on the way to yogja city

bye bye borobudur at 9a.m. and off we went to yogjakarta city.

since we woke up at 4a.m. for sunrise tour and finished our breakfast by 8.30a.m. there was nothing much to do there.

so we checked-out and got the driver to drive us to the city.

candi mendut, seen on the way out to the city. i heard from the video seen in the hotel that pilgrims stopped here before reaching borobudur for their homage.

the smoking merapi- smoking all year round.

the driver stopped us at a batik house for some batik shopping. gosh, the batik pieces were really gorgeous and exquisite. when my hands touched the cotton and i saw the vibrant colours, i was in love. unfortunately the price was not right. hahaha.....i don't want to make skirts or kebaya with them, i want to make baju kurung. but to make baju kurung, you need to pieces of batik (2m each). then price was quite high and it was difficult to find two similar pieces because each piece was uniquely made. save $$$
i love the white and blue piece. it would make elegant kebaya bottom right? you just have to get another piece of material of that blue colour for the top. Anggun.

anyway, i helped a friend get a kaftan here. she said those in malaysia are very short for her and i found this long one.

tada, i also found something for myself here. a tie-dye shirt. haha...guess how much??? only rm7!!! woo, what a bargain! i like.

everyone was satisfied after that batik shopping trip. it was then time to have some lunch.
they driver brought us to a buffet place....i think tours bring tourists here often. saw many tables were reserved for tour groups.

the food here was quite authentic and good, so we did not complain. there was quite a variety too. the satay was good.

the above dish is gudeg, traditional food of yogja. it is young jackfruit (nangka) boiled with coconut milk and palm sugar. we did not quite like the taste. i guess we were just not used to the taste. palm sugar is quite a favourite in this place i think. the hotel's welcome drink is also made of palm sugar with a piece of lemon grass. not my cup of tea as well.