Our backpacking experience started on 15 April whereby Jogyakarta is our first destination. We reached Yogyakarta about 4pm local time after 3 hours flight from LCCT.
The weather is nice enough when we touch down in Yogja together with my travel buddy, Donny who is from the same hometown like me.
He is the ones who invite me to backpack with him to Java and without doubt I straight apply for leaves and go with him for 12 days adventure backpack experience.
By 6pm, we managed to settle down at Hotel Trim II for Rp80,000 which is very close to Malioboro street. Malioboro street is very famous for shopping along the 1km street. It is similiar to Chiang Mai which offer lots of varieties of traditional cuisines like soto, nasi gudeg, bakso and many mores. Opposite the food vendors, you can enjoy your shopping for handicraft, batik, t-shirt and more with your bargain skill. It is interesting spot for kaleidoscopic view of the city which also the hub of the city.
We did not spent much time at Malioboro street on the first day and by 10pm we already at hotel planning on our next day trip.
On the early next morning of 16 April, we went for our breakfast along the Malioboro Street and have soto which is nice.
And then we source for some cheap package that will cover Borobudur temple and also Prambanan temple which are famous for its ancient and well preserved temple. We managed to get cheap deal at Rp70,000 for trip to Borobudur, Prambanan and Kotagede which famous for silverwork in Yogya.
We join together with Robert and his wife from US and another couple from Belgium on the trip. On the way to Borobudur temple, we passed by Merapi volcano which is one of the active volcano in Indonesia. The view is fantastic but too bad we cant stop for photo shooting because of heavy jam.
After 1.5 hours of journey in the van, we finally reach Borobudur temple. The entrance fee to Borobudur temple is Rp95,000/USD11. It was a great feeling to see such ancient and famous temple which is as famous as Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
One of the world heritage that are still well preserved. Borobudur is the greatest of all Buddhist temples in the globe and one of the wonders of the world. Built around the beginning of the 9th century by the Syailendra Dynasty.
Borobudur is 42 m in height and has 10 terraces (10 levels). The three top levels are circular where Buddhist stupas are placed and the seven others are square on which the reliefs of Buddha Gautama's life and love are carved.
Without wasting any time, we explore every inch of the temple and took some of the photo.
The front view of the temple.
The stone carving of the temple that represent the story of Buddha.
One of the Buddha stupas at the temple.
I do not know how to describe that and I will just call that small pagoda. Inside every small pagoda, there is a Buddha stupa inside.
The Buddha stupa inside the pagoda.
Great piece of art and architectural display at Borobudur temple.
More and more Buddha stupas, small pagodas and also great view.
For more photo, you can click HERE. Will cover more on next post about Prambanan temple which is the Hindu temple.
The weather is nice enough when we touch down in Yogja together with my travel buddy, Donny who is from the same hometown like me.
He is the ones who invite me to backpack with him to Java and without doubt I straight apply for leaves and go with him for 12 days adventure backpack experience.
By 6pm, we managed to settle down at Hotel Trim II for Rp80,000 which is very close to Malioboro street. Malioboro street is very famous for shopping along the 1km street. It is similiar to Chiang Mai which offer lots of varieties of traditional cuisines like soto, nasi gudeg, bakso and many mores. Opposite the food vendors, you can enjoy your shopping for handicraft, batik, t-shirt and more with your bargain skill. It is interesting spot for kaleidoscopic view of the city which also the hub of the city.
We did not spent much time at Malioboro street on the first day and by 10pm we already at hotel planning on our next day trip.
On the early next morning of 16 April, we went for our breakfast along the Malioboro Street and have soto which is nice.
And then we source for some cheap package that will cover Borobudur temple and also Prambanan temple which are famous for its ancient and well preserved temple. We managed to get cheap deal at Rp70,000 for trip to Borobudur, Prambanan and Kotagede which famous for silverwork in Yogya.
We join together with Robert and his wife from US and another couple from Belgium on the trip. On the way to Borobudur temple, we passed by Merapi volcano which is one of the active volcano in Indonesia. The view is fantastic but too bad we cant stop for photo shooting because of heavy jam.
After 1.5 hours of journey in the van, we finally reach Borobudur temple. The entrance fee to Borobudur temple is Rp95,000/USD11. It was a great feeling to see such ancient and famous temple which is as famous as Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
One of the world heritage that are still well preserved. Borobudur is the greatest of all Buddhist temples in the globe and one of the wonders of the world. Built around the beginning of the 9th century by the Syailendra Dynasty.
Borobudur is 42 m in height and has 10 terraces (10 levels). The three top levels are circular where Buddhist stupas are placed and the seven others are square on which the reliefs of Buddha Gautama's life and love are carved.
Without wasting any time, we explore every inch of the temple and took some of the photo.
The front view of the temple.
The stone carving of the temple that represent the story of Buddha.
One of the Buddha stupas at the temple.
I do not know how to describe that and I will just call that small pagoda. Inside every small pagoda, there is a Buddha stupa inside.
The Buddha stupa inside the pagoda.
Great piece of art and architectural display at Borobudur temple.
More and more Buddha stupas, small pagodas and also great view.
For more photo, you can click HERE. Will cover more on next post about Prambanan temple which is the Hindu temple.
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