It's been so long since the trip that I sorts forgot the sequence of events with the madness going on around my life.
I did remember it raining, coz I had to leave my Giordano sneakers in Yogya. Why does it always rain when I wear a particular pair of capri pants? It was raining on Day 2 of the Yogya trip and we were drenched completely! Oh well, must wear next time I want it to rain then!!
Spent the night tossing and turning; I guess the time difference and all kind of got my body clock a little messed up. Breakfast came complimentary and it was a scrumptious. A combination of Western, Chinese, Indonesian and even Japanese breakfast treats.Loaded up on the most important meal of the day, in case we didn't have time to eat. Apparently, I am somewhat 'psychic' coz we only managed to eat lunch at 4pm! What was interesting too was that 2 policemen walked in and were immediately ushered to a table and given complimentary breakfasts. These guys were escorts for an Indonesian minister or Yogya government official who had popped by the Hyatt for a press conference.
We took the free Hyatt shuttle to Jalan Malioboro, the heart of the shopping district. It was pretty interesting to see horse carriages and bechiak trishaws) parked alongside modern day cars. The trishaws are also the most convenient and economical way to get around the city. We walked down from the drop off point - the Malioboro Mall and made our way down towards the Kraton. Walking down the strip was an experience as we tried to vend off street vendors, touts and lil kids begging. After checking out prices for tours to Borobodur and Prambanan at the Hyatt Tour desks, I decided we'd be better off trying to find an agent at a local tour agency. Managed to get a decent deal at slightly more than half the price at the tourist information centre.
Feeling pleased that we did not get fleeced, we marched merrily down, until we were accosted by a young chap who proclaimed we had to go see this batik art exhibition put up by some artists. He said it was the last day. Apparently, it's a well-known ruse used by many of these batik galleries as we found out later.
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