We flew from Siem Reap to KL and then, from KL to Yogyakarta, one of the biggest cities on Java Island. Yet it is not to be mistaken with the capital city - Jakarta.
After a quick taxi ride, we found a cosy room in a centrally located and family-owned home-stay. Sweet! Unfortunately, Andrea wasn't feeling so well so we ended up spending most of the first day resting in the room. On the second day however, we decided it was now time to have a look at the city centre. Not much to see apart from the sultan's residence. Anyway, we took time to write this blog and to plan the very next day. An early wake up, a one hour car ride and we were climbing Borobudur Temple for the sunrise. This Buddhist temple is very impressive and often classified among the top 3 places to visit in Asia (alongside Bagan and Angkor) and deservedly so. We spent a couple hours discovering the different levels of the temple, it was great as the place wasn't packed with tourists yet. Then, we had a small breakfast AND we were ready for a second temple: Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu temple in the world. The heat was killing us by then, so we had a quick walk in the gardens, and quickly found some shade to rest. We were finally taken back to our hotel for the end of the day.
After a quick taxi ride, we found a cosy room in a centrally located and family-owned home-stay. Sweet! Unfortunately, Andrea wasn't feeling so well so we ended up spending most of the first day resting in the room. On the second day however, we decided it was now time to have a look at the city centre. Not much to see apart from the sultan's residence. Anyway, we took time to write this blog and to plan the very next day. An early wake up, a one hour car ride and we were climbing Borobudur Temple for the sunrise. This Buddhist temple is very impressive and often classified among the top 3 places to visit in Asia (alongside Bagan and Angkor) and deservedly so. We spent a couple hours discovering the different levels of the temple, it was great as the place wasn't packed with tourists yet. Then, we had a small breakfast AND we were ready for a second temple: Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu temple in the world. The heat was killing us by then, so we had a quick walk in the gardens, and quickly found some shade to rest. We were finally taken back to our hotel for the end of the day.