time to step foot in Sultan Palace (Keraton Jogja) in Alun-alun utara (northern city center).. I got the bus over there, taking much longer than I expected.. I arrived at after 10 minutes journey.. It’s Holiday – the day that friends warns you not to visit on due the Crowded condition..
This was the first pavillion i saw at the Kraton in Jogja.. The Kraton is the name of the palace where the Sultan of the region still lives with his family.. In true Indonesian fashion there was an admission fee and a camera fee for the front of the complex and also the back of the area.. It's really kind of a small walled city with 20,000 people living inside (most have something to do with court life).. the tour guide was the third generation of his family working there, and said he receives free housing while he works there..
Much of the Kraton consists of pavilions such as this one with roofs and no side walls.. This was a particularly beautiful one with a gold ceiling and lavish chandelier..
I looked at my watch.. It was 3.30pm.. Sulaiman sorted me out back to the Bus Station from the Sultan Palace(kraton Jogja) and then I had to get another bus back to the Dorm – Sun shine Brightly, and as a muslim i'm fasting, therefore thirst is the first thing came out of my mind after this "exhausting sightseeing"…I managed to get a bus back to Dorm..
for now, i had no idea where my friend will take me on tonight..
