Life; In My View

Had to wake up at 1am for the 3 hours ride to Borobudur Temple for the Sunrise experience. Unfortunately it was a cloudy morning and we didn't manage to see the "egg-yolk".
Sunrise tickets cost RP380.000 per pax, they provide free touch lights which you have to return before exiting and they give a free scarf for keepsake. You can sit down for tea/coffee after you are done too. Another UNESCO heritage site conquered! Its nearer Yogyakarta actually.
Kudos to our driver, Atok for the 2 days we engaged him. He was friendly, easy going, speaks English and brought us to places on demand. He is an experienced driver and gave us all the necessary information we need throughout the tour. Especially with the language barrier. Will leave his contact card at the end of the entry.


The highly raved: Suharti Ayam Goreng.
1 whole chicken cost RP98.000+ but you have my word this is superb.
On the 3rd day, we went to Umbul Sidomukt. It was a pretty bumpy and steep ride up the mountain but Atok is an experienced driver so that was good! The journey time was 45min-1hr. You can choose to do ATV, horse-riding, high-elements or just enjoy a dip in the spring water. There is an entrance fee is RP10.000 per pax.



Enjoying our RP5.000 corn after the activities.






Made an impromptu trip to Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active strata-volcano. 2 jeeps cost us RP700.000 for a 90mins ride. This one is Atok's recommendation because we had quite a bit of free time and it wasn't far from Umbul Sidomukti.



Atok took us around Semarang, we tried authentic local food and the Mie Ayam was delicious! Fruits like longan, rambutan, avocado and mangoesteen are pretty inexpensive. I particularly like this biscuit shop: Toko Oen. The biscuits cost approximately RP13.500 for 100grams.