Adventure in Yogya...

Well... it's gonna be a reallllllyyyyyy long post! On Thursday, September 9th, we went to Yogya.. "we" here means: me, my dad, my mom, my sister, my aunt, my uncle, my cousins (there are 3 of them) and me...

DAY 1
Woke up at 6 am, the driver would pick us up to the airport at 7 am, you know, I was still sleepy... *it's holiday, you know??
Jakarta was sooo quiet, it's like everybody already enjoyed their holiday abroad, we arrived at the airport at 8 am, and the plane departed at 10 am, it was really boring!
First, we ate noodle at the restaurant there, and then we did some window-shopping at the airport while waiting the plane to depart. At 10 am, we departed to Yogya and at 10.30 am we arrived safely there.
We went to the hotel by car. We stayed at Hyatt Regency Hotel, I didn't know whether the hotel was 5 star, or 4 star, but the hotel was really good. There were a lot of international tourists there and I wish I could make friends with them...
After we settled down, we decided to have lunch at the restaurant next to the hotel... At the afternoon, we decided to go swimming
I met a girl there, I thought she was american or australian and she was swimming too, she was at the same age with me, about 12-13 years old, I thought she was very friendly, but I was too shy to say "hello" to her... but I realized that I should say "hi" to her.. My mom said that she was trying to attract me and she was trying to say "hello" to me too, but she was too shy, haha... very funny!
After we took a bath, we went to Malioboro by taxi. Malioboro was a really famous shopping district in Yogyakarta...
At night, I read some novels while my cousins and my sister were playing
And then... we went to sleep

DAY 2
A real adventure has just started! We had breakfast at the hotel and then we ready to go to Borobudur Temple

It took about 1 hour from our hotel to go there...  It was a really huge Buddhist temple, the height was about 35.41 m (I read the description there) but unfortunately, it was incomplete. There were a lot of thieves that steal the statue, the earthquake effect, etc... But overall, it was really pretty.

And then, we went to "Ketep Pass". It was like... a place to observe Merapi volcano. Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The view there was really beautiful, we ate lunch there... And then, we watched a documentary film about Merapi volcano.
And then, we continued our journey to Kaliurang, it was like... a camping site. And then, it started to rain, so we just stay at the "warung" there to just eat meatballs, drink coffee, and something like that
Finally, we went to the Chinese Restaurant (finally, cause I don't really like Javanese food, I prefer Chinese food) and then, we returned to our hotel and have a rest

DAY 3

We decided to go to Prambanan Temple, a Hindu temple. It was really beautiful too... and it was the highest Hindu temple in Indonesia... And then, we watched the documentary video about Prambanan temple... 

Next, we went to the Ratu Boko Palace, the former palace of Roro Jonggrang... (it is an Indonesian folk tale) the view was really pretty too...

Then, we went to Malioboro again, to complete our shopping... At night... a disaster happened!
Our sweet little cousin was lost in the hotel, and we were so panic!

My dad, Adit (my cousin) and I went to the reception desk to report her, while my mom and my aunt looked for her.Luckily, she was found near the swimming pool, thanks God!

DAY 4

Last day in Yogyakarta.. We swam again in the morning, did some packaging, and then we went to the airport. After we arrived at the airport, we ate lunch at Padang Restaurant. I don't really like Padang food because it was too spicy... After that, we left Yogya and return to Jakarta...
Bye, Yogya... Miss u always...

My Observations:
Remember my promise about the observations? Ya' think I'm kidding? Of course no.. Here are some things that I love about Yogya and it's citizen:
1. The people are friendlier
Yeah, the people there are friendlier than Jakarta citizen. They always greet us "good morning", "good night", "good afternoon", "have a nice day", "have a safe flight", etc... The Jakarta citizen never did that...
2. They are more polite
They always say "thank you", "sorry", without being asked. The Jakarta citizen is not that friendly.
3. They are more honest
When my aunt forgot her umbrella and left it at the bus, one of them said that he saw the umbrella and return it to mu aunt. In Jakarta, if you left something, you will never get it back...

So, it was my wonderful adventure in Yogyakarta, happy holiday all!!