Ketep Pass and Another Merapi Story

It has been a long time since my previous story I posted here, basically because I had so few vacations. I just had finished my thesis for almost a year of working and observing, so I barely had free time to travel. So perhaps my posts for next couple weeks would be only a way far throwback, if only I found some pictures in my disk lol.

Anyway, last Eid I did a very short visit to one of my favourite place, Ketep Pass, that is so close to my grandma’s house in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. It is located on the slope of Merapi Mountain so it usually fresh and calming and cold. BUT NOT THAT DAY.

I was lost in Makkah, It Was Beyond Amazing!

WARNING: THIS POST IS TOO LONG TO READ xDD

Read the English version + more pictures >> Here

Sebenernya udah pernah cerita ni di blog sebelah, itu di link atas. Tapi gara-gara kemaren habis baca berita ada anggota rombongan yang ketinggalan terus ngilang, kesasar, aku jadi kepikiran buat nulis ulang pengalaman yang sama: ilang ketinggalan rombongan, di Makkah, yang biar aku bisa dikit-dikit bahasa inggris dan berani tanya cablak sana-sini, masalahnya MEREKA NGOMONGNYA ARAB GA BISA BAHASA INGGRIS!

To note: mintalah kartu nama hotelnya, atau nomer telfon siapa aja yg bisa dihubungi disana. Just in case. Ato buat kenang-kenangan/souvenir aja juga boleh.

More Faces in Quiet Borobudur

Well this post will be basically about Leni's and my faces lol the great scenery and beautiful Borobudur is in this page >> Borobudur

So maybe it's kinda bothering you to see so much human there so I separate it.

Borobudur Temple and A Postponed Sunday

More faces on Next Page

It is the first time I visit Borobudur by my own intention lol. And this time is kinda special because Borobudur was so empty and sunny *well, it’s more like so hot* we only took like 2 hours walk around and up to the temple, and we feel tired already, I mean the heat…ufff

Borobudur Temple

Yogyakarta: Once in A Year - Sekaten Fair

Even 5minutes before our appointment hour, I still couldn’t ensure myself whether I’m going. Last time I went to Sekaten was like 5 years ago! Damn, I didn’t really enjoy our local festival because, well, personal. Sekaten is identic with its play land, its cheap goodies, foods, traditional toys, cotton candy, and the most important one imo is the exhibition in the center, usually educational. About personal obstacle is that.... I never have guts to have fun.

Surabaya Trip Part II: Full Day Trip

Continuing my previous post; EHEF was my main destination. So for these trips, they're only such time killer till the time my train depart to Jogja. But for these trips, I did take so many pictures, since I paid less attention compare to EHEF, hehe

Yogyakarta Station

Surabaya Trip Part I: EHEF 2014

It was 30hrs before my trip, I just decided it very dramatically due to heart break! AGAIN! Isn’t that annoying you have someone disappointed you and you need an escape to at least relieve the pain? That’s what I did, for the second time. At the first, I made my way to escape my country Indonesia! But several days ago, I just made it to Surabaya, but with so much European taste. Hell yeah!

1. European Higher Education Fair 2014

This was my main destination that I finally visited Surabaya. I’ve been dreaming living in Surabaya several years ago but the univ I applied in was rejecting me, so, poor me, staying in Jogja was win-win solution. But anyway, EHEF was an exhibition presenting tens European Universities in one place; they're from: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.