Alina: It is still early, but look at the traffic.
Kolya: Yeah. It is a cultural capital.
Good morning friends. This is Heads and Tails.
Alina: We are somewhere between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Australia is at an arm's reach, but we are still in Asia. We came to Indonesian city of Yogyakarta!
Kolya: Yogyakarta is an Indonesian cultural capital.
Two of the most important religious landmarks in the world are located here.
Besides that, the city sits at the foothill of a dangerous volcano
that can blow at any moment and wipe this place out. So without further ado, let us flip the coin and I will be rich.
Heads.
Alina: Tails.
Awesome!
Check this Yogyakarta! Here is my gold card! Show me how to spend this cash!
Chin up Kolya, send me SMS.
Kolya: Yogyakarta, hundred bucks and no luck.
Yogyakarta is the heart of Indonesian Java Island.
This is a city of the fire-breathing volcanoes…
… ancient temples…
… and the unbelievable splendor of the Indian Ocean.
I need to get local money in order to get to the city.
Currency exchange is the first order of business.
My $100 got me 1,000,400 rupiahs.
I had a hundred bucks and instantly became a millionaire like a guy who bought bitcoin in 2009.
An Indonesian millionaire can hit the town now.
There is a bus that I could take from the airport to the city. Why would I do that when there are rickshaws?
Rickshaws are A – local flavor,
B – a ride with a breeze,
and C, hello.
What is C?
I do not remember what C is. Let it be opulence.
C – Opulence. A throne on wheels.
Local rickshaws are three-wheeled mopeds with a passenger seat and a colorful driver.
The local mechanics customize them by installing a carriage seat on a moped.
This is one of the most popular transports in Yogyakarta and a hit among tourists.
Awesome!
This is a great feeling.
Like traveling on a chair.
I will spend this weekend with a thoroughbred Asian named Alphard.
Toyota Alphard is a luxurious minivan.
It is two meters wide, five meters long
and seats seven passengers.
This is a palace on wheels!
This is a ride for the local rich and aristocracy.
It will be all mine for the next two days!
Riding with rickshaw is very comfortable
because of the breeze.
That is until you are stuck in traffic.
The fumes from the transport around me are suffocating.
I could care less about the traffic jams. My Alphard makes them hard to notice.
The comfort is all around me.
Brand-new leather interior, climate control,
a TV.
I might not get out of the car.
There is so much to do here. A true house on wheels.
Wait a minute. That is not all.
Reclining seats for ultimate comfort.
Not too bad.
Excellent car.
Stop. Stop. Stop. I got a little carried away.
Here we go. Amaze me Yogyakarta!
From above Yogyakarta looks more like a village.
Frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity make
the construction of the tall buildings impossible.
Most of the buildings here are two or three stories tall.
On the ground, the city reminds an anthill
with a labyrinth of narrow streets filled with mopeds.
The main source of income for the city are tourists
who come to Yogyakarta to see ancient architecture.
This is the Sultan's palace for example.
Sultan Hamengkubuwono X still rules Yogyakarta.
His residence is comprised of several palaces.
Kraton of Yogyakarta is the main
complex where the Sultan resides.
It is off limits for tourists.
This is Taman Sari water palace.
Sultan's concubines would bathe here
while he would admire the view
from the comfort of his tower.
The ruling Sultan broke the tradition and rejected polygamy.
This is how this palace became a tourist landmark.
Last but not the least, Sumur Gumuling underground mosque.
An artificial lake used to surround it.
The tunnel was the only available entrance.
The lake dried a long time ago
while the tunnels remain intact.
They lead to a place of prayer in the middle of a circle
specifically built so that
Allah can hear the prayers better.
I want to see unbelievable temples of Yogyakarta too.
I am on my way to a temple complex that is called Prambanan.
Prambanan includes 224 ancient Buddhist
and Hindu temples.
They are over a thousand years old! Imagine that!
Two different kingdoms with two different religions
combined forces to build this unique complex
so that everyone could pray here.
There used to be more temples here,
but most of them did not stand the test of time unfortunately.
This temple fell because of a volcano.
This one because of an earthquake.
The main area of the complex was preserved better – Lara Jonggrang.
Prambanan has its own legend just as any beautiful temple should.
A Prince in love made a marriage proposal to a Princess.
She agreed to marry him on one condition.
He had to chisel a thousand sculptures from the rock in a single night.
The Prince went to work immediately and soon enough he completed 999 sculptures.
This is when the Princess decided to trick him.
She had her servants start a humongous fire so that it would look like the sunrise had come.
When the Prince found out that he was cheated he cursed the girl.
Meet the petrified Princess.
She became the temple's sculpture number one thousand.
The Indian Ocean is another one of Yogyakarta's landmarks.
I came to the beach that is equally popular among the locals and tourists – Parangtritis Beach.
Two kilometers of black volcanic sand beach.
Although, no one is swimming because of the stormy waves that are very common here.
I still have to inspect this beach.
This beach is huge.
I would need a half of a day to review it,
but I think I know how to save time.
This will be my fastest beach review ever.
Parangtritis Beach.
The contingent includes locals and tourists, but there is practically no one here because of the storm.
The sand quality is excellent. Especially when you have a four-wheeler like I do!
Or like they do!
The water. It is hard to tell because of the storm,
but I was told that it is usually warm and clear.
I want to give this beach four stars,
but it gets three because of the weather.
Yogyakarta boasts a myriad of great hotels,
but I managed to pick the best one.
A five-star Tentrem Hotel
is one of the tallest buildings in the city.
Even Sultan could envy such
an enormous and opulent palace!
Besides 300 suites, it features a GYM,
a spa and a beauty salon.
This is an ideal place for me.
This is a welcome drink. The compliments of the hotel.
This is so nice.
I am inside of the palace.
I will get the most luxurious residence.
The lobby is so posh!
Can you imagine what the suite will look like?
I rented hotel's best room for the next two days
– The Presidential Suite.
What a scale!
Does this hall ever end?
My suite is 273 square meters or luxury and wealth!
Check out how spacious the living room is!
A large dining room
and an enormous bedroom!
That was not as soft as I expected.
This is one of those healthy hard beds.
The bathtub is the size of a small apartment.
The most strategic point for any girl is
the dressing table.
For my toiletries, perfumes and all.
Sweet.
Can you give me five minutes?
This is every girl's dream.
The storm forces locals to spend their free time inside aquaparks.
his only looks like an ordinary pool with trampolines.
This place offers one additional interesting option.
Are you surprised that I am paying for photographs?
Wait until you see what exactly it is I am paying for.
The underwater photos are very popular among locals.
They use everyday life items as their props
and let you choose the one you want.
Then they sink the prop onto the bottom of the pool.
Let us shoot some pictures!
I took a picture with a TV,
a moped
and a lover's seat.
Awesome.
I will post these on social media and collect my likes.
It is time to get acquainted with the local cuisine.
Only these simple joints for locals serve the original Java dishes.
Let us see what delicacies they have in store for me.
Barbeque.
Rice of course.
Sauce.
Thank you. Did you get a call from my grandmother?
This is so like her.
Let us get started.
This is a soft shashlik. It is hot, tastes spicy.
The meat is very tender.
I think they stewed it for a while.
It tastes very tender. Not a single sinew.
It melts in my mouth,
but I cannot tell what kind of meat it is.
The next dish is drenched in soy sauce,
but I have no clue what it is either.
Looks like the joints.
There is so much soy sauce that I still cannot tell what kind of meat this is.
What do we have here?
I thought this was a sauce, but there is something swimming there.
It does not look appetizing. This is not something I would eat.
Organs of some sort.
They made a mistake! This is not mine! Someone else ordered it!
I am the only person here though.
What is that?
Am I supposed to perform some kind of a ritual?
As it turns out, cobras are the main local delicacy
and it was inside all of my dishes.
Cobra shashlik, deep-fried cobra and cobra's blood.
The belief is that it gives you power, energy and improves your overall health.
After drinking this I will become filled with energy, beautiful, muscular, happy and well rested.
Dear God! I am drinking it!
I would not say that this is blood if you did not tell me.
Tastes kinda sweet. No odor at all.
You could bottle this and sell it as an energy drink.
No need to tell anyone that this is blood.
Indonesians are generally fit people, but they eat food with so much oil and spices, deep-fried.
How do they do it?
Perhaps cobra's blood is the answer.
It gives you energy and rejuvenates you.
Improves your health.
What can I say?
At night both locals and tourists gather at the main square – Alun Alun.
They play cards,
sing songs
and ride these colorful neon cars.
This transport might look shiny, but it is hardly comfortable.
I have to pedal it like the Flintstones,
and it was designed for Asians.
My legs are twice the size of theirs
if not three times that.
I risk hitting my chin with a knee every time I pedal.
The best part of this square is the night market
that offers plenty of finger food.
Veggie tempura BBQ,
corndogs
and Yogyakarta's specialty – cold eschampur soup.
It looks like fruit punch or a cocktail.
It turns out that a local eschampur soup is hardly a soup at all.
They add scoops of watermelon,
seaweed,
fruit jelly,
melon
and pour plenty of sugary syrup on top.
15,000.
That is not much. That is a little over a dollar.
Nice and cold.
Smells great.
Well.
Tasty.
This soup tastes more like a dessert because it is sweet.
I can taste the watermelon and sugar.
They gave me love on the sugar.
Kids back home do not like soups because they are hot,
hearty and full of vegetables.
This one is cool and has watermelon and jelly.
The kids would be all over this soup.
They would eat it six times a day.
It is cold and this is just what I need after a hot day
in this climate. Just one dollar.
A rich tourist does not even have to leave a hotel to get the night entertainment.
In order to pass time and to become more acquitted with local culture,
I booked a traditional local dance performance – Reog Ponorogo.
This is a ritual dance originated
in Java's Ponorogo province.
It is very theatrical and has three main acts.
First, the servants of Ponorogo's King are preparing for battle.
They show their masculinity and might.
The women express their loyalty to their warrior husbands through body movement in the second act.
The third and final act features an epic battle between Ponarogo's King and a mythical monster Barongan.
The huge masks that the dancers wear are very impressive.
It takes more than a year to complete a
mask like this one because they only use
peacock feathers that have fallen off.
Each unique mask weighs sixty kilograms.
A dancer has to have strong neck and shoulder muscles in order to wear it and dance.
The dance culminates when the actor wears a girl on top of his mask.
The weight he has to carry just doubled.
I was skeptical about this dance at first. Just another traditional dance.
The waves of energy here are different though.
I feel the goosebumps all over my arms and legs.
This is very unusual. Something you have to see with your own eyes.
The fluidity in the way they control their bodies is insanely beautiful.
Well, I have seen everything that there is to see in Yogyakarta.
Let us keep moving along.
I am on my way to Borobudur.
The night stay there is cheaper
and it is located next to one of the most ancient Buddhist temples in the world.
This is where I will head in the morning.
Don't you judge me! I am under a lot of stress because of the flights, the gold card.
You think this is easy?
Good night.
Once in Borobudur I decided to settle in on a porch that was listed for rent.
Just what a backpacker like me needs.
Not too bad I say.
These are usually very cheap
and uncomfortable to stay in.
Some grandma would rent out bunks
in the spare room of her house.
This one looks like a decent hotel room.
Air conditioner,
twin bed,
TV and a fan in case the A/C is not enough.
deal!
It costs less than a hostel
and I am the only one who lives here too!
Let me take a shower and hit the sack.
Gotta get up early tomorrow.
I'll just go to bed then.
No shower.
Good morning.
I forgot the door.
Still tired.
I went to Borobudur temple at the dawn.
Locals consider it one of the holiest places on Earth.
They believe that each person has to see the sunset there at least once.
That is the reason why pilgrims and tourists fill it up every morning.
The seats match the tickets we bought.
All set.
The sunset at this temple has sacral meaning.
Locals believe that the first rays do not only fill the valley with light, but your soul as well.
The darkness will go away and take your troubles with it.
The sunrise will help gathering your thoughts and obtaining the inner peace.
The dawn is not the only thing you can see in Borobudur temple.
Let me keep exploring.
Borobudur is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the world.
It is built in a shape of a pyramid. The lower five floors symbolize the earthly realm.
The three on top represent the spiritual world.
Top terraces feature bell-shaped pedestals with Buddha sculptures.
A central sculpture is at the top of the temple. A symbol of eternity and nirvana.
The scientists still argue over when this monument was built.
Some say 7th Century. Others insist it was the 9th. No one knows for sure.
The legend claims that Java Island was drifting in the ocean.
In order for it to stay put, it was nailed to the middle of the Earth.
Then that nail turned into a hill that the temple was built on.
You feel a certain change inside of you after visiting Borobudur.
A mythical, magical place.
Good morning!
The next landmark that I want to see is called Chicken Church.
his metaphor is very tough to explain. Better have a look for yourselves.
Despite its name, this church symbolizes a peace dove with a crown around its head.
Daniel Alamsjah built this church.
An angel came to him in his dream and told him to build a church where people of every religion could pray.
Daniel was a Christian. Muslims would stay away from his church and mock him.
The church was abandoned for a while, but now it is re-born.
Locals changed how they feel about the founder and the church itself – it is a museum now.
This chicken provides locals with jobs.
They sell souvenirs, water and juice. Drive tourists around in their jeeps. Any job that pays is good.
This chicken feeds half of the village.
That fact alone is worth praying for the founder of this church.
I decided to spend the whole second day out of town.
Java can offer various things and I want to get to see its nature.
Jomblang Cave was the first place that I went.
I had to descend from a 30-meter cliff just to get to the cave.
Heads and Tails will always find an alternative to lounging by the pool with a cocktail.
Why don't we climb inside the deepest hole?
So awesome!
So pretty!
Then you have to walk knee-deep in the mud for twenty minutes.
You know how the kids like rolling in mud?
You have to find the biggest puddle to jump into.
This is a childhood dream that came true.
There are no VIP tours here.
All I can do is struggle in mud with the other tourists.
It is as if we are crawling inside some monster's intestine.
Only 80 people can visit this cave during the day.
The key is reaching its end before noon.
This is the exact time when rays hit the bottom of the cave and create a true wonder.
It is funny that we made it all the way down here just to look at the sun again.
Gorgeous. Stunning.
Do you remember when I told you about an active volcano that endangers the entire Yogyakarta?
Allow me to show it to you as well.
There are no bus routes to a volcano.
I will need help with getting there from the locals.
Feels like I walked in the middle of an Indonesian mafia standoff.
$15.
A 30-minute drive beats walking for four or five hours.
I decided to keep exploring the caves of Java.
I will need some heavier equipment for the next one.
The pads for my knees and elbows.
A life vest.
A helmet
and a blow-up rubber ring.
You have to pass a few trials in order to get to the cave.
First, you need to dive off the cliff into a lagoon with sharp rocks at the bottom.
I just love this stuff.
I am scared of heights, but I love diving.
What's a girl to do?
Awesome!
You have to pass through the thresholds next.
These bubbles are all natural!
Not cutting yourself on the cave's walls is the tricky part.
The whirling waters of the underground river get calmer once you are inside.
You find yourself in a quiet, cool and calm place.
This feels like you are suspended in space.
When the light hits the walls of the cave, I see different images.
A face there.
My extreme ride has come to an end.
There were a couple of exciting moments, but overall it was pretty relaxing.
Very pretty, the water is very calming.
Therefore, you should try it.
The Merapi Volcano is located 30 minutes away from Yogyakarta,
but you drive through abandoned settlements as soon as you leave the city.
They suffered from volcanic eruptions.
On my way to the volcano, I am passing through the dead village.
It was not lava or fire that destroyed it. It was the stream of volcanic ash.
34,000 people used to call this place their home
when the volcano became alive in the October of 2010.
It surrounded the village with thick smoke and hot ashes in the matter of days.
These items are the only things that remain of that village.
This is the scariest exhibit in this museum. This clock melted when the volcanic ash cloud reached this place.
12:05.
The time when tragedy struck.
Most of the inhabitants were evacuated in time,
but over 300 people did not escape the wrath of the volcano.
The seismologists believe that Merapi Volcano is ready for an encore.
We parked six kilometers away from Merapi Volcano.
It is so huge
and it is smoking.
Can you imagine that might?
Merapi Volcano is the most dangerous one in Indonesia.
Massive eruptions happen every seven years.
Minor – twice a year and it is constantly smoking.
There is no way we can get any closer to it. The last eruption destroyed all the roads and trails.
Moreover, it would be dangerous because it can erupt at any given moment.
Keep in mind that lava moves seven times faster than a human does.
That is why volcano's vicinity is known as the burial ground of the brave ones.
Those who dared getting closer to the volcano never came back.
Can you imagine how fast the volcanic ash cloud had to be moving for people not to be able to evacuate in time?
You have seen what this volcano is capable of.
That was not even the half of what it can do.
That was like a sneeze.
It is frightening to imagine the consequences of a full-scale eruption.
You can forget about Yogyakarta.
Let's get outta here before we get whaled on.
I changed my heels for some keds and my home on wheels for a real monster!
All of this to see one of the most beautiful spots in Yogyakarta's vicinity.
Timang Beach is the place where the waves of the Indian Ocean hit the rocky cliffs.
These waves sculpted a winding zigzag of a coastline and isolated an island.
These waves sculpted a winding zigzag of a coastline and isolated an island.
These days it attracts tourists who come to admire the beauty of the shoreline.
This place offers something better than a great view –
getting on the island using the old angler's method.
A zipline!
I am not sure about this design.
It is nothing but ropes and sticks.
The view from there must be unreal, so I cannot help myself!
Holy mackerel!
What in the God's name was that?
That wave covered me whole!
I do not know whether I should cry because of fear or joy!
This is very hard for me to describe!
You have to see this for yourselves when you come here!
! Your emotions hit two peaks. You want to stay still like this...
and then you want to scream your lungs out because of utter elation! So scary and cool at the same time!
This is something worth trying!
You should definitely try it!
This place is truly special.
After you experience the excitement,
you can admire a mind-blowing oceanic landscape from the best viewing deck.
We did not expect much on our way to Yogyakarta.
Everything here is different.
We realized we were wrong when we got here.
I had a hundred bucks and instantly became a millionaire.
It has everything for a perfect trip.
A unique local flavor.
Ancient history.
Here is a petrified Princess.
Remarkable landscapes.
It is so huge and it is smoking.
We recommend visiting this place to every traveler.
This is like an Indonesian mafia standoff.
There are plenty of things to do here.
This is a great feeling.
I love this stuff!
Ideal!
Stunning!
This is terrific.
I am in the palace!
Tasty!
Did my grandmother give you a call?
Utter elation! It was frightening and cool at the same time!
It is worth trying! You should absolutely try this!
Kolya: This is so great…
Alina: Hello.
Kolya: Hello Alina.
Alina: There are so many people here!
Kolya: They had to sit down after your looks stunned them! How are you?
Alina: I might be the first vegetarian who drank snake's blood. People will throw broccoli at me.
Kolya: So you drank snake's blood and you still think you're a vegetarian?
Enough with the half-stepping Alina! Welcome to the club! One steak please!
Alina: Tell me what you have been up to.
Kolya: I did fine for myself. I saw the sunrise.
Alina: How original!
Kolya: In Borobudur. Seemingly, everyone who visits Yogyakarta does it there, so it was not that original.
Alina: I saw the sunset at an insane height. The wave almost washed me away!
I barely saw the dusk but it was getting dark for sure.
Kolya: Let us wrap this up. See you in the next one! Bye! I got to ride a four-wheeler.
Alina: Where did you get the money?
Kolya: They did not charge that much for it here.
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