Saturday, March 11, 2023

Yogyakarta and Jakarta (5 - 11 Mar 2023)

Expenses:

Rp7,472,737 ($794.21)

Rate was SGD$1 : IDR 11,220

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Day 1: 5 Mar 23

Changi Terminal 4

Blossom Lounge (using the Priority Pass)


Drinks



Drinks station


Coffee machine


Eat~



Laksa


Gate G14

AirAsia QZ659 was $111.50

Departing from runway

Flight was late

Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA)





Yogyakarta International Airport

KFC : Rp64,000 ($5.70)

Stasiun Kereta Bandara YIA

Purchase of tickets via Cashless only: Rp20,000 ($1.78)



Airport Railink Train (or KA Bandara)






Fields



Stasiun Jogjakarta



The Capsule Malioboro Hotel & Cafe

Capsule for 4 nights at Rp527,491 ($46.62)

Equipped with mirror, ring light TV

Toiletries provided

Shower



Malioboro Yogyakarta

Horse cart

Jalan Malioboro 

Yogyakarta 

Crossing


Statue Of Stasiun KA Jogjakarta

Pizza



Street selling helmets

The House of Raminten





Dinner total cost, with drinks: Rp44,000 ($3.92)

Sekul samirene - This meal contains a fried chicken with crispy fried flakes, pickles, cooked vegetables with grated coconut, crushed chiles, and white rice.




Pasar Senthir

A place selling 2nd hand goods

Night market



Ramayana Malioboro


Baskers

Malioboro Mall


Live music at Teras Malioboro

Alfamart Sosromenduran Convenient store

Bought breakfast for the following day from Alfamart

Google GPS log

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Day 2: 6 Mar 23

Woke up 2.41am, freezing to watch sunrise. 

Trying to go Borobudur Temple, but realised that visitors can no longer go up the temple. Booked a car from the hostel at Rp600,000 ($53.48)

Went Punthuk Setumbu instead

Ticket was Rp50.000 ($4.46)


Meow

Waiting for sunrise


Bukit Rhema Gereja Ayam




Full of crowd to watch sunrise



Love


Clouds

Punthuk Setumbu


Clouds



Layout

GPS track 




4-wheel drive jeep tour for Rp600,000 ($53.48)

Jeep



Bunker Kaliadem Merapi








Tebing Gendol Merapi

The Lost World Park

Hobbit House Merapi


Bukit Trianggulasi


Museum Mini Sisa Hartaku





Getting wet


GPS log of the trail


Prambanan Temple

Entrance: Rp375,000 ($33.42)
































5km walk in hot sun

GPS log


Market



Cincai lah

Dinner: Yammie Pathuk Kemetiran Kidul Yogyakarta


Rp43,000 ($3.83)

Big bowl of noodle (yammie)

Chicken char siew

Durian~

Teras Malioboro

Evening walk

GPS log

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Day 3: 7 Mar 23

Breakfast at the hostel

Grab Bike to Pasar Ngasem Rp5,000 ($0.45)

Pasar Ngasem




Meow

Cara Bikang 



Rp1,000 ($0.09)


This attraction is locked and no longer available.

Sumur Gumuling - the underground mosque in the Water Castle




Tunnel, urung urung


Taman Sari / Water Castle

Entry for Taman Sari Rp25,000 ($2.23)








360


Gedong Carik








Gapura Agung



Pulo Kenanga






360

Moss




Palace

Rp25,000 ($2.23)








GPS log



Lunch: Nasi Gudeg Rp34,000 ($3.03)


Nasi Gudeg monument - "green jack fruit sweet stew".

1 March 1949 Monument (Monumen Serangan Umum 1 Maret 1949)

Fried Banana

Street hawker for satay


Malio Gelato

Selection of Gelato

2 scoops for Rp30,000 ($2.67)

Nice deco


Grab Bike to Jogja City Mall Rp12,000 ($1.07)

Jogja City Mall







Lazorta Durian


One box for Rp110,000 ($9.80)

Seeds

It is the "Montong Durian"

Fresh durian would cost Rp99,000 ($8.82) per Kg

Evening

Grab Bike from Lazorta Durian back to hostel Rp10,000 ($0.89)


Bought snacks from Ramai mall: 
Larutan 3-Legs drink: Rp6,965 ($0.62)
Yakult Light: Rp13,500 ($1.20)
Watermelon: Rp4,108 ($0.37)
Nescafe: Rp4,275 ($0.38)
Pandan Bread: Rp6,000 $0.53)

GPS log

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Day 4: 8 Mar 23

Booked the car again at Rp600,000 ($53.48)

Travel to Puncak Kebun Buah Mangunan

Waiting for gate to open, admission ticket Rp50,000 ($4.46)



Sunrise


云海


360








GPS log

Jurang Tembelan Kanigoro Rp3,000 ($0.27)


Instagrammable site



Love / heart






GPS log: It's quite a small place

Gua Pindul Cave

Rp200,000 ($17.83)

Taking a lorry to the start point

Getting ready


Into the cave













Continuing



Bride's Waterfall


Jembatan Merah Bonjing


GPS Log

HeHa Sky View Rp20,000 ($1.78)

Love Locks



The "hot air ballon"


Map

Pay for photos? Rp30,000 ($2.67)

The "hot air ballon" - Pay for photos? Rp20,000 ($1.78)

The "hot air ballon"


Gao Gao bubble tea

Resto HeHa sky view







Lunch: Bakmi Goreng Jawa Rp25,000 ($2.23)

Gift shop


GPS Log - HeHa Sky View is quite a small place

Found another nice place near HeHa for chill

Ice tea for Rp5,000 ($0.45)




Meow

Panoramic

Gunungkidul Handayani Park

Bakpia Pathok 25

Bakpia 

Ramai mall: 
Anlene Rp6,495 ($0.58)
 Larutan Rhino drink Rp7,100 ($0.63)
Yakult Light Rp13,500 ($1.20)
Papaya Rp4,572 ($0.41)

Slasar Malioboro

Train crossing



Kopi Joss

Added a hot charcoal and it bubbles


charcoal 

Had Kopi Joss and Nasi Goreng for Rp11,000 ($0.98)

Yogyakarta station


Evening

Buskers

RM SATE GAJAH: 
5 piece chicken satay: Rp25,000 ($2.23)
8 piece beef satay: Rp55,000 ($4.90)
Drink, ice dawet toegoe: Rp12,000 ($1.07)


GPS log

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Day 5: 9 Mar 23

Yogyakarta station

Train: TAKSAKA LUXURY SLEEPER (81L)
Route: Yogyakarta (YK) - Gambir (GMR)
Depart: 08:50 - 15:10 WIB


KA Taksaka 

Taksaka executive class

Taksaka Luxury Sleeper (81L) - 1:1 configuration
Cost: Rp1,142,500 ($104.03)


Fully reclined


Toilet

Dining cart


Power supply

Speed Test

Layout of the train: Each side facing different directions



Snacks and lunch boxes

Lunch with a view



Coffee





Fields









Hot towel

GPS Log

Arrival at Gambir 


Meow


Istiqlal Mosque

Lapangan Banteng Park

Jakarta Cathedral

Stairs in metro

Kai Commuter Train: There was no single-trip card, so I got a  Multiply Trip card Rp40,000 ($3.57)


Jakarta Kota station

Museum Bank Indonesia

Wonderloft Hostel for 2 nights at Rp175,814 ($16.31)

Kitchen

Hang-out area

Cubicle

Durian by the roadside

Jam

Grab Bike to ABC Cooking Studio at Central Park Mall Rp26,500 ($2.36)


Central Park Mall

Lapis-Lapis



Original Rp380,000
Prune Rp420,000
Chocolate (Quarter) Rp205,000
Pandan (Quarter) Rp205,000
Nastar (Pineapple Tart) Rp175,000
Total Rp1,385,000 ($125.74)

Lapis

Stir fried beef with basil / Tom yum soup / Thai style prawn cake / Glutinous rice balls in coconut milk

Night


Grogol station

Jakarta Kota station

Back to hostel

GPS log

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Day 6: 10 Mar 23

Graffiti

Gapura Chinatown Kawasan Pancoran Glodok

Candies and snacks

Meow

Kopi Es Tak Kie

Nasi Campur (Roasted pork and char siew rice) with Kopi - Rp82,000 ($7.31)


Kwey chap? Pork internal organs

Pancoran ChinaTown Point






Yayasan Wihara Dharma Jaya TOASEBIO


Church of Santa Maria de Fatima JAKARTA




Dharma Bhakti Temple


TM Harco Glodok

Glodok Chinatown Market


Fish

Soya drink

Walk at the Chinatown 


Jakarta International Stadium


Rubbish

Old Shanghai Sedayu City



Pagoda and the statue of Sea Goddess Mazu -Tian Shang Sheng Mu 

Ponggol Nasi Lemak?

Mural

Dragon




Convenient store





Dragon

Sedayu City




Sedayu City at Kelapa Gading also has Korea Town and Japan Town




Tuk Tuk / CNG similar to Thailand or Sri Lanka?

Alley of Pasar Baru (People market of Pasar Baru)


Underpass

Pasar Ikan Modern Muara Baru





Meow

Ice

Crabs

Big crab


Food court on second level

Bring your own seafood purchase to food court to cook




Jetski Cafe





Dinner with sunset Rp372,488 ($33.20)


Storm coming

GPS log

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Day 7: 11 Mar 23

On the way to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport via Grab car for  Rp92,000 ($8.20). Probably more convenient and practical  that the Train (Railink) at Rp70,000 ($6.24).

Saphire Lounge was closed at Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 2F

Imperial Kitchen & Dimsum 

Rp147,032 ($13.10)





Take off


SATS Premier Lounge - I can still go back to airside to enjoy the lounge


Lunch

Laksa

Shower


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