May 5th
– 8th was long weekend in Indonesia due to The Ascension of Jesus
Christ and The Ascension of Prophet Mohammed and i decided to spend my 4 days
vacation in Yogyakarta (often called ‘Jogja’), Central Java.
On
Thursday morning (May 5th) at 6.20 am should be my 1st flight that
day going to Lombok from Sumbawa, but it was delayed till 7.30 am, sucks huh
but it wasn’t the only delay that day. My 2nd flight from Lombok to Bali was
also delayed from 7.15 am to be 10.30 am. My 3rd flight from Bali to Jogja
should be at 10.40 am but they left us L,,,so as
their responsibility they found another flight for us which was at 2 pm and
after another delay, i arrived in Jogja at 3 pm. Luckily i have some friends in
Jogja who picked me up at the airport and took me around on my 1st day there.
I meant
to go to some beaches and waterfalls on my 1st day but with those horrible
delays my plans were messed up and ended up going to Malioboro Street as my 1st
destination. It’s a major shopping street in Jogja. It was so crowded and they
sell many souvenirs for cheap. I didn’t buy anything tho -,-. We jut went to
eat and walked around a lil bit and i didn’t even take many pictures. It was so
hot and many people around i was too lazy to take pictures and that i still
felt annoyed by those flight delays.
After
Malioboro we visited Tugu Jogja or Jogja Monument, a famous historical landmark
of Jogja. So many people around just to take pictures or hang out there and i
met some fake ghosts too -,-. Btw i still didn’t know where to stay that night
:D but luckily my friend’s gf offered me to stay with her, thanks to her.
The next
day i woke up early and walked around a lil bit and then decided to cut my hair
and then went to Prambanan Temple. It took about 1,5 hours to reach the place
due to terrible traffic which should just be 30 minutes driving. Prambanan
Temple itself is an ancient Hindu Temple, the biggest Hindu temple in Southeast
Asia and one of the most touristic spots in Jogja, even tho some buildings were
broken due to earthquake and volcano eruptions but it still attracts so many
people to visit it. The entrance ticket is Rp. 30.000 for locals and not sure
how much for foreigners........
Cause it
was too many people there and it was so hot, i just walked around a lil bit and
took pictures. The pictures i took were not that good and on most pictures i
always do selfie so sorry if you have to see my face too instead of the place in
almost every pictures i took.
In the
evening i decided to go to Cinema to watch Civil War. We don’t have Cinema in
Sumbawa so it was my 1st time going to Cinema, that’s lame but yea,,true. Rp.
75.000 or equal US$ 6 for VIP room.
The next
day i went to Borobudur Temple. This one was one of my main destinations. Borobudur
is a famous Buddhist Temple from the 9th centuries and one of UNESCO
World Heritages. It was a perfect place to naturally and spiritually enjoy
history and culture. The entrance ticket was Rp. 30.000 or equal USD 2,5 per
person for locals and it was so crowded. Outside the temple area there are so
many souvenirs shops selling keychains, necklaces, dresses, shirts and blabla
but i didn’t buy anything.
After
Borobudur i went back to Malioboro again. Decided to buy some cute necklaces
there and i found some. The price was very cheap but again, tooo many people so
after bought some things i went back to hotel.
Next
morning i gotta go back to Sumbawa but i’m sure you don’t wanna hear about my
flight delays again but it was another delays going back to Sumbawa, so i’m
gonna skip this part.
Didn’t go
to many places as i expected in Jogja but it was still awesome, i guess i gotta
find time in low season. Jogja has many nice beaches and waterfalls and that’s
where i wanna go, so from now on saving money for another trip to Jogja one
day. And i wanna thank everyone who helped me during my trip to Jogja, you guys
are amazing J
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