YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA SOLO TRAVEL VLOG - First time! Borobudur, Prambanan, Taman Sari! SE Asia #16

Hi guys, I'm Corinne. I'm traveling through Southeast Asia and today we're in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. So dirty. This one person seems super dirty. This is a shared dorm. They have a really nice kitchen area, so I'm going to eat some noodles. Yeah, so I was like, if you have another spare bed in another room, I would be happy to change because my roommate is pretty messy and it stinks in there. And Rachel was like, oh sorry, there's no spare beds available, but we can go check and clean it up a little. And I was like, oh thank you, I'll go help if you need it. I'm cooking. This is one of the noodles my friend gave me the other day in Bangdun. Smells good. I'm not sure if it tastes good, but it does taste good. I feel like the noodles are different because I remember, I feel like this is premium noodles, you know? It's thicker. It would be so funny if it's the same. We're at my hostel to see the vibe of the area. It looks pretty nice. There's a gelato shop over there and then there's a monument thing. So this is the map of the city. This road down here, Malayoboro, is the main street and I'm staying along here and I think this monument right here is that. So we're like at the end of the main street. That's the mountain and then that's the famous World Heritage Temple. And then near the airport, there's another famous temple over there. I'll be going to both tomorrow. There's like pretty big hotel looking buildings. Like this one's so big. There's a lot of these like little shops, which is really cute. I'm just walking down one side of the road because I don't want to cross any roads. Maybe have some food if I find food. I think I'm gonna try this. I think this is lemon or lime juice. I'm not really sure. That's the place I was gonna get it from and then I was asking him like which one's not spicy. And then he was like, they're all spicy. And then he showed me this shop that's right next to it and then he's like, you can eat here. Looking good. Fried rice with chicken. They were super kind. The food was so nice. I think I'll go back again during my stay. I'm going back to my room. I think I'll shower before anyone in my room does. Because it's shared. Also, I want to sleep early today. So tired. Yep, no one's in my room. We're going to a mountain. And two temples. Do you eat it together? Put it together? It's like sushi, you know? You place the tempeh on the top and you eat it. Do they coat it in sugar? Brown sugar? It's the entrance. And this is the entrance for the foreigners. So I'm gonna go in here. So I reserved a climbing room where you can climb up it. It was a little expensive. It's reserved by the time slot. It's huge. The view is so nice. It's actually really cool. It's nice. There's buddhas in every one of these stupas. And that one's out. We can't go up to the very top floor because it's for monks only. It's so fuzzy. We're back to where we came from. Oh my gosh, it took like... I'm not even kidding, it took like 30 minutes to come back to the entrance from the exit. Because it's designed in a way to go through a thousand shops. And it's like... What? This meat smells like it has flavour. There's so much noodles. There's a lot of noodles actually. Okay, so the story is that this place closes at 5pm. And we got here at 5pm. And then me and my friend were like, can we go in? And then... And then they're like, mm-hmm. And then he was like, oh yeah, she's like from Japan. And she's like, come all the way here. And then he's like, okay, I'll let you in. And then he just let me in but my friend couldn't come in. So I kind of feel bad for that. But I made it to this. Yeah, it's giving Angkor what? It's so high. Okay, so this is the main one, clearly. It's absolutely huge. So this is a Hindu temple. And apparently this is Vishnu. That's Brahma. And that's Shiva. Oh, I'm so glad we made it. Oh yeah, they let my friend in too. So, it's a win. The last temple that we need to go. Wow, this place is huge. There's a tour bus. Must be good. I'm trying to order, but like, I don't know. It's not speaking to me right now. I might get... I just want fried rice or some noodles or something. Because I don't want to go... Eating that right now is a lot of effort. My food's here. I'm starting to think that everything automatically came with rice. But look at how much rice there is. That's like four bowls of rice. I am not going to finish that. And my plate came with ants. But it doesn't matter really. Because I'm not going to use this one. Wait, no, I kind of have to. Well, that's alright. This looks like chicken. And some other things. Because everyone eats with their hands, there's a lot of places to wash your hands. This restaurant is huge. The main entrance is all the way down the hall there. My strawberry juice is here. And now my meal is complete. I just washed my hands. So we're going to eat it. Can you tell how tired I am right now? I think this is the most tired I've been on my trip. I love juice. Okay, well, I'm not sure how to eat this. But I think I should get rid of my eggs first. There's so much rice. I don't want to waste it. Okay, I think this is like fried tofu. Oh my god, it's so salty. I want to use my right hand for chicken. So I'm not going to use mine. But in a bad way. It was such a fun day. Like where we went to was awesome. But it was a big day. So this is tempeh. It's fried soybeans. Fermented soybeans. It's actually like basically fried natto. I've had it a lot before. When I came to Indonesia four years ago. And stayed for two months in Malang. I ate this almost every day. But this one tastes like fish. I don't know why. Chicken time. It's always really hard eating like chicken in Indonesia. Because they give you parts that are like... Wait, how do you even eat that? Because in Japan it's mainly like boneless. Or like on a drumstick, right? So you just go like that. But here it's like, which part is that? I think sometimes you get this in KFC. But I'm not used to it. Like look at that. Not going to lie, it kind of tastes like KFC. I can use, possibly vacuum. Headache. And I have like joint pain. And it's really like a pre-fever kind of feeling, you know? That bad feeling. I hope it's not. I feel medicine's on an empty stomach. So, little for the next few days. And then they gave me this. I think it was because I bought over a certain amount. The guy was like, free, free! I got some food. Yogurt. Oreo ice cream, I'm going to have this now. Natade Coco. And then these things that you put on your forehead. It cools you down. So this is everything laid out. Aesthetically. Why is it? It's like airy. And it tastes so bad. Wait, let me try. I was so excited for my ice cream. Why does it not taste like Oreo? No. Why is it like this? I'm sorry, that's a no-no. I feel so unwell. The craziest thing just happened. One of the hostel workers just came in. And she was like, are you Karin? And I was like, yeah. And she was like, your friend brought you some food. And I was like, what? And I remember my friend who brought me to the temples yesterday. He was asking me, are you okay? Do you need dinner or something? But then I was just lying down. Are you kidding me right now? That's so kind. Hey guys. I'm feeling the best. It's a few days. So I'm going to go to a restaurant and eat food. I'm craving like steak or like pasta or maybe pizza. So I found that's like Western. I'm here. But like, I don't know where the entrance is. Because that's another shop. So it's on the second floor. Guys, this place is unbelievably nice. Like what? And there's really nice like outdoor seats over there. What? And the menu is on an iPad. Crazy. I'm really hesitant about this. But I think I'm going to get the Ribeye Wagyu Maltique. Because I am craving like steak right now. I don't know why. I can do mashed potatoes with it. And salad. It's pretty expensive. But I'm just really attracted to this right now. This place is so fancy. Like I'm so underdressed. I came in like my pajamas. And I just showered. So like, I don't look the best right now. But that's alright. Usually when I travel like I only eat the food, the local food in a country. But this time I'm really, I'm going to get steak. I'm getting steak. And it's an expensive steak. But I really need it. Right now. That's going to cure whatever I have right now. I don't even know why I got like sick this time. Because last time when I got a fever in Bangkok. I could kind of like feel it in my throat like a few days before. But this time I was like hanging out with my friend. And I got back to my hostel. And then like suddenly, like biggest headache. My whole body was aching. And then like boom, 40 degree fever. It was just really bad. Guava juice. I extended my stay here for another 3 nights. Because I wanted to like fully recover before I went to my next city. And also to go to my next city it's like a 7 hour train ride. So you know, I want to be fit going on that long train ride. Oh my god, today I woke up at 3. Thinking it's 3pm. And then. Yes. Oh yes, that's sure. He wants to take a video of my food. That's sure. Oh my gosh guys. This guy just came and like did the torch blow thing on my steak. And I was like on fire and everything. But wow, this salad looks gorgeous. It's so hard to find fresh veggies here. Mashed potato, barbecue sauce. Everything is perfect. I am actually so excited for this. What am I going to start with? I am going to start with mashed. Oh my gosh. I am going to cry. I love how the steak is like cut up already. Did you see that? It just fell apart. It's so good. I am going to have it with the barbecue sauce. Amazing. This is where I am staying for the next 3 nights. Bloomy house homestay. Good morning guys. Yesterday I checked into a hotel and my room doesn't have an AC. And I just spent one of the most hours. It's so hot. When I booked it, they messaged me and they were like your room doesn't have an AC but there's a fan. Like is that okay? And when they didn't say is that okay, they were just like it has a fan. And I was like I'm okay. Like how hot would it be? And then they were like during the day it would be pretty hot but at night it's okay. So first of all the room is literally tiny. Like that's the bed. And then that's my stuff. Oh my god it's a bit dirty. And then it's just like that's the fan. I just turned it off because it was loud. But like it doesn't really do much. Also it's really stuffy. And also why are there holes there? Any insect can get in. And like in front it's just like the chill out space of the place. So there would just be like people there which is uncomfortable. And the windows are like that. So like you know what are you supposed to do? And then so naturally for privacy you close this and then it gets really stuffy. And it's cooler outside which is crazy. My neighbor, we're the only rooms without AC. And we're the only rooms that have to like share this bathroom. Which also was kind of very dirty. And the other like five rooms, there's AC and stuff. So I was like okay can I change tomorrow? Like I would very much, I would pay for the difference and stuff. Okay like today we're full but tomorrow you can. So finally I can right now. That's exciting. So I just checked out because it's 12. And then the next, the check-in is at 2. So I was going to wait two hours for my room to get ready. But the person cleaned it up so early and it was ready already. So I didn't have to wait at all. And now I'm in my new room. And it's, I'm sorry but it's nothing like the other rooms. It's in front of reception. It's in here. And first of all, the lighting is different. I get light. Bed is bigger. No signs of bugs whatsoever. Because there were quite a few ads in my room. It feels cooler already. And there's a fan TV. So much space. There's chairs. And do you know what this is? This was open. I have my own garden. Are you kidding me? This is, this is wonderful. And you know what? I can walk into my garden. And you know what? I can turn on the garden light. Also my bathroom. It's alright. I don't know the layout. I don't like it when the bathroom, the shower is next to the toilet. Noticeably, it is so clean. Look at how shiny the tap is. Did you see my tap guys? There was like mold everywhere. It was infested with ads. And I was like, this is so strange. Because every review, this place is literally like a 5.0 on Google reviews. And it was like a 9.1 on like brooklyn.com. And I was like, have I been bad news, what do you know? But now, this could be a decent stay. I'm gonna close the window. And turn on the AC. Oh my gosh. Okay. 16 degrees it said on. Did you hear that? Beep. That was so hot. This episode of my vlog is just like me changing hotels and whining. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna put on. It's so quiet. My room's foul. I'm gonna go near the AC. I think I'm gonna stay here all day. Good morning. I am doing a day yesterday in my AC room. It was just blissful. I felt so blessed, so happy. But like, weirdly, I couldn't sleep well. Because the AC was like, right, like coming at me. And it's like, how can you ever be happy, you know? I'm meeting up with a friend today. I'm going to the water palace. Just some stuff in the middle of the city. Nothing too much. I'm just gonna look around and come home. Not too soon. Not too late, yeah. This bird of paradise is very bird of paradising. I think this is like a relative of it. Because there's many birds paradising. I think my Uber driver's here. What a beautiful, nice day. And also, I haven't been out during the day in so long. Because I've been feeling unwell. But wow. This place feels so nice when you feel good. Any place feels better when you feel good. This place is actually for a holiday, like the king. You go with the local, you know. Here. Oh, Yilang-Yilang. I know that. Oh, is this where they slept? Yeah, this is the bedchamber. So they put... Fire. Not fire. They're gonna die. Incense? Incense, yeah. And then you put it under. And it will smell nice. Sounds steep. Oh my god. Ananas. Wow. Wow, it's so perfect. So big. Especially because it's Sunday. Yeah, it's Sunday. Yeah, it's so impressive. Like, how does everyone have the energy? I'm back in my room. And I wanna go have dinner. But I'm still feeling like pasta. So I'm gonna eat pasta. I'm here. It's kinda cute. Exciting. I'm so hungry. Like, so hungry. Bridal parties. Ish thing. I got an inside seat. Because outside seemed kinda hot. It's my strawberry juice. Yum. This whole setup. It's so aesthetic. This basil is like fried. Another supermarket. I'm gonna miss this room. Especially the AC. Bye. I'm here. I'm gonna be on this train for 7 hours. So, ideally if I get something.