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FEATURE<br />
One short becak ride will take you to the gem<br />
of this cultural hub - <strong>The</strong> Sultan’s Palace. A<br />
well-manicured complex of interconnected<br />
gardens with semi open pavilions, housing<br />
memorabilia and precious artifacts of the long<br />
lines of Sultans ruling Yogja. All the signage is<br />
in Indonesian only, so dust off your Indo lingo<br />
skills before you go.<br />
Another bumpy becak ride and you hop off<br />
in front of shabby walls of the once great<br />
Sultan’s Water Palace. <strong>The</strong> whole area is only<br />
a sad reminder of the old opulent times, when<br />
according to the local guide - the Sultan used<br />
the palace to bathe with his harem. Now, the<br />
mutually interconnected system of pools is<br />
quite downtrodden and unkempt, covered in<br />
50 shades of green mold. Despite the palace<br />
is only a reminder of its former glory, its<br />
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