We stayed two nights in Solo at a beautiful hotel called the Royal Surakarta Heritage Hotel. Below are some photos of the hotel and our evening out at a local bar (where we karaoked!) and some street shots. After we went to the restaurant/bar/singing spot, we headed to an outdoor market. There were hundreds and hundreds of people and motorbikes there. After a few minutes, it was too much for me so we headed back to the hotel for a nightcap.
Lobby 
View from our floor 
Dining room 
They had plenty of unique statues, I’m not one of them 
One Solo, a restaurant and bar we went to 
Drinkin’ time 
The band but anyone could get up and sing or dance 
Street scene 
They had so many beautiful streets 
I was not happy to see this poor little guy. 
B&W street scene 
Street 
Clint 
After the bar we hit the outdoor street market, it was packed! 
One morning outside our hotel a man had this little fenced in area, inside were baby chicks, all dyed different colours. Poor things, that can’t be good for them 
A piece I liked
It was an great city, lots to see and do. We did a Batik class at Batik Mahkota Laweyan, not very well but we did it ! Afterwards we went to an Triwindu Antique Market where I bought a skirt. There was a lot of things I would like to have purchased but for two reasons I did not. One, we are downsizing our stuff in our house and secondly, we had one suitcase each for a two month trip so we really had no room. But… I loved wandering around this building where they had floors of STUFF.
Heading in for our Batik class 
Clint hard at work 
Me, not sure what’s going on 
Our group 
Outside the Antique Market 
So much stuff 
More stuff. 
Still more to write about Solo, we did a lot and saw a lot and it was a city I really enjoyed. More to come!
Stuff! So much stuff that you wanted, Susan! What a beautiful place, so much color and beauty. ☺️
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