YogYES.COM presents a compilation of interesting articles of Yogyakarta tourism. Taking from various sources, YogYES.COM has also received from visitors some other ones related to Yogyakarta tourism.
Bukit Tugel or Tugel Hill provides you with the most beautiful scenery of sunrise in the beginning of New Year. You can also see the grandeur of Merapi Mountain, Prambanan Temple and tens of other temples.
Borobudur sunrise is the only view of sunrise in Nirvana that human beings can enjoy. You can see the sun rising between two famous mountains in Java Island decorated with glowing magma.
Some coffee shops in Yogyakarta serve the right places to spend the evening and night while sipping delicious coffee. While enjoy such things, you can also do other activities such as chatting, reading, browsing the Internet or watching film.
It seems that you have no choice but guessing the right person who hides the pebble. Otherwise, you have to run around the field or the hall where you play this game. Welcome to the game of cublak-cublak suweng!
The seed of sapodilla fruit and alertness might not be correlated. Their relationship can only be understood when the seeds are used to play the dakon game, collecting the seeds in the holes of the wooden board.
Is it possible to occupy rice fields on a jetplane? This is only possible to achieve in the cheerful ingkling game. Look how children in some kampongs in Yogyakarta play the game.
Different people call Yogyakarta by different names such as Jogja, Jogjakarta, Yogya or even Djokdja. All those names make Yogyakarta sounds like a city with 1001 names.
It is such great blessing that the Sultan is still reigning from his throne. In order to be grateful for the continuation of Mataram Kingdom, a procession of Labuhan Alit is done every year.
Rolled with flour and filled with bamboo shoot or chicken to form like a sausage, lumpia with special taste of Yogya that is served warm with onion sauce and cucumber pickle is a culinary creation you must taste.
Some areas in Yogyakarta turn to have the same name as other areas such as Bandung and Kuningan in West Java. Typical humor of Djokdja can also be found in some names of certain areas in Yogyakarta, such as Pakistan and Paris.
Javanese-Chinese inscription that is located at back of Traju Mas Hall in the Kingdom complex, even though small in shape, turns to keep deep memory.
Looking at the activities of the citizens centering in some public areas can be a pleasant tourism agenda. You can see the attraction by street musicians, the activities of young people in Yogyakarta and to try the so-called sate kere.
Now, not only you can buy the worldwide famous silver handicrafts of Kotagede but you can learn how to make them. Some places offer you such a rare opportunity at long duration as you wish.
Es dawet, beras kencur, jenang mutiara and jenang gempol are kinds of beverage and porridge you must try. They are not only fresh, but the drinks and porridge are healthy.
The snacks used as complements for sacred rituals and the steamed snacks created by the society that are intended for selling can be found in the markets. They range from wajik, apem, kueku to jadah manten.
Some characteristics of the places where young people in Yogyakarta hang around are its friendliness and simplicity. You can find them in some places such as Poci Pak Min and Warung Kopi Blandongan.
Many historical kampongs in Yogyakarta are unique due to their naming. The naming could be based on the profession of its inhabitants or the ethnic of the dominating dwellers. You can wander about them while enjoying their enchantment.
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