Hotel Penginapan Losmen Murah Di Yogyakarta

Daftar Hotel dan penginapan murah yang ada di Yogyakarta - Buat Anda yang kebetulan sedang atau akan ke kota Yogyakarta dan sedang mencari dimanakah hotel murah di Yogyakarta, atau butuh info losmen dan penginapan murah yang ada di Yogyakarta, mungkin info ini berguna untuk Anda:

Kota Yogyakarta merupakan salah satu daerah yang masuk dalam daftar Wisata Indonesia unggulan . Mungkin suatu saat nanti Anda mencari hotel dengan harga murah, atau ingin cari penginapan losmen dengan harga murah terjangkau.

Penginapan Murah "WISMA MARTHA" Yogyakarta
Lokasi di Jl. Rejowinangun No. 15a Kotagede, Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 274 7496373
Harga berkisar Rp 70 rb hingga 350 rb perkamar/malam

Hotel harga murah "HOTEL PUSPITA" Yogyakarta
Letak di Jl. Mayjend Sutoyo No. 64 Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 274 371065
Harga antara 75 rb hingga 300 rb perkamar/malam

HOTEL PUSPA INDAH Yogyakarta
Letak Lokasi hotel di Jl.Mayjen. Soetoyo No. 62, Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 274 371975
Harga sewa antara 85 rb hingga 180 rb perkamar/malam

Penginapan DELTA HOMESTAY Yogyakarta
Lokasi di Jl. Prawirotaman MG.III/597-A Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 274 7477537
Harga antara 85 rb hingga 165 rb perkamar/malam

Berita Merapi Meletus

Info dan berita Gunung Merapi Meletus - Pada hari Selasa 26 Oktober 2010 sekitar pukul 17.02 menitan Gungung Merapi yang berada di provinsi antara Jawa tengah dan Yogyakarta telah meletus. Gunung Merapi yang meletus telah mengeluarkan awan panas.

Peristiwa meletusnya Gunung Merapi terjadi sejak jam 5 sore lebih 02 menit WIB hingga sekitar pukul 17. 34 WIB. Selama rentang waktu tersebut telah terjadi empat kali awan panas dan sampai sekarang awan panas tersebut terus muncul dan tidak berhenti, DEmikian kata Kepala Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi Badan Geologi Bapak Surono di Yogyakarta.

Ada Beberapa daerah di Merapi yang rawan dengan bencana (Kawasan Rawan Bencana atau KRB) III, Daerah tyersebut adalah Kecamatan Cangkringan, daerah Pakem dan Turi di Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta," DEmikian kata petugas tim penolong dari Korem 072/Pamungkas Letkol Beni Nugroho di Posko Utama Penanggulangan Bencana Alam Gunung Merapi di Pakem, Kabupaten Sleman, Selasa (26/10).

Sebelum terjadinya letusan, Kawasan Gunung Merapi sudah dinyatakan sebagai daerah yang "berstatus Awas" sejak hari Senin kemarin.

Borobudur-Not your everyday temple.

19-August-2010

Borobudur is not your ordinary, everyday temple. It is undoubtedly one of Buddhism’s most spectacular monuments, and is one Asia’s premier cultural attractions. Borobudur easily could be considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It makes our list so far.

Borobudur sits on a broad, verdant plain surrounded by rice paddies and fields of tobacco at the base of precipitous mountains. One of several Buddhist temples in the area, Borobudur is the most grand and majestic (possibly in the world). After marveling at this temple’s scale and fine detail you cannot help but ponder what drove the Sailendra dynasty to build Borobudur in the 8^th and 9^th centuries. The temple was unknown to westerners until the 19th century. Covered by volcanic ash from nearby Gunung Merapi Borobudur was in bad repair, and restoration is still ongoing. Awe-inspired by its thousands of stone carvings and carefully placed stone blocks it is hard to believe that Borobudur was abandoned shortly after its completion. We all know that “Why,” is always the hardest question to answer.

Borbudur is staggering in scale. It consists of 2 million stone blocks arranged in the form of a stupa (bell shaped) with six concentric square terraces topped by 3 circular terraces. The terraces are lined with over 2500 intricately-carved stone panels. Many illustrate Buddha’s life and philosophical teachings, but some are purely decorative. Walking around the temple you literally view millions of stone carvings, and it is hard to believe that all of this work was done by hand. Chambers in Borobudur’s walls contain more than 400 carved, seated Buddha statues, each about 4 feet tall. The upper terraces of the temple are lined by 72 large stupas, inside each of which sits a similar Buddha statue. Complicated, intricate, and beautiful are three words that accurately describe Borobudur.

We spent one afternoon and one morning exploring Borobudur. We walked around each terrace clockwise (as one should do in a Buddhist temple) and gawked at the multitude of beautiful stone carvings. Many of the carvings are so ornate that they would be tourist attractions in and of themselves. We watched as the sunset and following day’s sunrise cast shadows and placed emphasis on separate parts of the temple. We observed as mist emanated from the surrounding mountains while casting views toward the distant, massive Gunung Merapi. We observed early morning light filtering through the windows formed by a stupa’s stone blocks, illuminating the head of a Buddha statue contained within. We watched as the sun peered over the dark clouds that lined the horizon partially blinding us and making silhouettes out of dozens of massive stupas.

We are told that Buddhist pilgrims used to (and still do?) make their way to Borobudur on their own paths toward enlightenment. They would walk around each terrace examining each stone carving and meditate on their meanings. While our experience at Borobudur was far from a religious pilgrimage it was indeed spiritual. Maybe this is the true meaning and purpose behind spectacular religious monuments like Borobudur. You don’t need to be a devotee to be moved and to experience the spiritual power that drove its creation more than 1100 years ago. We shared our enjoyment of Borobudur with visitors from all colors and creeds. At sunrise and at sunset the Muslim call to prayer blared from the village mosque. Somehow this all seems to fit in a place like Java where visits on successive days to world-class Hindu and Buddhist sites are marked by fireworks celebrating the end of each day’s Ramadan fast.

We will never know what drove Borobudur to be abandoned more than 1000 years ago. All we know is that its beauty shines as bright today as it did the day of its completion. Watching the sunrise illuminating thousands of intricate stone carvings, dozens of massive stupas, and hundreds of serene Buddha statues we are, at least for a few moments, enlightened.

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Finally, Some Culture! Prambanan and The Ramayana Ballet!

17 August 2010

We were excited to visit our first temple of the trip, and as we approached Prambanan in the outskirts of Yogyakarta we strained our necks to catch a glimpse of the tallest temple in Indonesia. In the hours that followed we strolled between and into the large and small and ruined temples taking in the intricate carvings and the serene sunset atmosphere. The carvings on the sides of these temples are exquisite, though some are admittedly time worn and others have obviously been pieced back together.

Prambanan is constructed of over 244 temples and was built around 850 AD by the ruling Hindu king. It appears to be built with a basalt stone of unknown (to us, anyway) origin. It has been damaged by multiple earthquakes, one during the 1600’s that destroyed many of its temples and another more recently in 2006. Like so many archeology sites, it was slowly but surely “relieved” of its bronze statues, building stones, and various other artifacts by looters. While we had been warned about scaffolding and fencing due to the ongoing restoration of the site, we found no scaffolding and easily ignored the fencing around the main temple.

After enjoying these temples up close for a few hours, we headed over to the Ramayana Ballet which is performed in an open air theatre with Prambanan lit up in the background. We ate dinner at the attached restaurant and groaned at the $15 bill (soooo expensive), but figured it was worth it for the view of Prambanan in the distance. After dinner, we hurriedly headed to our seats for the ballet.

The Ramayana ballet tells the story of a princess who is kidnapped by an evil king and is rescued (of course) by her betrothed prince (or something like that). The beautiful, and unique, choreography is performed to the music of a live gamelan orchestra. The gamelan orchestra is made up of bell like xylophones, drums, singing, clapping, a string instrument, maybe a flute, and a few other indescribable instruments. This, to me, creates music that is strangely haunting. The beautiful costumes, the haunting music, the unique dance style, and Prambanan lit in the distance made for a very lovely evening. I think Nick and I both agree that our favorite moment of the evening was when they actually lit part of the stage on fire as one of the characters burned down the evil king’s castle. Yes, this was part of the show and no I don’t think they would ever let you do that in the good ol’ US of A.

After spending the morning purchasing beautiful batik fabric for Nick’s mom and figuring out how to send them in the mail, we made our way to Borobadur, a Buddhist temple built around the same time as Prambanan. We will wake up bright and early tomorrow to enjoy it at sunrise!

An Indonesian Welcome in Yogyakarta

17-August- 2010

Becak? Becak? You need taxi? Where you from? What’s your name? Special deal, sir?

Welcome to Yogyakarta, (pronounced Jogjakarta, Jogja for short), island of Java, Indonesia. Saying Yogyakarta is a lively place would be a broad understatement. The city is teeming with people, and all forms of transportation are omnipresent. Motorbikes (sometimes carrying as many as four people), buses, bicycles, cars, horse-drawn carriages, and becaks (human-pedaled bicycle taxis) flood the streets. When crossing the street, you literally put your life at risk.

Upon arriving in Jogja we quickly realized that people here are a little more pushy than in Malaysia (also an understatement). In contrast to Malaysia, the urgency of the locals to sell you things and provide you with services they are sure you need is, in this somewhat-impoverished country, present and prominent.

Jogja is a festive place and preparations are in place to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day, August 17^th. Red and white flags are strung everywhere, stages are set up in central locations, fireworks interrupt the city’s sounds intermittently, and we have already witnessed one parade. Earlier today we watched as marching bands, floats, men on stilts, and a mobile gamelan orchestra paraded down the main drag, Jalan Malioboro (more fireworks just now). Independence Day coincides with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and this definitely adds to the festive atmosphere, especially at sundown. For the entire month Muslims fast (no cigarettes, no food, no drink-not even water) from sun-up to sundown. Horns blare from the loudspeakers of the city’s many mosques and tensions are released as the sun drops below the horizon. Time for the the iftar (the evening meal), the fast is broken at sunset. As we enjoy a large, pre-sunset Bintang beer on a restaurant’s rooftop terrace we stop to ponder how “inappropriate” this is. On that note, we are so happy to bid farewell to Malaysia’s exorbitant alcohol prices.

We spent the day wondering the streets of Yogyakarta and visited the Kraton (Sultan’s Palace- yes, there still is a sultan here), the bird market, the Sultan’s pleasure palace known as the Watercastle or Taman Sari, the district known as Prawirotawan to eat and gawk at antiques, and many, many batik shops (let me mention that as we type what sounds like patriotic music is being blasted from a small square that is tucked inside this alleyway and fireworks are being set off).We enjoyed all of this and especially enjoyed soaking up the local culture, including all the nagging. Because Rachel spent so much time in and out of batik stores (her favorites were the hand painted silks, costing $450), we managed to linger along the main drag for some time and serendipitously stumbled upon the aforementioned parade.

These are our first impressions of Indonesia- the super-diverse nation of 17,000 islands straddling the equator. On that note, we now sit for the first time of the trip in the Southern Hemisphere. This afternoon we head out to explore the Hindu temple of Prambanan and experience the Ramayana Ballet, accompanied by a full gamelan orchestra. After gorging on nature in Borneo, a little culture feels good.

“Batik? Special exhibition, sir. Hello, sir?”