Sultan's Palace

The Home Stretch: Solo, Yogya and Borobudur

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August 26th 2008
After our marathon Bromo trip we all slept in, uninterested in any plans that involved an alarm clock. We got up around 9 and set off in search of more tasty street food. Our first selection was some coconut custard treats to tide us over until we found a suitable restaurant. Once there we ordered a selection of menu items we didn't recognize and tried things until we were stuffed. Back at the ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta

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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