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Hi all,
Posting a thread to share my photos from my most recent trips. I'll also share my itinerary and meal venues, hopefully it would be helpful to anyone who wish to go there in future. Simply amazing place, i'll definitely return for a photography trip in future .
I hired a driver who helped me plan the itinerary. The whole trip was very well planned. There was ample time for us to slowly appreciate the marvels of the places, and we hired an atraction guide at most of the locations to provide us with a better insight on the different attractions.
Day 1
Touched down at 1230, headed straight for lunch at Ayam Goreng Suharti (Suharti's fried chicken)
Full and satisfied, we then went to HS Silver Maker (Harto Suhardjo)
Checked in at Manohara hotel, ate some street food(MUST try tongseng, its a slightly thick soupy dish that i haven't seen anywhere else), tucked in early to prepare for the Borobudur sunrise
Day 2
Sunrise at Borobudur
Headed to Kraton(palace) Yogyakarta
Shopped at Batik Omah(a famous store with better quality batik, but also pricier)
Lunched at Pendopo Ndalem (Traditional Javanese cuisine, expensive and not very ncie )
Visited Prambanan temple
Dinner at Pak Pong (a must go place for any mutton lovers. Everything is mutton here, and extremely delicious)
Day 3
Headed to Mt Merapi in the morning. Took the 1hr+ Jeep tour. Highly recommended, and you can ask the driver to stop whenever u wish to take some photos
Lunch at Ikan Bakat Cianjur, really really good bbq fish and fried tofu!
Visited the traditional bird market. Lots of birds and other animals being sold there (owls,lizards,snakes,bats,dogs,cats, u name it)
Walked and shopped along Malioboro street, just a stone's throw away from my hotel (Whiz Hotel)
Dinner at Westlake, an awesome seafood restaurant.
Day 4(last day)
Checked out Taman Sari(water castle). Highly recommended to find a random local guide. He will be able to show you the tunnels and passages that used to be part of the castle before the earthquakes.
Lunched at the famous Jajamuran(All about mushrooms) restaurant. Every dish here are from mushrooms, cheap and good.
Went to visit Ratu Boko and Plaosan temple since i missed them on my second day.
Dinnered at the traditional local street food known as 'Angkringan'
Hi all,
Posting a thread to share my photos from my most recent trips. I'll also share my itinerary and meal venues, hopefully it would be helpful to anyone who wish to go there in future. Simply amazing place, i'll definitely return for a photography trip in future .
I hired a driver who helped me plan the itinerary. The whole trip was very well planned. There was ample time for us to slowly appreciate the marvels of the places, and we hired an atraction guide at most of the locations to provide us with a better insight on the different attractions.
Day 1
Touched down at 1230, headed straight for lunch at Ayam Goreng Suharti (Suharti's fried chicken)
Full and satisfied, we then went to HS Silver Maker (Harto Suhardjo)
Checked in at Manohara hotel, ate some street food(MUST try tongseng, its a slightly thick soupy dish that i haven't seen anywhere else), tucked in early to prepare for the Borobudur sunrise
Day 2
Sunrise at Borobudur
Headed to Kraton(palace) Yogyakarta
Shopped at Batik Omah(a famous store with better quality batik, but also pricier)
Lunched at Pendopo Ndalem (Traditional Javanese cuisine, expensive and not very ncie )
Visited Prambanan temple
Dinner at Pak Pong (a must go place for any mutton lovers. Everything is mutton here, and extremely delicious)
Day 3
Headed to Mt Merapi in the morning. Took the 1hr+ Jeep tour. Highly recommended, and you can ask the driver to stop whenever u wish to take some photos
Lunch at Ikan Bakat Cianjur, really really good bbq fish and fried tofu!
Visited the traditional bird market. Lots of birds and other animals being sold there (owls,lizards,snakes,bats,dogs,cats, u name it)
Walked and shopped along Malioboro street, just a stone's throw away from my hotel (Whiz Hotel)
Dinner at Westlake, an awesome seafood restaurant.
Day 4(last day)
Checked out Taman Sari(water castle). Highly recommended to find a random local guide. He will be able to show you the tunnels and passages that used to be part of the castle before the earthquakes.
Lunched at the famous Jajamuran(All about mushrooms) restaurant. Every dish here are from mushrooms, cheap and good.
Went to visit Ratu Boko and Plaosan temple since i missed them on my second day.
Dinnered at the traditional local street food known as 'Angkringan'
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