-How do you say the name of the city? -Yogyakarta.
-No. -Yes.
-No. -That's how it's spelled.
No. It's "Jogjakarta".
Yogi-jakarta.
-Jogjakarta.
-Yogi. Yogi-better-Jakarta.
[laughs]
-Jogjakarta.
-Jogjakarta. -Yes.
Okay. I got it right now? -Yes, you did.
-Okay. -Now, we're good to go.
Filmed before the lockdown
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-Some photo? -Uh-hmm.
Look at this. How amazing.
Everyone parks their motorcycles
and they leave their helmets,
they leave jackets,
they leave everything here and nobody takes.
"Jogkakarta"
"Jogjakarta". There you go.
-There you go. -[laughs]
Yogyakarta.
You write it with "Y," but you pronounce it with "J."
Actually, here you find it written with "J" as well,
and there's a reason for that
because there was a change here in the Indonesian language in the '70s.
"J" became "Y."
But the popular pronunciation of the name of the city remained.
That's why you still say Jogjakarta or simply Jogja.
-Oh, with me, too?
-With me, too.
-One more, Renata -Oh.
Do you feel like a celebrity?
-Yeah. -[laughs]
-Yeah. Celebrity for a week, huh?
Yogyakarta is home to the only officially recognized monarchy
in Indonesia.
Yes, there's a sultan here and you can visit his palace.
-Wow.
Jogja has a lot of uniqueness.
Here they have the most active volcano in Indonesia.
Also, the biggest Buddhist temple in the entire world
which is also the single most visited attraction in the entire country.
Yeah, it's none of those places in Bali.
Also, here they have Indonesia's largest university
and the only officially recognized monarchy in the nation.
What else could you want?
-Hello. -Hello. Two, please.
Terima kasih (thank you in Indonesian)
Change for Rp 14,000.
-Rp14,000? You're missing Rp 2,000.
Ah! There was a Rp 2,000 charge for video.
-Oh. -Photo permit.
Okay.
There's a photo permit here for Rp 2,000.
Okay.
The ticket costs Rp 7,000 each.
Plus there is the permission to take photos for Rp 2,000.
Let's now go explore the sultan's house.
-Every Thursday... -Uh-huh.
- ...this ticket, it's free, included with the guide.
-Included with a guide?
-Yes, but in English.
He said that the guided tour is free,
but I see nobody else here with a guide.
So I don't know how much this free is going to cost in the end.
I guess we're going to walk around on our own first to discover...
And later, if you think you will need, you can come.
-Okay.
Look at this wall, how nice,
so detailed... 3D!
So let me explain why the monarchy here
coexists with the president of the country.
After World War II, Indonesia declared independence from the Dutch,
but they, obviously, didn't accept,
and occupied Jakarta, the capital.
The monarch here at the time was very supportive
of the young Indonesian nation.
And with his support, the capital moved to Yogyakarta
and remained here for almost three years.
As an appreciation for his contribution to the survival of the republic,
Yogyakarta received autonomy as a special district
making it the only region headed by a recognized monarch in Indonesia.
And it's been like this until today.
Here is where inauguration ceremonies take place.
There's not much information in English. It's mostly in Indonesian.
And with Google Translate, I could understand
that the last event here was in 1989.
[laughs]
Yeah. Oh.
Okay. This is for YouTube.
-Hi!
[laughs]
He is the current sultan.
Let me introduce to you the sultan of Yogyakarta.
"Yogakarta"
"Jogjakarta"
Sultan's Palace is open for visits
but, of course, not the entire palace.
He still lives here with his family.
[getting directions]
-Terima kasih (thank you).
-It can be a little confusing here, right? -Yeah.
See? You can also write Jogja with "J."
These are the doors that we saw locked from the other side.
You have to walk around to come here.
These doors are only open three times a year
during a special event that happens here.
-Two persons? -Two people, yeah.
-That's Rp32,000.
-Rp32,000. -[in Spanish]
Do you speak Spanish? [in Spanish]
-Muchas gracias (thank you very much) -Muchas gracias (thank you very much)
-Oh, gratis. Free?
-Gratis! [laughs]
-One. No?
-Gracias (thanks). -Gracias (thanks).
-Next time. -Yeah.
Portuguese? Do you speak Portuguese too? [in Portuguese]
-Obrigado (thank you). -Obrigado (thank you).
[laughs]
-How much? -Rp32,000.
[in Spanish]
[in Portuguese]
Very good.
-Very well, very well (in Portuguese)
[laughs]
I also know Indonesian: Terima kasih (thank you).
Different areas of the palace, different tickets
-Hats off. -Terima kasih. Hats off?
-Yeah.
Here you got to take your hats off to walk all this.
Tickets were Rp 15,000 each,
plus a thousand for a permit for photos.
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They all have swords in the back.
It shows we're in a real palace.
Things are serious here.
Did you realize that they all have swords?
-No. -Yes, they all have swords in their back.
-Then be careful. -Yeah, we should be careful.
-You. You be careful.
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This here is like a huge space for events.
There's not much information here about what you're seeing,
so it might be a good idea to have a guide
when you come here if you want to understand everything.
This material here is called batik,
very well-known, very traditional in Indonesia,
especially in this area here of Yogyakarta.
And here they have a collection of some batiks
that were used by the royal family in special occasions.
This here was used for the little girl in a ceremony
celebrating that from a small girl, she became a young girl.
There are some ladies here demonstrating how to prepare batik.
Every single detail is made by hand.
Unbelievable. This is so impressive.
How much?
-Rp 900,000.
-Rp 900,000? Oh, it's really expensive.
-Rp 300,000.
-Rp 300,000?
Do you have for Rp 200,000?
-Yeah. -What about this one here?
-Terima kasih (thank you).
She started asking Rp 300,000 for one,
I ended up taking two for Rp300,000.
I'm probably still overpaying, but these are so beautiful.
Just found another YouTuber here from Indonesia.
-Hello. -Hello.
So, Steven, you've been to Yogyakarta before?
-Oh. -Or is this your first time here?
-Oh, many times. -Many times.
-But since I was a YouTuber... -Uh-hmm.
- ...so this is the first time for my vlogs.
-Ah! There you go. -Okay.
-So what is the best place to visit here as a tourist?
-Me? -Yeah. What...
-Malioboro. -Malioboro!
-Malioboro is my... -Uh-hmm.
-And then this one is Kraton. -Uh-hmm.
-And then Prambanan. -Uh-hmm.
-The Tanglin -Uh-hmm.
-And then the Borobudur.
We're going to do all that.
-Okay. -Yeah, we're going to do all that.
-Oh! -It is beautiful.
-Have you been to... -No, we haven't been anywhere.
- ...to Borobudur. -Haven't been anywhere.
We're just starting here, first place that we visit in Yogyakarta.
-Oh, my goodness. -Yeah.
-Oh, wow! You should go there to see it.
-We will, we will.
-Yeah. Okay. -Well, thank you very much.
-Pleasure meeting you. Yeah! -You're welcome.
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What a beautiful place, full of glass here all over,
and gold up there.
This complex was first built in the 1700s,
but then it was destroyed or partly destroyed a few times
by attacks or earthquakes.
There was even a recent earthquake that damaged a lot of buildings here
in 2006.
But now it looks like everything has been rebuilt here.
[music]
We're going now to another part of the palace.
If you don't want to walk, you can go with one of those.
It's a 15-minute walk.
Look at how interesting, they put the newspapers right here
for everyone to read the news.
And I came all the way here
to see Neymar.
If you're new here in this channel and don't know yet, I was born in Brazil.
I live now in the United States, but I was born in Brazil.
-Brazil. -You're from Brazil?
-Yes. -Oh.
-Neymar.
-This is Neymar.
-Yeah. I came all the way to Indonesia to see Neymar in a newspaper here.
-Oh, yeah. -[laughs]
-Two, please. -Rp 30,000.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Oh, yeah, stick with me.
You stick with me.
Your life is very good with I [in Portuguese]
-With me! [in Portuguese]
-It is very good indeed [in Portuguese]
-The best life -Yeah.
Let me explain what this is here.
The sultans way back when would stay up there.
-It looks like jail.
-No, no, that was his special place
to see all his women bathing here.
-You know what? I'd like to do a hip-hop video.
[laughs]
-♪ Beautiful, la-la-la-la ♪
Like that one done in Rio.
This is by far the most beautiful place here in the complex.
And so inviting, huh?
[music]
The water is so clear.
-Look at the water, how clean it is, doesn't it?
-It is, yeah. It is. -Doesn't it speak to you like
it needs somebody in there to be cooling down?
-Yes, it does.
When you walk here, a lot of people are going to approach you
asking if you want guides.
They're gonna say it's free, it's included in the ticket.
It might be, but then they'll expect a good tip.
And it might be a good idea also to get a guide
if you want more information, but just be prepared.
-It's like a fort here, huh? -Yeah.
Look at how thick the walls are.
This probably had more functions than just the sultan looking at the women.
[music]
This was not made for us.
This was not made for us this gate here, huh?
-I know.
-Hello. -Hello.
-What's your name?
-Renata.
-What's your name? -Gordon.
-Gordon. -Yeah.
-Gordon. [laughs]
-Bye.
They're laughing at your name.
-Yes. -[laughs]
It might mean something funny in Indonesian.
-Yes. -[laughs]
-It might mean fatty. -Fatty?
-Yeah. -Fatty, that's in Brazil.
-Yeah. -Gordo Gordon. [laughs]
[music]
-Man: Hello. -Hello.
We left the water palace.
And as you walk outside, it's still so full of old buildings here.
Almost like a labyrinth.
This is a paradise to be discovered by tourism.
This is like a whole underground system here now.
We saw a tunnel. We got in.
Let's see where it goes.
We saw online that there's a hidden mosque here in this area in Yogyakarta,
and thought it was here,
but, no, it's really hidden.
We got to keep looking.
These are just tunnels underneath the city.
[music]
It's here. We found it.
Probably the only time we'll fully be allowed
to walk all over a mosque.
We basically just walked in. Nobody said anything.
Nobody asked for tickets or anything.
I think this is part of Taman Sari
because as we were walking out,
we saw a girl presenting the ticket
and also the permit for pictures.
-You can go.
-Oh, we can? -Yeah.
-Ah, it's over there?
-Yes. -Okay. Terima kasih (thank you).
Hello.
[music]
Well, it's praying time,
and there are at least three different mosques around us.
Everywhere you go here,
there are people offering their services as a guide,
but I really like that we explored it all by ourselves,
just walking around and discovering places.
I obviously did some research online, so I knew what to expect,
and I knew what to look for.
And when we couldn't find anything, we just asked.
People are extremely friendly here.
It's not full of tourists here yet. Interesting to see it.
At the end of the day, I think it was good to do
everything by ourselves, right? -Yeah.
-We got lost a few times, but we discovered different places.
-I didn't get lost. -Yes, you did.
-I didn't get lost. -Oh, you knew exactly
where you were going all the time? -Yes. Look.
-You can tell. -It is so easy, huh?
-Yeah. Show them that shot. -It is so easy to get around.
-I didn't get lost. -No... imagine!
-No. I know exactly where I am.
-Uh-huh. You do.
-Yeah. Let the enemy come.
[laughs]
[music]
It was so hot out there that we had to take a break
to eat something.
We came back here to the hotel also to enjoy the pool.
And look at this, who can say no, huh?
Prices here are amazing.
We're paying US$ 30 a night for this hotel.
You should see the breakfast!
Oh. What is this?
-Free drink.
Okay. We got a welcome drink here for free.
I love this.
No idea what this is,
but it is really good.
Non-alcoholic.
It's delicious.
Stay tuned, don't go yet because we'll go back out there in the evening.
[music]
We're now showered and refreshed,
so came out for a walk,
and we arrived at this square here.
And we were thinking, everything was so dark, so dark,
but there is a purpose, look around.
[music]
-We'll have to go for a ride. -Absolutely.
-Ah! I knew it.
[laughs]
These are all real cars, really, really old,
and they removed the doors here,
and installed pedals.
Rp 30,000 for one lap around the square
and it is a big square.
Look at this. [laughs]
Plus the traffic, so might be worth it.
Thank you.
But first
People get the food, remove their shoes,
and simply sit down on the ground.
There's a carpet that they put on the ground.
I saw the corn on the cob over there.
I thought they would serve corn on the cob,
so that's what I ordered.
But, no, they removed everything, so this is how they serve.
It's warm, with cheese on top.
Mmm.
I love it.
Need to tell him.
So good. I love it.
This is really good.
Sweet. Although, there's cheese, there's probably something else here, too.
I don't know if it's coconut, chocolate, or what.
It is sweet and it's delicious.
So worth it.
So?
-Isn't it good? -Yeah.
-I told the vendor how we eat corn on the cob back home,
and he was, "Oh, this is so much easier."
I agree.
[music]
We're ready. Let's go.
Whoo-hoo!
I can't see anything here.
Show this. Show this windshield here.
It's easy to come out here.
This is the brake, you see? This is the brake.
This is not hard exercise. It's really easy.
-Oh, it hurts my legs.
Exercise, baby. Exercise.
[laughs]
-Come on. -You're going to hit the...
Almost
-Oops. -Watch.
-Terima kasih (thank you). -Okay.
-That's too much work. -Repeat what you just said.
-How could you say it's too much work?
-That's too much work.
-It's not at all.
That's why you're gaining weight on this trip baby
What a fun night out, I'm already loving Yogyakarta.
But there's a lot more to do here than just stay within the city limits.
In the next video, I'm going to show you the largest Buddhist temple
in the entire world.
It's in this area here.
It's you and me, babe.
"Jogjakarta"
-No, I call it Yogyakarta.
-Jogjakarta. -Why?
-Say "Jogjakarta"
-Jogjakarta.
-Do you feel like a celebrity here? -Yes.
There's no information in English here.
And with my Google Translate,
I could understand that the last event here was in 1989.
And I'm in the middle of an entire tour here.
[laughs]
We'll have to go for a ride.
-No. -Yeah, we'll have to go for a ride!