In and Around Surakarta in Central Java Photo Gallery by Paul Riley at pbase.com

In and Around Surakarta in Central Java

The city of Solo, officially named Surakarta, is located in central Java about 65km north-east of Yogyakarta. Like competing Yogyakarta it is a royal city but it is a bit older having been founded 1745. With a population of about 500,000 it is larger than its neighbour but it is more traditional and unhurried and arguably more Javanese. The city has two palaces and academies of Javanese dance and music. Solo is renowned for its traditional textile industry producing batik.

On the road from the airport	Across the city of Surakarta	Our hotel	Our hotel
The very pretty waitress in our hotel	Across the city of Surakarta	Gunung (Mount) Merapi - an active volcano	Guning (Mount) Merapi - an active volcano
Cooking pot	Bamboo leaves
Coconut	New born calf
Yuni
Typical house in the area		Hands	Tea plantation
Tea plantation	Rice paddy	Rice paddy	Rice paddy
Rice paddy	Rice paddy		Solo back street
Solo back street	Across the city of Surakarta

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