He's a magician...

I don't have much time again so I'll give you a quick run down of what's been occurring... We spent a few days in Yogjakarta, which is famous for its arts and crafts trades, especially Batik the printed material which they use for everything in these parts - clothes, curtains, tablecloths etc. We visited the palaces and museums in the city, and strolled down the famous Malioboro Street with its hundreds of Batik stalls.

One of the magicians doing his thang

We met a couple of magicians who were staying in our hotel and doing a magic show at the mall up the road from our hotel. We went to see their show (pretty impressive) and then hung out with them by the pool later that evening. It was very random but a lot of fun! They tried to teach us some tricks but we weren't very good pupils!
Then we moved on to Solo (also called Surakarta), another arty place, and here we have been cycling, visited more temples and palaces and waterfalls, had a go at making our own batik designs and visited a water park with lots of slides and wave machines.

Most evenings we've eaten down at a street which turns into a food market at night, with hundreds of people setting up BBQs and soup and noodle stands etc. The food has been absolutely delicious and it's been great eating on the streets with lots of other Insdonesians.
This afternoon we embark on a mammoth bus ride all the way to Bali (about 16 hours)!

He's a magician...

Surakarta, Indonesia