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A makeup artist sprinkles flower petals into the skirt of a Javanese Bedhaya dancer before a performance in Solo (Surakarta), Java, Indonesia
Kroja 05/03/2011 12h56
From here trains depart to Purwokerto and Tegal in the North of Central Java. Our Agro Wilis continued East bound to Solo (Surakarta).
List of trainstations in Indonesia (presented by Wikipedia)
13 Jul 2005 Nederlands Indische Spoorweg Maschinenfabrik Esslingen Class B25 0-4-2RT B2503 (1902) 3ft 6in gauge departs Ambarawa on a charter to Bedono.
The object w/ a round hole in the middle is not a canon, but an ancient gargoyle, as a part of a draining systme to avoid the complex being flooded/drowned in rain water.
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From: wikipedia.
Java is the world's most densely populated regions (population: 136 million). It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java; it was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, Islamic sultanates, the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, and was at the centre of Indonesia's campaign for independence. The island dominates Indonesian social, political and economic life. More information on wikipedia.
Indonesia - Java.
Yogyakarta - Kota Gede.
Kota Gede was once the first capital of the Mataram Kingdom (16th century).
Visit of:
-the market
-the Mataram mosque and the graveyard with the royal tomb
-"betweenn two gates"
-Omah UGM house
-Rumah Adat Joglo (Joglo traditional house.