My last stop in Indonesia before heading back home - Yogyakarta ! Its a very sunny day indeed and everything was good, started the day with yet another Kraton (palace) in Yogyakarta. Apparently the king himself still lives there ! Not much excitement over at that place but just ok to start the day off.
After the visit to the main Kraton in Yogyakarta, we stop by briefly at the Water Castle (that was once the majestic kingdom of the kings) .... it looks like buildings in Greece to me lah ! .... see for yourself below .... does it look similar to the houses in Greece ?
Volcano eruption is very common in Indonesia and just to prove that we went over to mount Merapi (the volcano that is still active and will still erupt anytime) You can see the dried up lava from the pictures .... cannot imagine how big this is until you are actually there !
Its quite a relaxing day as we even got a chace to do some shopping in town in between our visitation and sightseeing. Went over to Malioboro street to get some bargain stuffs .... lots of souvenirs, T-shirts at very reasonable prices....heaven for the shopaholics !
After the hectic shopping that we did, finally headed to the famous beach in Yogyakarta - Parangtritis (translated into english as a sharp knife = "parang" to be exact) to enjoy the sunset of Yogyakarta. We saw the sunrise in Borobudur and now its time for sunset in Parangtritis beach and the sight not dissapointing at all - very beautiful with cool sea breeze and cocunut trees swaying .... what a way to end the night with !
It was a good holiday and a great way to re-charge myself....away from the busy KL life and schedule. No e-mails, No stress .... absorbing to the nature of things as it is !
Recapturing the sense of wonder - All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today !
......ooops ! forgot about some miscellaneous photos that i took, the 4 star hotel that i stayed in - Jayakarta hotel (about 20 minutes to the key shopping area in Jogja - Malioboro Street) Very nice surrounding in the hotel, with swimming pool and nice facilities !
Other miscellaneous picture of Yogyakarta the city from old kampungs to high street !
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