Tag: yogyakarta

  • Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    After making the long trek by bus across Eastern Java, Jan and I finally made it to the cultural capital of Indonesia, Yogyakarta. As the cultural capital, the town is filled with vendors selling locally made silver jewlrey, batiked textiles, and a whole host of other artwork and handycrafts.

    Jan and I only had one full day in Yogya, but we made the most of it by visiting the main walking street, central temple and a ton of small vendors. At the end of our day there, we got on a high speed train toward Bandung, a short ride outside of Jakarta. Pics.

    Our base of operations, the train station, was naturally an excellent place for photos.

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    Pedicabs lined up, waiting for unsuspecting tourists.. like us!
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    Gamelan, traditional Indonesian music being played at the Kraton.
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    Headed towards Bandung.
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  • Exploring the Batik Markets of Yogyakarta, Java

    After taking part in Ana and Andang’s beautiful wedding, I went the next morning with my group of girls to explore Yogyakarta’s Batik industry. Yogyakarta is knows as the cultural capital of Java, and one of the crafts that they do there is Batik.

    A few shots from our explorations:

    Waking up in the morning at a five star hotel is not without its perks, including a very complete breakfast buffet, and classy transportation.
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    Batik, with the wax masks laid down by hand.
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    For higher volume batik, the men use metal stamps to lay down the wax.
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    Rich dyes are used.
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    The original designs are traced by hand, before the women retrace the pencil marks with wax.
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    Jessica learning how to trace the intricate patterns.
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    The women work in large warehouses, and sit in social circles, chatting while they trace.
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