Jogjakarta
Batik Yogyakarta on a Horse
Batik is a special painting on clothes. therefore, in Jogja or Yogyakarta, artists paint batik motif on a horse statue. It is beautiful and very detailed, unfortunately, I captured it with a VGA camera phone so that it has not a good picture quality. For everyone who has spare digital camera may donate it to [...]
Borobudur to Raise its Entrance Ticket
Borobudur photo by Deka
Borobudur, the temple at Magelang, Central Java, is an interesting Hindu heritage in Indonesia. Every year, thousand of people visit to observe the unique stone carving and to prove how great is the civilization in the past year. Starting from January 15, 2010, it raise the price of the entrance ticket. PT. [...]
What are the Meaning of Batik’s Motives?
Making Batik photo
Batik is one of the cultural heritage of Indonesia. In this country there are many cities that have their own batik characteristic such as Jogjakarta, Solo, Pekalongan, Kalimantan, Cirebon and many more. Batik from Jogjakarta or Yogyakarta has many motives or pattern. Each pattern has its own meaning and some motives can only [...]
Sedekah Merapi, A Ritual on the Mount
Merapi Mount photo by indie_banget
One of cultural Tourism attraction in Indonesia is a ceremony called Sedekah Merapi. In this event, thousands of people from around the slope of Merapi Mountain followed a ritual at 1 Sura or the New Hijri Year 1431 which focused on Lencoh Village, Selo, Boyolali district, Central Java, Friday (18/12) [...]
Malioboro Festival 2009 in Yogyakarta
Tugu Yogyakarta Photo by Rino_photo_album
Malioboro Festival 2009 which will be held 6 – 8 November 2009 along on Malioboro street and its surrounding, is expected to become an icon of tourism in Yogyakarta. This event will be more interesting and has a different color than some other tourist attractions in Yogyakarta.
