Indonesia (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 4 - My 16 days in Surabaya, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Malang, Batu & Probolinggo May 13-28 2023) Day 7 May 19 2023 Yogyakarta, Java Part 1

Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java

Istana Air (Water Castle) Taman Sari
Kraton, Yogyakarta, Java

Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta, Java 

 

Day 7 Friday May 19 2023 Part 1 - focusing my visit mainly to 3 touristy places in Kota Yogyakarta ie Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Istana Air (Water Castle) Taman Sari & Vredeburg Museum. 

1) Street art in suburban Yogyakarta, Java - mural mural on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all ! 

2)  Early morning walk in suburban Yogyakarta  & accompanying my travel buddy for a breakfast in Adhisthana Hotel. 

3) After the breakfast, both of us walked to Perjuangan bus stop & took a BRT bus to visit major touristy places in Malioboro !

4) The busy Malioboro shopping district, a tourist haven !

5) Masjid Gedhe, Kraton Yogyakarta, Java

6) Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java - the complex was built in 1755 - 1756 for Hamengkubuwono 1, the first Sultan of Yogyakarta, it was one of the monarch's first priority after the signing of the Treaty pf Giyanti, which recognised the creation of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta under the Dutch East India Company, entrance fee 25,000Rp (Rm7.70)

Gamelan Performance & exhibits of musical instruments, Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java

Donopratono Gate & Guardian Statues, Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java 

Walkabout in Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java - visiting pavilions, inner court, courtyard etc. 

Museum Kristal Kraton Yogyakarta, Java

Exhibits of Rice, Sugar & Yogyakarta's Fertile Commodities; Palace, Nature & Continuity; Java Natural Fabric Color, Tea Set Kraton & Various Ornaments

7) Istana Air (Water Castle) Taman Sari, Museum Kraton Yogyakarta, Java - the site of a former royal garden of the sultanate of Yogyakarta, located about 2km south within the grounds of the Kraton, Yogyakarta.; entrance fee 25,000Rp (Rm7.70)