DAY 1
The Airasia flies daily from Singapore to
Yogyakarta. The departure time was 11.15am, with about two-hour flight duration. The flight was full on the day we set off. It was no surprise as school holiday had just started. My family and I had to sit
separately. My son and I sat next to each other whilst my husband sat across the
aisle. Oh well…it was just about two-hour flight so it was okay.
The take-off was pretty smooth however the landing part was
scary, not because the pilot was inexperience but it was because of the bad
weather. It was a bumpy flight caused by turbulence and rain just before the airplane finally landed in Yogyakarta, and that was after it made several rounds above the
city to wait for safer weather to land. Anyway…we were glad that everything turned out well, that the pilot was able to land the airplane smoothly despite the weather, that we were still here alive and healthy! Phewww….
Safely landed at Adisucipto Airport around
1.30pm local time, we were welcomed with wet weather still. It was drizzling,
and the temperature was pleasantly cool. The short walk from the Airplane to
the custom building was done under Airasia umbrellas hehe, what an interesting
way to start our journey J
Done with the custom, we were met by my parents-in-law and Bapak Esfandiartho or Pak Fendy,
our chauffer in Yogya. My parents-in-law flew from
Jakarta with Garuda and had reached the town earlier than us. Pak Fendy then took all of us
straight to Gudeg bu Djum in Wijilan, where a fantastic gudeg meal had awaited
us! The dish disappeared quickly into our stomach as we were so famished by then! In fact, the portion was a
tad too small for me at that time but I was too embarrassed to order a second
serving, hehe. The kampong tea was a hit with my son too. The tea is fresh and fragrant. Served hot with just enough sugar...it was a good example of a simple pleasure indeed. Feeling contented, we then left
for the homestay.
As soon as we reached Omahlawas the homestay,
my kid shouted excitedly, “ Oooh…this place is so nice Bunda!” hahaaa….Okay,
well I take it that he had agreed with my choice. We spent the afternoon
resting and unpacking before going out again in the evening.
First stop in that evening was Malioboro. The ambiance was still pretty much the same Malioboro as what I remember from my previous
visit more than 20 years ago! It was still a crowded and busy stretch of road, which
I love so much! The sounds of the horse-shoes from the horse carriages trotting
the road ferrying their passengers, the noisy horn of becaks and motorcycles,
the loud pitch of street vendors’ voice offering their good to passer-by,
people talking and laughing and singing, it was a marvelous atmosphere! This
was the trade-mark of Yogyakarta!
Checking out souvenirs |
Becak ride along Malioboro |
Neon-light ride at alun-alun |
After a becak ride in Malioboro, we moved on to
Alun-alun and tried the neon-light ride! It was fabulous experience…for my son!
Haha…If you look at the image above, you would agree that these interesting
rides were actually modified becaks or bicycles.
The wise husband of mine proudly offered his
expertise (and his muscles) to steer and wheel the ride, with all of us; my
son, my parents-in-law and me as the passengers. After a few metre of pedaling
the ride…he gave up and asked all of us, except the son to alight so he could
continue the ride! hehehe
The alun-alun was transformed into a huge
outdoor food festival and carnival. There were sellers selling toys and all
sort of quirky and odd things, competing politely to attract buyers. It was
wonderful chaos, with the smell of satay and the wet grass all mixed together.
Lovely!
As it had been a long day for all of us, we
retired early that night so we could leave early for Borobudur the following
morning. Back to Omahlawas, had a good hot shower and soon we were zzzz-ing.
Sweet dream.
Note: photos by me and better half
Note: photos by me and better half
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