11:30 05/04/2014 The fifty kilometers travel from Magelang to Yogyakarta was achieved in less than an hour. Our guide Edho willingly demonstrated his Vin Diesel skills. He was adept in maneuvering the SUV and traverse the less taken road going to Prambanan. The narrow road, rice paddies, and salak (snake fruit) fields gave us a spectacular […]
Java
Meditating at Borobudur Temple
08:11 05/04/2014 “You’re not able to catch a sunrise in Borobudur” as if someone whispered to our ears. It was just an echo until justified by a beam of light piercing the curtains which disrupted our splendid slumber. Oh! shoot! the sun had already ablaze the sky. We missed the “spectacle moment at Kedu plains” as claimed by the […]
Yogyakarta Trip: An Overview
13:45 04/04/2014 Humid and warm, that is how Jogjakarta welcomed us at Tugu train station. A warmed embrace which made us sweltered, but not that extreme. It’s similar to any city in the tropical country of Indonesia. A nation situated at the equator which promise eternal sunshine for sun chasers. Don’t get us wrong, we’re not complaining. We […]
Solo Trip: Danar Hadi Museum
13:00 03/04/2014 Our visit to Solo a year ago was brief and subtle. We’d speck of time to consume on this small city. Without a fixed itinerary we relied on asking residents of recommended place to visit. Instead we heard “nice batik here” from locals we randomly chat. Somehow we agreed on the claim. The […]
Travel Snaps: Taman Sriwedari, Surakarta Java Indonesia
Travels Snaps: Features our best photos of iconic places that we visit during our previous travel. It’s a recollection of unforgettable snaps and story behind it. Taman Sriwedari or Sriwedari Park is famous complex of park in Surakarta Indonesia. The park feautures a number of recreation facilities, museum and a children’s playground. It’s a venue of […]