Beringharjo, The Heart of Traditional Market in Yogyakarta

Beringharjo, as I believe it is the largest and oldest traditional market in Yogyakarta as it has started its activity since 1758 (source), provides like the whole things from A to Z *I guess* hehe

Beringharjo market is very close to main tourism spots in Yogyakarta, which are Malioboro, Fort Vredeburg, Alun-Alun Utara, and Keraton Yogyakarta (Sultan’s Palace).

Batik area in Beringharjo Market

Merapi Walk

This was a quite old trip with friends to Merapi but only in the slope, not to the peak. It’s 3km to the peak of Merapi Mountain and we did enjoy the nature and the giant damage after the massive eruption in 2010 (yes, it’s getting beautiful since the eruption and become one tourism spot in Yogyakarta).

Merapi Mountain in bright day

Semarang: Chinese Temple Sam Poo Kong

Just to close our trip to Semarang, Sam Poo Kong, the Chinese temple, was our last site before we were heading home. And this time I seriously am not capable to tell the history ever since I don’t really read it. But then there’s this power of Google just to answer my curiosity. Or Wikipedia.

Chinese Temple, Sam Poo Kong

I’ll tell a bit more about my trip to Sam Poo Kong. So we were heading from Ngaliyan, and took public transportation or local people call it angkot to Karangayu. There’re some yellow angkot  across Karangayu traditional market that is going through Sam Poo Kong. So twice angkot only cost IDR 6000.

Semarang: Lawang Sewu

The afternoon, the best part in my opinion to take a nice walk to the center of Semarang city. We got the best moment for sunset and a nice view for Lawang Sewu. We started our trip after visiting Masjid Agung a.k.a The Great Mosque of Central Java by taxi only cost IDR 25000.

Lawang Sewu

Semarang: Culinary Trip

Not only visiting some popular tourism spot, we also went for some foods especially traditional and local food of Semarang. The spot that providing local food located in Simpang Lima, Semarang and also Pandanaran, very close with Simpang Lima that you need like 10 minutes walk.

Simpang Lima Semarang

Semarang: The Great Mosque of Central Java (Masjid Agung Semarang)

Our first journey to Semarang was started in Masjid Agung Semarang, or The Great Mosque of Central Java. I was going with my other 3 female friends and all of them are a very very, very good Muslim, so they’re happy when I recommend them this place J As well as because we’re from Yogyakarta and there’s no such huge mosque like this Great Mosque of Central Java (Masjid Agung Semarang) so we kinda curious to see the greatness of it.

The Great Mosque of Central Java from 19th floor Tower

Sukuh Temple "The Erotic Temple" and Jumog Waterfall

Six riders were going through 80km by motorcycle from Yogyakarta to Karanganyar, Central Java. There're two tourism spot we visited. There's a lot more nice places to visit actually but we only got one day trip and we wanted to really enjoy it so we only took two places.

Candi Sukuh (Sukuh Temple) a.k.a "The Erotic Temple"

I'm not really mastering about the history of this place. So if you need any reference about this Sukuh Temple, you can read on Candi Sukuh Wikipedia

Sukuh Temple