Yogyakarta, Indonesia Read more about Yogyakarta on the blog At Yogyakarta’s new airport Malioboro Street Chinatown Malioboro Street Nice building for a post office! Sultan’s Palace (lawn) Taman Sari Taman Sari Taman Sari Taman Sari Taman Sari Backstreets near Taman Sari Backstreets near Taman Sari Backstreets near Taman Sari Street art (near Taman Sari) Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Lol. Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Yogyakarta street art Alun-Alun Park, the Sultan’s backyard, by day. Pasar Beringharjo, full of vendors selling local batik and other clothes View from my hotel Malioboro Street at night Tugu, the famous symbol of Yogya Me @ Tugu Nasi Kucing (cat rice, named such for the smaller portion size) Kopi joss (charcoal coffee) Kopi joss Putting the hot coal in kopi joss Kopi joss Malioboro Street by night Lumpia, a fried spring roll with garlic sauce. Delicious! Malioboro Street by night Bakpia, a Yogya specialty. Soft filling inside of various flavors (chocolate, red bean, vanilla, etc.). Yogya is known for its sweets Sweets in Yogya, featuring my streetfood tour guide Motorcycle trishaws are a popular mode of transport. I forget the word for them in Bahasa, possibly becak. Gudeg, a local specialty Gudeg. Sweet and spicy. Herbal drinks shop Age-old remedies for all sorts of ailments – diabetes, cholesterol, and more. The one on the left is a sweet turmeric drink. The other two, no idea. The right one is super bitter. But they’re all supposed to be good for you! Street food tour group Making bakmie noodles This guy was great! He played classics from all over the world and was super talented. Wedang uwuh (“garbage drink”), an herbal tea Delicious Javanese bakmie noodles Alun-Alun Park (the sultan’s backyard) by night. Everyone comes here to hang out and there’s a huge market. Alun-Alun Park by night Pedaling around Alun-Alun park by night Check out my new ride! Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple. The largest Buddhist temple in the world Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple. Sadly the terraces were closed for renovation, this was as close as I could get. Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple Grounds around Borobudur Temple Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple. The back three towers represent the Hindu trimurti (Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu) while the from three represent their animal mounts (Hamsa, Nanda, and Garuda) Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple. I love these well preserved 1,000-year-old carvings Prambanan Temple Prambanan Temple Sewu Temple, just behind Prambanan Sewu Temple is a Buddhist temple, whereas Prambanan is a Hindu temple Sewu Temple Sewu Temple Sewu Temple Prambanan Temple Bakso soup Malioboro Mall Gudeg with chicken. Gudeg itself is made from unripe jackfruit, stewed in palm sugar. Very sweet! Malioboro Street by night Soto ayam noodles Malioboro Street by night, raining; less busy An art gallery on Malioboro Street View all Indonesia photos