Souvenir from Jogjakarta

What's on Jogjakarta's???

Not enough words to say it..

"Jogjakarta is never ending Asia "
that is the slogan of Jogjakarta

There are many place that must visit to Jogjakarta.
Yup... The places are so unique and exotic.
I'm sure that you never bored to visit this city.

MalioBoro

There is street name that popular in Jogja.
As long as the street, there are many handycraft, souvenir and clothes seller
You must bargain the stuff that u want to buy
so you can get cheaper price
If you tired after walk, you can ride pedicab or Dokar. It just 3000 IDR

such as :
Dagadu cloth ( not original-12000 IDR)
Woman Bag ( started 20000 IDR)
Wood handicraft ( started 5000 IDR)
T-shirt (25000 IDR)
Wood sandals ( 10000 IDR)
Batik Daster ( 10000 IDR)



* those prices are the price that I offered ( each)*

You can visit this city by plane, train, bus, or your own car
I recommend to ride train or own car :D
if you ride the train from Surabaya, You ride on Gubeng station
The train is Sancaka express
this tickets prices are...
1. Business, normal day --50000 IDR and weekend--60000 IDR
2. Executive, normal day--70000 IDR and weekend 90000 IDR
( those prices can be change in school holiday or national holiday in Indonesia)
The other trains are Argo Willis and Bima, but more expensive.

Tugu Station-Jogjakarta

As I said before,
you can ride Trans jogja to take around the city
you just paid 3000 IDR
Trans jogja is smaller than Transjakarta
and don't have the bus way like in jakarta
maybe like metromini bus in Jakarta
But remember, you must paid attention your route
because there are many bus for each route

*further information click it *

Malls

Well..
until this time, there are many malls
such as, malioboro mall, Amplaz ( Ambarukmo plaza), Saphir, etc
the mall is useless when you were in Jogja.
there are many interesting place to visited

Trip 2 Prambanan temple

In this post i will told you about my trip to Prambanan...
yeah.. I often visit this temple. Fyi, my grandparents house is in Solo. See... this one reason why I often go to Jogjakarta. It just take 1 hours from Solo. When I was kid, my parents often asked me to visited this place
but I was not enjoyed at that time. I thought that this place is not interested, also the Borobudur temple. I just thought.. what the interest of stone building and hot all the day?? Ewww..... it was long2... ago.

But.. now I'm love them.. yeah...
I realize that both of temple are so exotic and wonderful place. Do you agree with me? Yes!!!

One year ago, in January 2008, My class held study tour to jogjakarta. I just paid 75.000 IDR, it caused that my Campuz has paid the other fee. And I brought 300.000 IDR for.. sangu. ( what the Sangu mean in English? hahaha..) Me and my campus friends stayed in homestay in Sosorowijayan street, Iyugh.... I dont want to stayed in this place again. Not recommended place.

All the day I walk in Malioboro... and for the last day, we visited this temple. But, because I was tired at that time.. so I decide to wait in parking lot with my friend hehehe...

Now.. one year later, I visit this temple again!!!
I went with my boardinghouse friend and my friend from hiperkes. hihihi.. I make friend with them, and one of the is cite. His name is Dr. Bram Sttt.... it is secret yah :P
I went at Saturday afternoon after they finish the seminar. We went with trans jogja. Just paid 6000 IDR for one way, and and back home. Cheap right? from home stay in IREDA, we ride trans jogja 3 times ( change the bus 3 times, it depend the route).the ticket bocx is 15.000 IDR for adult, and 7500 IDR for kid. There is also continue ticket with Boko Palace, it take 25.000 IDR.

when ride trans jogja

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan temple is the biggest Hindustan temple in Indonesia, it's about 47 metres which is was built on 9th century. Located on 17km east Yogyajarta (Central java) and side of main street to Solo ( on solo-jogja street). This temple consist of 3 primary temple, such as Siwa temple ( center), Brahma temple ( south),and Wisnu temple ( north). Beside that 3 temple, there are front temple, such as Wahana temple( vehicle), Angkasa temple ( Godkeeper), Nandi temple ( buffalo) is siwa vehicle and Garuda temple ( wisnu vehicle, the creator god).

This temple found ant the first time on 1733 by a dutchess, C.A. Lons who want visited Indonesia. Then this temple has repair fir the first time on 1885. This temple also has legend, the legend is about Rara Jonggrang. A villager girl who loved by handsome man but Rara Jonggrang did not love him. For wasted time, she asked the man to bulid 1000's temple before shubuh come ( axactly before the chicken wake up), and she done it. The man built by genie help. But before the man finish the temple, the chickens wake up and make crowded sound. That man angry to know it, so he made Roro jongrang became stone.

further story you can click it ( Indonesian)
or click it

or history of Prambanan in English, click it