Malioboro Street, Traditional trade center

Enjoying shopping experience, hunting exclusive souvenirs of Jogja, you may walk on foot along the arcades of Malioboro Street. There are many vendors selling their merchandises, ranging from such local handicrafts as batik, rattan ornament, leather puppet, bamboo handicrafts (key holder, ornament lamp, and others) as well as blangkon (Javanese / Jogjanese traditional cap) and silver goods to general little things that you may find in other trading places. Along the arcade, you will not only enjoy shopping peacefully on sunny or rainy days but they also enjoy bargaining prices. If they are good at bargaining and have good luck, they will end up buying at third quarter or even half of the prices offered.

Please make sure that you are not cheated by the offered prices. Usually, the vendors will increase the prices for tourists. But be wise too. Buy if the price make sense to you, cause high price for indonesian probably still very low for you.

Pure with Jilbab

Dominated by moslem, Girls using jilbab are everywhere. Using jilbab not make girls look bad. These girls for example. They still pretty with their jilbab isn't?

Their beauty is not sell for low price, they priceless. If you like them, love them, want them to be your bride, you must ask their parent.

Indonesian people are kind. Introduce yourself and make litl' chat. They are happy having new friends from other countries with different religion.

Villages, uniqueness of Indonesia

If you visit Indonesia and don't visit it's villages, you probably miss the uniqueness of indonesia. Indonesian origin villages are going to dissapear. Many villagers moving, leave their hometown just because of economic pressure.

If you visit indonesia, please give your time visiting villages, to Indonesian hamlets. If you ask your guide, they'll not refuse. Probably they don't familiar with villages and cannot tell you much, but this kind of trip is the real trip. Real journey to another part of earth. If you wanna see other impresive pictures, click Here, best pic of paddy field