Yogyakarta, Indonesia – March 2000
Events
The festival has been running since June 1999 to December 31, 2000. This festival is very special since we entering the new millennium. There are five districts participating in this event. Dance, exhibitions, art performances etc. The “crazy” idea is the committee uses buildings such as old garage, unfinished buildings, or an old bridge.
Gudheg
Where ever you ask for food or drink in Yogya, it will taste sweet. When
anyone orders a glass of tea, it means with sugar.
Gudheg is a an original Yogyanese food, made from a ripe jackfruit. Gudheg is sweet as well. You can order it with egg, chicken, tofu or tempe (made of soy beans), also cassava leaves. The sweet taste dominates all of things in it not only the jackfruit but also the egg, tofu and tempe. We call the sweet tofu and tempe as bacem.
How to make it? Tofu or tempe is dipped into boiled brown sugar for several time. People usually prefer to consume gudheg for their breakfast. Accompanied by a glass of hot tea (sweet), eating gudheg will be closely something Javanese. You can see an old woman sells gudheg on the sidewalks, under the tree or some of them in a certain stands.
Yogyakarta is a culturally rich city, and used to be a kingdom of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat.
Now Yogya, for short, is a city of education, the art city, city of Javanese culture, even Indonesian culture. Why? Because many students from many places come to study and to mingle. Sumatra, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi, Irian, Bali and many foreign students from Australia, Asia, America and Europe stay and learn here.
Quirky Facts
You may go to any cultural heritages such as Sultanate Palace, Borobudur Temple, Prambanan and many interesting places.
Geography
Accommodation
Coming Soon.
Language
We use Bahasa Indonesia and Javanese for local people. It is very simple and
easy to learn. Take
a course?
Transport
Money
Indonesian currency is Rupiah. This month’s conversion is on average to US$1 ~ Rp. 7000. This is the time to go and to buy.
A 4 to 8 weeks immersion integrative program including language, dance or
traditional martial art and many activities such as rafting, mount climbing,
camping and visiting cultural heritages.
Internet Cafes
Internet cafes are easily found in the student or campus area. Spend ~US$1 for one hour of access.
Arts/Music Scene
As a culture center there are many galleries, art performances such as leather puppets, ballet, music festivals etc. Wait for the upcoming event.
The Outdoors
Mountain climbing or white water rafting?
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