Yogyakarta is smaller city than Jakarta, nevertheless both cities have something in common - they are not very touristic! Even though they have a lot of rich history and art to offer, it is still mainly appreciated by the locals. The streets are crowded and it is very easy to get lost. Our decision was to take a taxi, which brought us directly to Andrea Hotel. It is a very nice and clean hotel owned by Swiss guy and his indonesian wife. He was very helpful and he recommended us a very nice place to eat and organised a tour to Borobudur and Prambanan.
It was late in the evening and we were hungry for some local cousine. We took the advise from the hotel owner and went to the House of Raminten, where we tried the meat balls.
The next day started very early. We woke up at 4:00 in the morning. We did our best to clean up and look normal. We were off to see the sunrise above the Borobudur temple. We had to hike to a mountain to see it, but not without a cup of coffee and some breakfast.
The mountain was full of people - mainly locals, waiting for the sun to come out.
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| At the top of the mountain |
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| The view from the mountain. Borobudur was unfortunatelly not seen, because of the fog. |
Borobudur is the biggest Buddhist temple in the world and it is definitely worth seeing. It is important to get there early, before it gets crowded. And do expect, that locals will ask you to take pictures with them.
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| Borobudur temple |
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| Meeting the locals :) |
After the second breakfast we headed towards Prambanan temple.
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| We only wish we were hobbits... :-) |
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| Prambanan temple |
Jerneja & Boris
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