Travel back to the island of Java , its precise
in Yogyakarta , a city with full of tourists visiting the city and a variety of
arts and culture , the city is also known as a university town where some of
the leading universities located in the city of Yogyakarta , There will be not
enough time discussing Yogyakarta because many areas are worth for visit as a
tourist destination , the city which has
very long history is located in the southern area of the island of Java ( see
www.wikipedia.com ) the city is quite easy to reach either by land or air , by
air from Jakarta you can use local airline such
lion air , Batavia or Sriwijaya , in addition there are direct flights
from Jakarta to Yogyakarta from several major cities in Indonesia such as
Balikpapan , Banjarmasin , Denpasar , Medan etc. but taken as a reference to
the city of Jakarta , schedule flights from Jakarta to Yogyakarta pretty often
where from one week there almost every day flight schedule to the city of Yogyakarta ,
air travel from Jakarta to Yogyakarta takes approximately 1.5 hours , but if
you choose traveled by road from Jakarta to Yogyakarta can be reached by train
which takes less over 12 hours , simply take some time / longer but the cost is
relatively cheaper when compared with traveled
over the air , if you choose travel by train from Jakarta there are the
executive class train fare will be charged for Rp.200 , 000 but for the
convenience and effectiveness of time suggested using air line , faster than
its expenses was still relatively affordable . If you are planning to visit the
city of Yogyakarta you have to prepared carefully plan your trip , define from
how long you have to stay in Yogyakarta , set budget , until the luggage you will
be taken during your travels , foreign tourists and local tourists after
visiting Yogyakarta some of them will go on to visit Denpasar , Bali which is
located quite close to the city of Yogyakarta , ( Denpasar , Bali will be discuss next ) ……..Continue
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Sunday 1 September 2013
Visiting Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
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| Local Dance Art |
The second city that will be discussed this time is Cirebon, West Java Indonesia . More details of Cirebon city can be seen in http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Cirebon,with enough heat in the scorching dry season and a fairly dense traffic the city has a variety of cultural and historical deep enough . This city has more than 500 years old are trading town . There are also several historical point and attractions worth to visit such as Goa Sunyaragi , kasepuhan palace , palace of Kanoman , kacirebonan palace If you visit the palace there was beautiful and comfortable atmosphere with the feel of the kingdom , inside the palace we can see objects such as urns palace relics , his dagger and other heirlooms . Visiting Cirebon city is very easy to reach, because there was unavailability of the airport, the city can only be reached by traveling overland journey from Jakarta.After you landed in the Soekarno Hatta Airport Jakarta you can continue goes to the nearest train station by taxi. In the train station you could choose Cirebon Express with ticket price about one hundred rupiah, this train will direct you forward to Cirebon with approxmately five hour journey. Or you can took a buss from Jakarta buss station, but for comfortable reason its suggested to take Cirebon Expres train executive classes. In the city of Cirebon itself is widely available public transportation ( angkot ) that can take you right to some points around the city of Cirebon . The public transportation (angkot) mostly use cars suzuki carry Barongsai Show with the dominant color blue , traveling uses public transportation (angkot) the service major can be viewed at the front and rear windshield . To enjoyed sight seing around the city you could choose a rickshaw , rickshaw fare can be in accordance with the bargaining agreement , its little bit different from cars public transportation (angkot) is that already have a flat rate or are usually listed in the paste at the entrance to the passenger . In this city there are not many taxis that can get you for looking around , but if you have difficulty in finding suitable public transportation you can call the information desk at the (+62231) 108 by using a local provider. Sometimes in this city held a celebration quite festive in its particular month eg Muludan market which is held in the month of Mulud which falls around the 12th Rabiul early in the Hijri calendar . This is a celebration of birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad SAW which are festive in the market that are often referred to as market Muludan , for details about Muludan may please be seen in http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulid_Nabi_Muhammad , on the market this Muludan there are many attractions offered such as carnival / carousel / rotary komudi also widely available in a wide variety of local specialty snacks , besides Muludan on Chinese New Year celebrations are also sometimes held of the lion dance in procession in the main street of the town of Cirebon , talking about savouries , this Cirebon city has some typical snacks are worth the try such as Empal gentong , nasi jamblang , tahu(tofu) gejrot . So if you want to travel the city of Cirebon advice you to enjoy the attractions or the celebrations you can come in celebration of the lunar month and Mulud. Enjoy Your Travel |
| Inside the Palace |
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| Barongsai |
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| The Palace Relic |