Keraton

Its nice to visit, but forget about the tour. The guide wasn’t really interested in telling us the stories, it took very long (and it was so hot) and she wasn’t able to answer our questions. Get a descent guidebook and figger it out for yourself. The waterpalace is nearby (unfortunately no swimming there) and the bird market. If you go at 10 or 11 in the morning you can see some gamelan dancing/music. Sometimes the princess dances herself. It turned out Gamelan wasn’t as boring as I expected it to be and was actually the highlight in the Kraton. Expect hordes of schoolchildren to practice their English on you. If you get bored just make up a funny story. They don’t have write it down so their teachers won’t get upset.

Deket dengan ini kraton :)

This palace of the Sultan of Yogyakara is impressive in its intricate carvings. I heard gamelan music being played here.

Sultan Palace