Yesterday I took the train from Yogyakarta to Bandung, “the Paris of Java”, which is located around 700 metres above sea level. I checked in at Griya Indah Hotel, near the railway station, and paid Rp 145,000 for the night (which is more expensive than my goal of around USD10/Rp 100,000). I stayed in this […]
I just did a test of the internet speed here at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and the result is not bad at all, as can be seen below. The speed is measured between Indonesia and Norway, using my HSDPA wireless modem. Download speed: 850 kbit/s Upload speed: 354 kbit/s
I took a picture of my “office” today :-) The HSDPA modem can be seen to the left.
I took some pictures while roaming the streets of Yogya today. Horse cart to the left, and becak (3-wheeled cycle rickshaw) to the right. Becak is my main form of transportation in Yogyakarta. Bank Indonesia usually occupies the best buildings in town, and Yogyakarta is no exception. High school students finished with 3 years of […]
When I was in Solo, I spent some time at the village grave yard to check out the construction of a grave. It’s not a new grave. It is customary to wait with the grave construction until the person has been dead for 1000 days. This grave yard is for any person from the village, […]