On the road again. Next on the agenda, the conical dome of the Jogya Kembali Monument
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The shallow moat surrounding the memorial gave the opportunity to ride in a blue duck.

Inside the museum Mas Topik is overcome with a feeling of patriotism.

The Jogya Kembali Monument was built on 29 June 1985 to commemorate the recapture of Jogya by the Indonesian National Army, and eventual withdrawal of the Dutch from the country’s then capital on 29 June 1949.


And for those that know no fear (and weighing less than 65kg), flying over the memorial on a zip-line.

On the steps of the memorial and entrance to the monument museum

For the slightly more adventurous , being set loose inside a sealed air-tight balloon.

Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia meets the Dutch to ask for Independence.

Malioboro Street, Jogya

The last leg of the tour was to visit the vibrant Malioboro Street in the center of Jogya. In the early evening, this street comes alive with small road-side restaurants and street vendors selling a full range of tourist delights from batik clothing, rattan ornaments, and leather puppets to silver goods and cheap watches. The kids, still with loads of energy, ran about looking for things to spend their pocket money on. The adults, completely exhausted, looked for a small restaurant to sit and relax in. Eventually, it was time to return home. We all boarded the bus and settled down for the long trip back to Solo.