Titik by wysiwig

Photography • Story/Sequential • posted on Jul 30, 2011

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One of the drawbacks of visiting Indonesia when I did was the fact that so many historic sites were in need of restoration. Everywhere I went people would tell me, "This is a very famous place. Sorry it is broken." The whole country seemed to be under construction. This was the situation during my visit to Taman Sari, also known as the Water Palace. It is the site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Construction began during the reign of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I (1755-1792), the first sultan of Yogyakarta . The image here is of the bathing area. If you Google the name you can find pictures of how it looks today. While the building was just so-so, my guide was a charming young woman named Titik Tri Hastuti. She was bright and friendly and very knowledgeable. When I visited nine years later she had married and was now Titik Tri Sabhadi. She was also a mother of two and had become the supervisor for all the guides at the Water Palace. The site was still undergoing restoration.

Comments (13)

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Faemike55

1:02AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

lovely lady and great photo of the Palace

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hipps13

1:12AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

love the water how everything smiles warm hugs, Linda

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Lashia

1:21AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Beautiful portrait and wonderful story. Great shots, magazine worthy- thanks for sharing! :-)

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whaleman

1:43AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Very interesting to me!

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durleybeachbum

2:16AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

A beautiful place and a very happy woman! Marvellous. I may have to google later.

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auntietk

2:56AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

What a wonderful portrait! Really fine work.

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Bossie_Boots

4:44AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Wow i agree that portrait is something else superb captures and info !!

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Feliciti

9:12AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

wonderful portrait of her !! like the architecture from the palace too !!

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blondeblurr

9:23AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Compared to our watering palaces, e.g. swimming pools (?) - it doesn't appear to be too dilapidated, this one is very elaborate in an ornamental sort of a way especially the big wide open fish-mouth (?) under the archway ... Nice of you to keep in touch with that lady, after all those years, Mark BB

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