Travel Indonesia by Mirdan

  The date on October 7th is always remembered as the founding day of this city. The existence of the city of Yogyakarta cannot be separated from the Yogyakarta Palace. Because, the date of the founding of the City of Yogyakarta refers to the day when the King of the Yogyakarta Palace, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I, occupied the Yogyakarta Palace. This event occurred on October 7, 1776. In the Javanese calendar, Thursday Pahing 13 Sura 1682. The Yogyakarta Palace was actually built on October 9, 1775. The location where the palace was built was a forest. It is called Pabraringan Forest  located between two rivers. Namely, the Code t River on the west and the Gajah Wong River on the east side. During the construction of the palace, Sultan HB I lived at Pesanggrahan Keraton Ambarketawang. It's to the west, now in the Ambarketawang Village area, Kapanewon Gamping, Sleman Regency. When the Yogyakarta Palace building was completed, Sultan HB I decided to move. The transfer

  Candi Sari is close to Candi Kalasan about 3 km. Found in Bendan Village,  Tirtomartani, Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Candi Sari is also called Candi Bendan. From the City Center of Jogjakarta, it is about 10 km. Candi Sari and Candi Kalasan are Buddhism Temples. Both temples are similar in  the beauty of the building and the fineness of the sculpture. Besides, both temples have similarity in the use of vajralepa to cover ornaments and reliefs on external walls. The temple was estimated to had been built in the 8th century AD, namely during the reign of Rakai Panangkaran, along with the construction of the Kalasan Temple. The two temples do have many similarities, both in terms of architecture and relief. Candi Sari was rediscovered in the early 20th century in a state of serious disrepair.  The first restoration was carried out between 1929 and 1930. The restoration has not succeeded in restoring the integrity of the original building. This is due to the many missing parts of the temple

Besides Keraton Ngayogyakarta, Puro Pakualaman is another culture attractions worth visiting in Jogjakarta. Both Palaces are dedicated as the central of the Javanese fine art and culture which are sacred and high culture. You will learn Javanese culture in the form of the cultural and historical heritages of the ex Islamic Mataram  kingdom. When visit Puro Pakualaman, one of the attractions in Puro Pakualaman is Museum Puro Pakualaman. Inside museum there are three rooms. The first room contains the genealogy of Paku Alam, photographs, agreement documents, symbols of greatness and several heirloom collections including the throne of KGPA Paku Alam I, the royal umbrella "Songsong Bharad", then "Songsong Tunggul Naga".  Various types of ancient weapons such the royal umbrella "Songsong Bharad", then "Songsong Tunggul Naga" are contained in the second room. Meanwhile, in the third room, visitors will findthen there is a horse carriage which is a

  Historically and politically, DI Jogyakarta is the amalgamation of Jogyakarta Sultanate and the Dutchy Paku Alaman. Since the proclamation of Indonesia Independence, both the former Mataram Sultanate declared as part of Republic Indonesia and given a status of Special Territory (Daerah Istimewa,DI) of Jogyakarta with Jogjakarta Sultan as the Governor and the Duke Sri Paku Alam as the Vice Governor. Thus in Jogyakarta, besides Keraton Ngayogyakarta as the center of governance for Jogyakarta Sultanate ,  the Dutchy Paku Alaman has Puro Pakualaman.     Along with Surakarta, Jogjakarta is the center of Javanese culture. So when you are in Jogjakarta, you will not have a complete picture by visiting only  the palace of Javanese Sultanate, Keraton Ngayogyakarta. In fact, you need to attend also Puro Pakualaman to learn Javanese culture. Both Palaces are dedicated as the central of the Javanese fine art and culture which are sacred and high culture.   The view of Sewatama Ward.   Comp

  Plaosan Lor Temple. When visiting Prambanan Temple, never miss out another nearby historical relics from the classical period in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Plaosan Temple. Although it is less visited but not less interesting as its uniqueness is the blend of Buddhism and Hinduism in the structural architecture which symbolize the tolerance of religious beliefs already existed since then. Plaosan Temple is the name for the temple complex located in Plaosan Hamlet, Bugisan Village, Prambanan District, Klaten Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. This temple is located approximately one kilometer to the northeast of Sewu Temple or Prambanan Temple. Find its location on the map here The temple was thought to be built in the 9th Centuries during the reign of a Hindu monarch, Rakai Pikatan ( https://candi.perpusnas.go.id) . With a Buddhist pattern, this temple was apparently built by Sang Maharatu Pramordhawardhani, a Buddhist princess from the Syailendra Dynasty who married a

  Curious to find out how the World is upside down in Yogyakarta. Just come and experience yourself to Upside Down Yogyakarta   located in the Ring Road Utara area, Jalan Utama Pugeran, Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta.Objek wisata ini resmi dibuka tanggal 4 Juli 2016 lalu.This tourist attraction was officially opened on 4 July 2016.   Tourist attractions in Yogyakarta are not only about history, culture and natural attraction; creativity has brought about the attraction of visitors to experience like in Upside Down Yogyakarta. This tourist attraction offers a completely upside down concept, where when you enter this place, it seems as if you look upside down. The Upside Down World is not only flipped out of the way, but the objects in it are also upside down. That way, you will feel a new atmosphere that you may not have felt. When you enter the Upside Down World building, you will find several pieces of furniture affixed to the walls and roof of the building. Items such as beds

Yogyakarta International Airport (YAI) in Kulon Progo, DIY.       As a favorite tourist destination next to Bali, Yogyakarta is now ready to welcome more tourists with the newly operasion of international airport in this special territory of Indonesia. Presiden Joko Widodo, on Augus 28, 2020 officially opened this airport for air transport of domestic and International passangers to and from Yogyakarta. YAI can accomodate 18 millions passangers per year to campared to Adi Sucipto International Airport only 1.8 millions.  With the openning of YAI, the government expects an influx of tourists into this tourism area in the coming years after the pandemic of Covid-19 is over. (Courtesy of YouTube)   YAI is considered as the most outstanding airport in Indonesia. Joko Widodo, in his inaugural speech, said that YAI is now the best airport in Indonesia. He praised the completion of  the airport construction which took only twenty months.Besides, the architecture and design also combined mode

Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, Parangtritis, DIY Yogyakarta. Gumuk Pasir, or Sand dunes, is one of natural phenomena found on the coast of Parangtritis and Parangkusumo (coastal dunes). Besides Vietnam and Philippine, Indonesia is one of three countries in the South East Asia that has a similar coastal sand dune phenomenon (barchan type). However, the natural phenomenon in Parangtritis  is a rare one in Asia considering the distinctive climate it has compare to the other two. (https://pgsp.big.go.id/ternyata-gumuk-pasir-langka/) Now, the natural tourist attraction is crowded with tourists on holidays riding sand boards. Sandboarding is an extreme sport similar to snowboarding. If snowboarding slides in snow-covered mountainous areas, this activity is carried out on a sandbar. Although sand dunes are scattered in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, only Parangkusumo Sand Dunes is the location of sand boarding. . Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo is located about 30 kilometers from

Mount Merapi with Offroad Jeeps. After nearly a half an hour of queued landing, at last our one and half flight touched down in the international airport of Adi Sucipto Jogjakarta on  Friday,14th February. Overshadowed by the eruption of Mount Merapi  a day before (13/2/20), I felt a bit worried the next blast might stop us from taking on the challenge of  off-road ride in the Merapi Lava Tour on the day of our arrival. Before embarking on our journey around Mount Merapi, considered the most active volcano in the World, we had our lunch at Griya Sekar Aji Resto in Wukirsari, a traditional food of Jogjakarta. According our itinerary, we had a four day three night stay in Jogjakarta, arrived on 14 February and returned on 17 February 2020 to Palembang. We were lucky to be there in the early 2020 after the peak season of holiday was over. The first day we went up after having lunch in the mid day to Sleman area where we had "selfie session" the World's Landm

Pengger Pine Forest is one of the natural attractions located in Sendangsari, Terong Village, Dlingo District, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. Besides having cool air and tranquility, Pengger Pine Forest also offers stunning spots for selfies including tree house, giant hand, and wood bridge. Pengger Pine Forest has become an interesting destination for tourists visiting Yogyakarta. Located in Dlingo Pine Forest area in Bantul Regency, it was formerly like any other pine forest which was dark, quiet and sinister, but now turned into one of the best Pine Forest tourist destinations in the Dlingo Bantul area of Yogyakarta. Source : http: //www.wikipwdia.com

Going viral at social media, HeHa Sky View in Gunungkidul, Jogjakarta is the best spot for having fun as s weekend getaway. HeHa Sky View itself is actually a 3-story restaurant that is equipped with a garden and some selfie photo spots. So, it offers visitors a variety of instagramable photo spots. HeHa Sky View can be an option to enjoy the evening while enjoying the view of the city of Yogyakarta from above the height. Along the way up the hill, there are many spots to the view but this one is the best of all. The name sounds novel but HeHa is taken from the first name of the restaurant owner, Herry Zudianto and Handoyo Mawardi. While Sky View comes from tourist sites located in hilly areas and has natural scenery that spoil the eyes. All here is at price like elsewhere. The admission into HeHa Sky View Gunungkidul is charged as follows:  from 10:00 WIB to 16.30 WIB the e ntrance ticket is IDR 10,000; while from 16:30 WIB - 22:00 WIB  the entrance ticket is IDR 15,

Museum Sultanate Palace of Jogjakarta HB X. January : Spirit of 2020 25 Repositioning of Pura Pakualaman's Troop February : Cultural Events 02-08 Chinese Cultural Week Festival March : The Call of Art and Industry 21-22 : Jogja Air Show (Parangtritis) 29 : Jogja Fashion Carnival (Malioboro) 29 : Jogja Marathon (Prambanan Temple) April : Jogja Expo and Sport Tourism 02-05 : Investa Expo (Jogja Expo Center) May : Jogja Cultural Experience 24 : Gerebeg Syawal, Kraton's Traditional Ceremony "Gerebeg" June : The Rythme of Jogja 13-14  : Jogja Gran Fondo (Sleman) July :   Jogja in Folk's Song 01-18 : Yogyakarta Cultural Week Festival 23 July - 30 August : | ART JOG (Jogja Art Museum) 03-05 : Prambanan Jazz (Prambanan Temple) August : Independence Day Spirit 14-15 : Djogjantique Day 24-30 : Jogja Gamelan Festival September : International Cultural Attraction 06 : Bird Singing Competition  Hamengku Buono Cup 19 : Keroncong Plesira

The most famous as well as unique museum of all in DIY Yogyakarta is the museum complex of Sultanate Palace of Yogyakarta or Keraton Ngayogyakarta . Yogyakarta Palace complex is made of four museums, namely Batik Museum, the Museum of Painting, Crystal Museum, and Museum of Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX. Fourth museum is fused with the other buildings in the keratin and becomes part of the tourist attractions.   Yogyakarta Palace Museum is really unique and unbeatable because it is located inside the palace complex that there are courtiers keratin, complete Javanese clothes they were good at playing the gamelan. Music playing gamelan which can be watched and enjoyed by visitors every Monday and Thursday. Batik Museum occupies two unit building. Batik Museum Building Unit 1 contains a collection of fabrics, scarves, semekan, headbands, surjan and lonthong granting of the royal family. Batik collection in this room is dominated by brown color and motif parang. That said, bati

Local at work in Kotagede, Yogyakarta. Jogjakarta, or Yogyakarta is indeed a lovely city.  Next to Bali, Jogjakarta is famous destination of tourism for both domestic and foreign visitors. Apart from its wonderful attractions and the hospitality of its people, Jogjakarta is well known for low cost of living even among Indonesians. As a guide, when you are on vacation and go low on budget here are presented  a list of budget hotels in Jogjakarta and its surrounding areas. 1.  PENGINAPAN POJOK      Jl. Airport No.231, Maguwoharjo 2.  WISMA PU      Jl. Laksda Adisutjipto No.165 3.  LPP CONVENTION HOTEL UNIT MLIWIS      Jl. Cucakrawa No.6 4.  HOTEL SATYA NUGRAHA      Jl. CucakrawaNo. 6 5. HOTEL CHADHEA      Jl. Ring Road Utara No.5, Pugeran, Maguwoharjo, Depok 6.  HOTEL JAYA KESUMA      Jl. Jogja - Solo K. 10.5,Ngakkruk, Kebondalem Kidul 7.  HOTEL KUSUMA      Jl.Wijaya Kusuma, Dero No.29, Condong Catur 8  HOTEL PURI JONGGRANG     Jl. Candi Sewu, Bugisan, Pramba

So many tourists visited of famous temples: Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko temples.  In fact, they missed out another interesting temple in the surrounding area called Candi Ijo or Ijo Temple. Ijo Temple is also deserved a visit.  Ijo Temple is a Hindu-style temple complex, located 4 kilometers southeast of Ratu Boko Temple or approximately 18 kilometers east of Yogyakarta city. This temple is estimated to had been built between the period of the 10th century until the 11th century during the era of the Mataram Medang period. Interestingly Ijo Temple is on a hill called Bukit Ijo or Ijo Hill located at an altitude of 375 meters above sea level (msl) making it the highest temple in Yogyakarta, so as called Ijo Temple.  when visiting the temple, you will have a panoramic view of Jogjakarta city and the best place for Sunset watching.  Source: wikipedia