January 30, 2007 - page 3



Yogyakarta isn’t Bali. It never will be and it never has been. But ‘Jogja’ possesses an attitude that can only be experienced by walking down Marlioboro Street past the markets, going to the base of a Mt. Merapi (which last erupted on June 14, 2006), visiting the 8th-century Hindu temple Prambanan, or even watching soccer with an Javanese man who really likes BBQ chips. In a city like Yogyakarta, life runs on a different schedule, which is one of the reasons it is so unique.