DAY1: Arrived in Jakarta after 11pm via HK. As we were approaching Jakarta airport, tropical thunders cracked loudly while lightening lit up the dark sky around the airplane. I was quite nervous for a bit while boys slept soundly next to me.
DAY2: Took morning train toward Yogyakarta. After a while, the scenery became repetitive with rice fields, hills, mountains, villages, and tropical landscape. Arrived Phoenix Hotel near dusk.
一早离开雅加达坐火车至日惹，一路领略central java的风光，但基本是稻田，山丘，和热带植被。酒店是殖民地时期建筑改建,装饰精心，散发浓浓colonial的气息
DAY3: Took local transportation 印尼特色三轮车 called Becak to go around small town of Yogyakarta, visited Sultan Palace(根本无法和曼谷皇宫媲美), 苏丹水宫Water Castle/Taman Sari. Had lunch at Ndalem Ngabean (old Prince Palace改建的酒店), then visited local wax painting artist, and wood puppet workshop where we bought a pair of puppets. Tried to visit the local traditional market, but it was too many people and too humid, so went back to hotel for AC and swimming. 晚饭附近的Indonesian Chinese food 印尼式中餐。
DAY4:
After a scrumptious breakfast buffet at the hotel, we hired a car to visit the Parangtritis beach which was < 2hrs away. Passing more central Java country side along the way. Beach and water were very clean, but the area was very under-developed. Kids had tons of fun body surfing regardless of the heat and wouldn't leave for a long time. 暴晒后再次逃回酒店Swimmer和孵冷气。下午雷阵雨后温度稍有下降，黄昏时才敢外出逛逛和晚餐。
DAY5:
退房后来到日惹北40km的Borobudur, 是世界现存最大的古佛塔“婆罗浮屠”在古梵文中的意思是“山丘上的佛塔”，约建于公元八世纪，相传是10万奴隶用15年时间建成的，目的是供奉释迦牟尼的舍利子。伊斯兰教传入印尼后,佛教衰微，婆罗浮屠也被Merapi火山喷发的火山灰及丛莽埋没。直至19世纪才被英国探险家、新加坡第一任总督莱佛士发现。直到1973年才开始大规模全面发掘並予以修复， 耗时十年和耗资千万美元才使婆罗浮屠再度展現它那宏伟的气势。
参观完后又继续坐车一个多小时来到Mesa Stila度假酒店，酒店是坐落于风景迷人Java乡间的一片咖啡种植园内，现在是一个古老荷兰庄园和新的别墅的混合的retreat. 下午的雨下得有点长所以就在酒店休息。
DAY6:
After breakfast visited coffee plantation, stable, vegetable garden, roamed the resort grounds, and walked around the nearby villages. Thunder storm started again in the afternoon, so kids played in the big bath tub. After the afternoon tea, we did the special hammam and Javanese message which were very refreshing and rejuvenating.
今天就在度假村过了休闲的一天。丰富的早饭后参观了咖啡农场、制作, 马厩，蔬菜园等，之后去农场周围的当地村落走走，刚回酒店就开始下漂泊大雨，只能在bath tub里泡着玩。下午在会所简单下午茶后，试了hammam(土耳其式的蒸汽浴室)和Javanese按摩, 都很refreshing & rejuvenating.
DAY7:
Hired a car to visit Dieng Plateau (Dieng is the second largest highland in the world 2000m above sea level, after Nepal) area which is 2.5hr away. Unfortunately it was drizzling and raining so we couldn't see much along the way, but from the area supposedly looked amazing according to the tourism film. 最后看了旅游局的宣传片才领略到晴天里Dieng的火山口和无边无际的梯田景色，无比壮观。回程更是瓢泼大雨，在几乎是单行道宽、梯田间崎岖小路翻山越岭，真佩服司机驾车水平。
Returned back to the hotel after some bumpy rides in the rain. Kids swim more while we did another spa充电.
DAY8:
Returning back to Yogyakarta to Prambanan which is 17km west of town. After visiting few temple ruins in the area, we checked into Sheraton. The room was upgraded to a pool room where we had tons of fun playing in the pool in heavy downpour. Tried local dinner, Gudeg鸡和豆腐, at a nearby restaurant.
Prambanan普兰巴南印度神庙，建于九世纪中，大部分已经沦为一堆瓦砾， 只有几个殿修复，中央是最高的神殿也是最受古代印尼人崇拜的神湿婆庙，塔身高达47米，庙四壁上均有精美的浮雕。之后坐观光车trolley去了附近的几个小的庙宇，但因地震等因素多是石堆，修复过程缓慢。
DAY9:
Finally saw the volcano which was hidden the clouds yesterday. Took a quick 45-minutes flight (airport right across from Sheraton) back to Jakarta. There was really not much to say about Jakarta other than it's just another polluted, crowded metropolitan city.
酒店在类似王府井的大街边，周围5、6个酒店和一线品牌店。大陆影响力在渗透，附近就有俏江南和工商大厦，飞机场一路是美的，海尔 vs. 三星，LG的，Boys stayed in for swimming while I hit a few shopping malls nearby. Had dinner at local food court. Red-eye flight out of Jakarta.