As I mentioned in an earlier post, my prized item that I managed to buy from Yogyakarta is this lovely wooden Chess set. As promised, here are a few images of it once I finally set it up in my room. Trouble is, the board…
The final video from Yogyakarta finds us on the last night before leaving taking a lazy stroll through the main city streets on a Cimodo (a horse carriage). I would describe the video, but my friend does a great job narrating the journey, I thought…
During the journey on the back of the Jeep at Mount Merapi, we took this video. You can make out the volcano in the background, and the ecstatic expressions on all our faces as we sped through the bumpy roads. I apologise for the excessive…
This video was taken by my friend, of a woman at a local Batik Shop handcrafting the next roll. The utensil she uses holds a small thimble of liquid wax which pours slowly through the nib, just like a fountain pen. This slow process of…
The second video from the Ballet performance. Here we find Rama victorious after defeating Ravana, being reunited with Sita. However, in a surprise twist of fate, he renounces Sita, stating that she is no longer pure. Heartbroken, Sita proceeds to set herself on fire to…
This video was taken at the breathtaking finale to the first part of the performance. The Monkey King, Hanuman has just broken loose from his evil captures and proceeds to burn them all onstage in a large bonfire!
Having previously posted a fairly thorough recount of my trip to Yogyakarta, I received some further photos from my friend. While many of them were the same as mine, I decided to post a few here that were quite different. Bear in mind, that these…
The next day, we left around the same time and headed towards the active Volcano called, Mount Merapi. It had previously erupted in 2006 and then again in 2010, causing major destruction to the surrounding areas and covering most of the Yogyakarta area with ash….
