Yogyakarta Hadiningrat

Yogyakarta or Jogja or Yogya or Jogjakarta is a city in the Yogyakarta Special
Region (DIY), Indonesia. In the City you can find foremost cultural centers of Java. Another Special Region in indonesia is Aceh. This region is located at the foot of the active Merapi volcano, Yogyakarta was in the 16th and 17th centuries the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram from which present day Yogyakarta has the best inherited of traditions. Gamelan, classical and contemporary Javanese dances, wayang kulit (leather puppet), theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in arts such batiks, silver and leather works. The Yogyakarta Special Region owes its special status to the sultanate of Hamengkubuwono, which has ruled the area since 1749 and steered the state through difficult times of occupation and revolution. Yogyakarta was the centre of the Mataram Dynasty (1575-1640), and until now the kraton (the sultan's palace) exists in its real functions. Also, Yogyakarta has numerous thousand-year-old temples as inheritances of the great ancient kingdoms, such as Borobudur temple established in the ninth century by the dynasty of Syailendra. Local craftsmen excel in arts such batiks, silver and leather works. Yogyakarta have a art school, this is ASRI, the Academy of Fine Arts is the center of arts. You can tour its bustling markets and avenues and purchase arts and crafts created by Java's finest craftsmen and painters.
If You want to visit Jogjakarta, You can going by Train, Bus and Plane. Jogja have new transportation, its called "Transjogja". You only pay Rp 3000, you will see all of jogjakarta. In night, Jogjakarta is the most romantic city. Pakualaman is place in Jogja which some people in this place.


Borobudur in Magelang
Malioboro
Kopi JOS (cofee)
Benteng Vanderberk
Candi Prambanan
Rumah Dump (help house)
all University
Pakualaman


http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/yogyakarta/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Yogyakarta
http://www.yogyes.com/

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Batur Lake and Mountain

The Batur Lake is located in the Batur village, about 68 km drivefrom Denpasar . At Batur Lake, you can stay in small guesthouses in the village of Toyah Bungkah, right at the foot of the volcano, and either hire a guide to take you up the mountain before the sun rises, or simply follow the trails up later yourself. Batur Mountain is about (Mount Batur, 1717m). The volcano is still active and its latest eruption was in 1999. Penelokan is near from this mountain. There's an amazing view from here of the lake and the volcano.You can hike around the lake, high up in the hills where old women will laugh at your shorts, and you'll have to pass through bemused families' farms to pick up the next leg of the trail. Once you make it down to the village of Trunyan, a strange place where the people still follow the old animist practice of not burying their dead, you can hire a local man to paddle you back across the lake in his leaky wooden dugout.
Around The Batur Lake, the temperature of his air had a cool climate in daylight and cool when night. The Batur Lake also save his amazing natural beauty. Beauty of his blue scenery. The Batur Lake water, it’s an appeal for the visitors. The origin of the Batur area was the collapse of an ancient volcano.
The Batur Lake, many was visited by foreign tourist and Indonesian Archipelago. The most prominent visit around August and in December for welcome the New Year atmosphere and Happy New Year. Also was visited in Galungan Public Holidays, Idul Fitri and The Christmas Public Holiday.

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Sukawati

Sukawati is a district in Gianyar. Sukawati also a name of village. In fact, original people of Sukawati is a master of maker of mask, specially barong mask and rangda and also a maker of shadow play with leather puppets. But its popularity is fail by splashy of artistic market. That is SukawatiMarket.


This located Market about 30km east direction of Denpasar (40 minute drive from Kuta), great roadside of Sukawati. If from Denpasar direction, artistic market is left of roadside and traditional market is in right of roadside. Here hundreds of artistic merchant gather to vend goods artistic, like wood idol, painting, kaos, trunks, bag, slipper, etc. it's typical and unique Motif of Bali. But if you like shopping, Sukawati is its heaven.

In Sukawati OBLIGED TO BARGAIN. All merchant usually will open a stiff price. Don'T doubt, lets bargain to Rp 10.000.- They is not angry, its bargain! So you can wait please and continued by negotiation. increase the price, enough from 10rb becoming 11rb, later. then go up 12rb etc ... until your bargain is full. If you not get it,just remain,may be most called you again to buy his artistic.
In the Sukawati Market you must Bargain!

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Kerta Gosa

The Kertha Gosa pavilions, built in the 18th century, are located in Klungkung, 40 kilometers northeast of Denpasar. They are especially known for their ceiling murals that depict punishments in hell for miscreants and rewards in heaven for the righteous.

Separated from the Puri, lies the complex of justice buildings: The hall of Justice (Kertagosa), The floating hall (Bale Kambang) and the water pool surrounding, which are called “Taman Gili”. The ceilings of these buildings are covered by paintings on fibrous cement sheets. The original paintings were done with traditional Balinese colors on canvas, then later replaced anew in 1930 by using the fibrous cement sheets, and again were renewed in 1960. The paintings are the sample of early traditional arts before being influenced by outlandish style and techniques.

The paintings here depict the story of “Bima Swarga” (Bima in Heaven). One of the great “Pandawa” heroes, when looking for his parents in heaven and in hell. The Balinese strongly believe in “Karma Phala”, whereby one is punished or rewarded for one actions, either in this lifetime or a subsequent one, as the Balinese believe in “Reincarnation”. Therefor, if one was a miserly king in one lifetime, for example, then he might be a pauper in the next one so that he would learn about the gift of the material wealth. These paintings show the good and bad consequences of our deeds.

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