Taman Sari, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia

A beautiful water palace which was within walking distance of our accommodation. A local 'guide' joined us though and showed us the way to a marionette shop, batik shop, and civet coffee shop (which was not a shop we enjoyed, and thankfully were able to leave without trying any).

After a longer walk than expected we finally arrived at the water palace, which was beautiful bathed in sunlight. The water looked very inviting!

We then went on a hunt for the underground mosque that was also within the complex, after not being able to find the entrance we were told it was closed though, apparently from after the pandemic as the air quality had lowered that much. They were hoping to be able to restore and reopen after Ramadan though, but too late for us.Read more