Big Screen live soccer broadcasting. I will surely visit this place again end June/July. I would say if you miss a good cup of coffee and some good food and you are staying a few days in Yogyakarta visit Paris Coffee & Restaurant . Jl. Parangtritis 54. Tel: (0274) 384296. Tues-Sun 8:30 AM-12:00 PM , www.paris-coffee.com... read more

I read 1 of vagabonding article by Lavinia Spalding, she wrote a phrase " Don't think about it too much. Don't make pro and con lists. Pro and con lists are nothing but trouble. If you think about it too much, you'll just end up staying home and then someday you'll be telling your grandchildren ". This will motivate me since I just decide to quit my job and find out what world can offer me from now. Next destination, I'm heading to Jogjakarta, lack of time do to research, so I just go with a flow. I hope there's not much different between Jakarta and Jogjakarta, because I have been to Jakarta before. Landed at 11am, I catch Trans Jogja ( very efficient and reliable public transport ) that only cost Rp3,000 to any ... read more

See the version in English below 23 de noviembre 2009 El volcán Merapi es el volcán más sagrado de Yogyakarta, y el más activo de Indonesia. Está activo desde hace varios siglos, y regularmente entra en erupción. No en vano se le llama así, Gunung Merapi, la montaña de fuego en bahasa. Ahora parecía que estaba más o menos tranquilo y que se podía subir a su cráter sin problemas. Con más de 2.900 metros de altura su silueta domina toda la llanura de Yogyakarta, y se puede ver desde cualquier parte, si las nubes lo permiten. Aunque ya llevaba varios días en Yogya, la única vez que había visto el volcán era en una postal en la agencia en la que me apuntaba a las excursiones. El plan que proponían era salir a las 22:00 ... read more

Funny place Indonesia. Unlike anywhere I've been so far, this country continues to defy my expectations. Yogyakarta is well and truly on the tourist map, so I expected it to be trashy and full of insistent batik salesmen etc and basically a real pain in the arse. Admittedly I'd been advised to stay in the Prawirotawan area rather than in the main backpacker area near the train station, and I didn't venture north of the Kraton to where the bulk of the hard sell occurs, but aside from the usual becak drivers wanting fares I found Yogya hassle free. Prawirotawan is quiet, and has a great local market at the corner of Jl Parangritis. There's a high speed internet cafe nearby, and a surplus of good local food outlets, as well as some higher class ... read more