Spirtual Wanderings in Java
06th April Yogyakarta The bus reached Yogyakarta (pronounced ‘Jogjakarta’ and called Jogja in short) at 4:30am and I tried asking for a Guest House I had in mind and read good reviews on the internet but that turned out to be far away from the City and there were no buses at that hour. It was pitch dark and just a few people around , So I got down at Sosrowijayan street where most of the guest houses are located and asked around for a place to stay .I was told that few would be vacated around 8am , so had to sit around for few more hours. It was a grueling wait since I was tired after almost 1.5days on the road after Ijen and in the same hiking clothes. I found a nice little pension Losmen Uttar and dumped by backpack , had a shower and just crashed out for few hours. It was a long weekend (Easter holiday) and when I woke up and headed out to the Malioboro Street to get some food , it was jam packed with people. Jogja , is the cultural hub of Java and famous for Batik