Yogyakarta is an amazing place yo visit and being a student city the people are so friendly and helpful.
While I was here I visited the Borobudur Temple which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and its a famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. It was so amazing to see in person plus we had a guide which made it easier to understand the full history about the place.
On the same day I got to see the Prambanan Temple which was also on the UNESCO World Heritage List too and rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them. Unfortunately there has been earthquakes recently which has cause quite a lot of damage.
Went on another tour which tool a couple of hours to get there & back but I finally got to see Telega Warna (5 Coloured Lake), the Sikidang Crater and the local temple in the Dieng village. The price to get into the Lake was quite expensive and not really worth it, as I had to pay more money for the great viewpoint to get the money shot with my camera.
Caught the train one morning around 5.30am to check out Surakarta (Solo) for the day has they had the Sangiran Museum which took and cost quite (transport) a bit if you are going there by yourself. But being in the museum I was in geek heaven and it was amazing the volumes of artifacts.
During one of my days in the city I walked around and we managed to find Taman Sari underground Mosque. It was so beautiful and very well hidden in this little village near the Sultan Palace. With Yogyakarta it’s culturally part of Central Java but it’s the only region in Indonesia that is still governed by a pre-colonial monarchy, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, who serves as the hereditary governor of the region that why it’s called the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
During my time here it was Ramadhan so we headed out to the markets for dinner which made for a yummy feed and cheap all at the same time.
I will never forget my time in this cute and quite little city.
AMaC Ninja
