​​Yogyakarta - Warmth And A smile Are Always For You

Yogyakarta is a province full of uniqueness. Located in south central Java which directly borders the Pacific Ocean. Yogyakarta is the only area that was given the privilege by the State of Indonesia. This privilege because the king is a role model and highly respected by the people of Yogyakarta. Sultan's Palace is the royal palace where he lived and perform its functions. Yogyakarta communities have great respect and comply with the policy of the king of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X.

Yogyakarta referred as tourism and culture city. Many of the attractions you can visit if you come to Yogyakarta. Natural attractions, history, culture and culinary can be found there. Each time the school holidays and public holidays, Yogyakarta visited by many tourists. Malioboro and Sultan palace dominate the largest number of tourists. In addition, the Prambanan Hindu temple is a cultural heritage and historical tourism spot also a tourist destination to come to Yogyakarta.

Culture in Yogyakarta is still very strong and still firmly held by the public. Cultural heritage of the ancestors are still run by people in everyday life. Slametan, offerings and procedures in various community activities remain preserved. This can be seen in a wedding, birth, harvest time, the use of Javanese calendar, and others. In the local art, we can enjoy a variety of entertainment such as dance, singing, painting, shadow puppets and many more that are all a reflection to Yogyakarta Yogyakarta has a rich culture that is inappropriate for us to preserve.

Yogyakarta is a student center. In addition to organizing the first school with a structured pattern of teaching by Ki Hajar Dewantoro, Yogyakarta is a province with a number of schools, colleges and most universities in Indonesia. The quality of teaching and the graduates have been recognized and dominate the professional workforce in Indonesia. And because of that, students from various regions in Indonesia come to study in Yogyakarta. Another name of Yogyakarta is little Indonesia because all regions, tribes and ethnic groups whose residing in the territory of Indonesia live in Yogyakarta.

Characteristic of Yogyakarta is known for hospitality community. Warm smile and everyone greeted each other is a reflection of the harmony the people of Yogyakarta. Do not be surprised if you are accosted by people you do not know if only to say "hello, hi". That is why the region of Yogyakarta became comfortable as a residence. 

Yogyakarta Traditional dress called kebaya. You can see people wearing traditional kebaya in traditional markets or when you attend a wedding. But now many designers modify kebaya with various shapes and decoration.

The traditional house of Yogyakarta is joglo. Joglo is a form of house built by using four main pillars in the middle of the house as a cornerstone. Nowadays people rarely build homes with joglo concept.

Every region in Indonesia has a unique weapon. Keris is a typical weapon of Yogyakarta. You can see people carrying a keris in when it comes to marriage, or if you come to Sultan's Palace. The courtiers are always carrying their keris at his waist.

Gamelan music is an art unique in Yogyakarta. Gamelan Yogyakarta has its own hallmark. Gamelan in Yogyakarta has a soft pulsating rhythm with a slow tempo.

Other entertainment is the puppet arts. By taking the epic story that is older than mahabaratha and Ramayana are the hallmark of most of the puppet story. It is that many researchers assume that the Javanese culture is older than the oldest culture in India.

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Beauty and Elegance Recreation Place of Sultan Yogyakarta

Taman sari is an area of ​​buildings constructed for the recreation area at the Royal family of Yogyakarta in 1758. Currently the park is better known as Taman Sari Water Castle. In addition to the royal family as a place of recreation, Taman Sari also serves as camouflage against the enemy's area and a stronghold. King of Yogyakarta at the time it makes the garden area as well as a place of meditation, place making batik for concubines and daughter-princess. Taman sari so graceful and majestic. Comfortable and quiet atmosphere you can feel when you are traveling to the Taman Sari Water Castle Yogyakarta.

Taman Sari complex located on the west of the Sultan's palace of Yogyakarta. Building forms that influenced with Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese, Islamic, Chinese, Portuguese and European architecture can be seen in some parts of this complex. Taman sari Yogyakarta has two gates in the west and east of the complex of buildings. The gate rich with carved beautiful ornament and  javanese motives. Large gate with these each ornaments have its own meaning.

Inside of Taman Sari complex there is a bathing place for the king's mistress and daughter. Previously this location has a large discharge of water and clear. Equipped with a rise buildings in the center as a place to rest and flower-shaped ornament in the middle of the pond makes accent and aura of this building is breathtaking.

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Pawon Temple

Pawon Temple is not a grave but as a place to keep King Indra's weapon namely Vajranala. Tiny temple 2 km east of Borobudur, contains a Buddha statue. The temple's style and the relief carved on the wall resemble most Javanese Hindu Temple. Pawon Temple is one and half kilometers westward from Mendut Temple and eastward from Borobudur Temple; it is also a Buddhist temple. When appreciating in detail, its sculpture is the beginning of Borobudur sculpture.

This temple was built with volcanic stones. Architecturally it is a blend of old Javanese Hindu and Indian art. Pawon temple is exactly in the central point of the straight line stretched from Borobudur to Mendut Temple. Perhaps it was built for kubera. It is on a wide rather terrace with steps. All parts are decorated with stupa(s) on dagoba(s) and its outside walls with symbolic pictures.

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Kaliurang

This resort is located on the slopes of Mt. Merapi, 24 km north of Yogyakarta and surrounded by an enchanting countryside. "Telogo Muncar" waterfall and swimming pool make this resort a very pleasant recreation place. Kaliurang lies at the foot of Plawangan hill on the southern slope of mount Merapi, some 28 km, north of Yogyakarta. This is a refreshing holiday resort for those seeking refuge and tranquility amidst the lush green tropical splendor.

Many people visit Kaliurang, especially during the holidays. Young people, like boy scouts, enjoy going there since the town provides camping sites and places for mountaineering. Those who like mountain climbing can climb Merapi Mountain from Kaliurang. One can stay overnight in Kaliurang then start, in the early morning, climbs Merapi via Kinahrejo village to descend again at noon.

When the weather is clear, a spectacular sight of the panoramic view that covers the surrounding forest of Plawangan and Kaliurang, and the rolling green countryside that fades into the distant misty horizon of the blue Indian Ocean can be seen easily. The best time to view the mountain is shortly after sunrise (before 09.00 o'clock), when the early morning light starts lifting up the shroud of mist around its peak.

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Krakal Beach

Go to the next beach, about 6 kilometers from Kukup beach, we will find Krakal beach- a white sand beach stretch along 5 kilometers. Krakal beach the longest beach of the junction is located in Ngestirejo village, Tanjungsari district, about 3 km away in the east of Baron-Kukup-Sepanjang-Drini beach junction, has scratching white hill with blue slopes gently to the sea. The beauty of green lime-scratching hill with blue seawater offers a perfect harmony, which is very natural and ideal for sun bathing.

Krakal beach mostly is a white sandy beach in Yogyakarta area. There's a development now because of its beautiful panorama of the southern sea. It should be careful here because it has big wave and the texture of the beach which are rocks meet the sands.

Among all the beaches that stretch along Java beaches, Krakal with its white sandy beach surrounded with mountainous rocky hills is the most beautiful one. Krakal is close to Kukup beach and Baron cove. This cove is in fact an estuary of an underground river that comes up exactly at the waterfront. It is interesting to observe the combination of the beach and the cove from the protruding rocky hills that flank the caves on both sides.

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Imogiri Tourism

Imogiri is the official cemetery of the royal descendents from Yogyakarta and Surakarta. This cemetery located on a beautiful hill about 12 km from Yogyakarta. The royal graveyard is reachable by 345 stone steps leading to it. Imogiri is about 17 km Southeast of Yogyakarta and easily accessible by the bus of car. The tombs are built within three main courtyards. This Graveyard is the tomb of Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo, the third king of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom. All the kings of the Mataram Kingdom, from Sultan Hamengku Buwono I until Hamengku Buwono IX and their families as the Surakarta Kingdoms as well were all buried at the Imogiri Royal Cemetery.

This cemetery was built in 1645. Everyday many people visit Imogiri and step up on 345 stairs to reach the top of the hill where the tomb of the kings rested. Entry into the smaller courtyards housing the tombs of the princes is allowed, but the tomb can only be visited only on Monday 09.00 - 12.00 and Friday 13.00 - 16.00. The visitors must wear the traditional Javanese dress, which however can be hired on the spot at a modest fee. The cemetery is closed during the Moslem month of Ramadhan.

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Parangtritis Beach

One of the attractive beaches near Yogyakarta is Parangtritis. It is located about 27 km. from Yogyakarta, Parangtritis may be reached in two ways, through Kretek Village or the longer one but more well - established road through Imogiri and Siluk Village. Parangtritis Beach is a lovely beach with many impressing phenomena, naturally and supra naturally. The waves regularly bring in new wood and bamboo, washing ashore from another nearby beach probably. Some wood is picked and taken away by locals to be used for their own house. Parangtritis is an enchanting sloping beach combined with rocky hills, dunes, and a white sandy beach.

Besides being famous as a recreational spot. Parangtritis is also a sacred place. Many people come to the beach to do meditation. Up to now, this area is remaining functioned as the place to perform the traditional ceremony called labuhan. Many hotels and restaurants are available for sunbathe lovers.It is said that the name of Parangtritis is expresses a natural phenomenon. From the wall of one of the hills drops off water containing calcium continuously dripped down and finally formed a pool with very clear water in it. Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono Vll found and took care of it. The pool is now used as the bathing pool of Parangtritis swimming pool. Meanwhile, the sunset at any point of Parangtritis beach brings a touch of wonderful and amazing as well. The magical atmosphere of the rough waves appears to as all hearts into disposing of all bustles and lead into deep musing.

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Kukup Beach

Kukup Beach is a white sandy beach lies in Kemadang village, Tanjungsari district, about 1 km away in the east of Baron beach. It has a pathway trough the hill up to Baron beach and also a coral island, which is connected by a senggol bridge. Kukup Beach, grey black sand dunes, treacherous ocean currents and jagged rocks. This beach is located near Baron Beach, only 1 km east.Kukup beach is rich in sea life and also famous of its various kinds of beautiful fish in sea aquarium or various kinds of beautiful fishes that sold by the merchants along the beach.

There are hall (pendopo), cottage and other facilities in this area. Just like in Baron beach, this beach also performs a sea offering ceremony every Syuro. Kukup Beach, see from the Rock Hill Island with a gazebo, at the east part of the areas can access with climb a several set of natural staircase through the bridge along to the rock island.

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Baron Beach

Baron beach lies in Kemandang Village, Tanjungsari district about 23 km in the South of Wonosari city. Baron beach is the first beach that would be found in the junction of Baron, Kukup, Sepanjang, Drini, Krakal and Sundak beaches area. It is a bay with big wave. Baron beach is popular as fish catching area. There is a mouth of Underground River that can be used for bathing after playing in the beach. The visitors can also enjoy various kinds of low prices seafood or fresh fish and Baron's special menu namely Kakap fish soup. There is limestone hill in this area.

The visitors can reach that place by passing through a path. The way to go there is very interesting because it passes a place called Pegunungan Seribu (a thousand mountains). Visitors could have a magnificent view of the beach; about 10 kilometers in the West of Baron beach there are Parang Racuk hill with its mountain slopes. It challenged the visitors to do some adventures. Every syuro month (the first month of Javanese calendar), the fisherman societies organized a Labuhan sea ceremony, to express their gratitude to the God for the abundant fish harvest and for the welfare in fishing.

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Keraton - Palace Of Yogyakarta

The palace court with its grand and elegant Javanese architecture lies in the center of the city. Prince Mangkubumi founded the palace in 1755. The Prince then was called Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I and he chose the right location of the compound between Winongo River and Code River. The palace stretches out from north to south.

The front yard is called alun-alun Utara (the North Square), and the back yard is called Alun-alun Selatan (the South Square). The layout of the buildings shows that the Palace, the commemorative column and Mount Merapi lie in one line. The palace meeting hall is called Pagelaran, where formal meetings of palace officials are held, while the "Manguntur Tingkil" hall is the place where the Sultan is seated.

The visitors can enjoy the atmosphere of the kraton in former times by visiting the life-size diorama of wedding ceremonies on the palace meeting hall, performed by puppets, which are intentionally arranged to create such an atmosphere. Sets of Javanese musical instruments, antiques and heirlooms have made the palace of Yogyakarta worth to visit. Many sets of gamelan music instruments, antiques, and heirlooms make the palace of Yogyakarta the most interesting tourist attractions in Yogyakarta. The palace of Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat is now the dwelling place of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and the family.

West of the palace, there is Water Castle, built in 1758 by the prince, Sultan Hamengkubuwono I. The Water Castle is located in the older part of the city within walking distance from the Bird Market. Part of the pleasure garden and castle is at present no more than an intriguing collection of ruins, pools, arches and underground passages enclosed by massive walls, however, the central courtyard with the nymph-baths has been restored. A number of batik workshops line the avenue leading to the pleasure garden's entrance.

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Mendut Temple

Mendut Temple is the older temple than Borobudur Temple. There are stories for children on its walls. It is located 1 km to the east of Pawon temple. There are magnificent statues of Buddha inside the temples. For Waisak ceremony, the offering and the praying start in this temple.

Mendut Temple is frequently used to celebrate the Waisak day every May full moon and the pilgrims from Indonesia and all parts of the world come to this ceremony. Its architecture is square, and have an entrance on its steps. Its roof is also square and terraced. There are stupas (= bell-shaped structures) on it.

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Sewu Temple (Thousand Temple)

Sewu Temple is located 2 km north of Prambanan Temple. This is the second largest Buddhist Temple complex in Java; Restoration is professionally underway to reach its original form. It is a MANDALA, manifesting the universe in the center temple of Mahadeva, surrounded by four rings of 250 smaller temples of Gods.

Sewu Temple complex is located in Prambanan Temple Park area, about 800 meters to the north of Rara Jongrang Temples. The fact that this temple was built near Prambanan Temple, which is a Hindu temple, indicated that the Hindus and Buddhists lived in harmony.

The main temple has 1 main room and 4 small rooms of which are doorways to the temple. The east door serves as main door to the main room. That way, the main temple faces to the east. The structure has 9 'roofs'; each of them forms a stupa on the top. It is believed to be a royal temple and was one of the religious activity centers in the past. Based on the inscription dated back to 792 AD, which was found in 1960, the name of the temple complex was probably "Manjus'rigrha" (The House of Manjusri). Manjusri is one of Boddhisatva in Buddhist teaching. Sewu Temple was probably built in the 8th century at the end of Rakai Panangkaran administration. Rakai Panangkaran (746 AD - 784 AD) was a popular king from the old Mataram kingdom. HC Cornelius studied the temple firstly in 1807. NJ Krom did the first archeological study in 1923.

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Merapi Volcanoe

Merapi volcano is one of the world's most active and dangerous volcanoes. It contains an active lava dome, which regularly produces pyroclastic flows. It has been active for 10,000 years. This fire mountain remains one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world.

It can be seen from its name; Merapi from Javanese word 'Meru' means 'Mountain' and 'Api' means 'fire'. The internally giant smoking Mount Merapi is one of the active volcanoes that found in Indonesia. It is presenting its peaceful and sleepy dense forest.

Beyond this, there lies a vast deserted land with its deep and steep valley spread out among the mountain hills where sibilant pines and wild grass make out the dominating vegetation, all presents a very exciting panorama. Merapi is located about 30 km north of Yogyakarta, a city with a population of 500,000. It is tall (2.8 km or 1.7 miles high) and has steep slopes. The top of the volcano sometimes has a normal crater, but usually a broad mound of pasty lava (called a dome) fills the crater. The dome plugs up the volcano, making it difficult for other lava and ash to escape. A broad gouge funnels lava and ash flows from the top of Merapi to the south slopes of the volcano.

During its resting time of volcanic activities, it will enable those who have much interest in mountaineering to have fun and to make them more acquainted with the flora of its tropical rain forest. From the observation post located on Plawangan hill that can be reached through the forest resort of Kaliurang, we will see the incredible sights of molten rocks oozing over the rim, sometimes accompanied with hot lava pouring out regularly and leaving a long trail of smoke.

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Kalasan Temple

Kalasan Temple is built in Kalasan village about 2 km west of Prambanan, 15 km from Yogyakarta. _It is dedicated to a Buddhist Goddess, TARA. It is 6 meters tall and has 52 stupas. This unique Buddhist temple is located east of Yogyakarta, on the south side of the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo. It was built in honor of the marriage between king Pancapana of Sanjaya Dynasty and a Princess of Syailendra Dynasty, named Dyah Pramudya Wardhani.

It is beautifully ornamented with finely carved relief and coated with "vajralepa", a yellowish material made from the sap of a certain tree. The vajralepa functioned as an adhesive and as protection against moss and mildew, while at the same time it refined the carvings. This temple is 24 m high and its base built in the form of a Greek cross.

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Prambanan

Prambanan Temple located on Prambanan,Klaten,Jogjakarta Indonesia. It's called "thousand temple" cause contain from a thousand litle temple around, and one's called 'Lara Jongrang' .wonderfull place can you visited at the full moon, with ramayana ballet show.

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Yogyakarta Pasca Gempa

Gempa 27 Mei 2006, 5.9 Skala Richter.

Kemaren gw baru pulang dari Yogya, nengok rumah Eyang. Ternyata lumayan parah juga keadaannya.

Sebelum gw ke Yogya, gw smpt ngeliat foto-foto keadaan rumah yang diambil Om gw sehari setelah gempa 27 Mei, keadaannya emg udah parah banget. Bagian belakang rumah rusak berat, trus atapnya miring (beneran miring!), trus dinding yang masih nyisa juga rada retak-retak. Foto2 di bawah ini foto bagian belakang rumah, bagian kamar mandi.

Yang kiri : foto sehari sesudah gempa;
foto kanan : foto sebulan setelah gempa (sedang diperbaiki).

Kemaren pas kesana udah ada beberapa perbaikan (sebulan setelah tragedi gempa), Om gw sendiri yang mem-supervisi 3 pekerja yang benerin rumah, berhubung Om gw anggota SAR makanya kerjaannya efektif banget, rada takjub juga gw. Dinding-dinding lama udah dirobohin, jadi sekarang di bagian tengah rumah Eyang udah kaya atrium gitu, bermandikan cahaya matahari, haha...

Atap udah tegak lagi, sekarang lagi ngeganti tiang lama jadi tiang baru. Nah tiang baru ini pake kayu kelapa, idenya bokap+Om gw, dari artikel tentang rumah berkonstruksi kayu kelapa di Kompas (edisi kapan ya lupa).

Gw sendiri, aduh jadi malu, ngga begitu ngerti soal konstruksi, jadi ya oke-oke aja. Teori sih mungkin oke, tapi praktek ngga juga ya, hahaha... Bener-bener kurang pengalaman lapangan nih gw, terakhir bangun rumah udah berapa tahun yang lalu ya? Tahun 2002 kayanya. Jadi gw bantuin buat denah susunan ruangan yg baru aja, sekaligus beres2in ruangan yang masih ada, nyapu-nyapu & nge-pel lantai, hehe.... Udah gitu gw sempet salah otot segala, eh apa sih istilahnya, pokoknya pas bangun tidur, otot gw kaya kaku gitu. Itu sih mungkin karena salah posisi tidur ya?? Haha...

Menariknya, gw baru tau, ternyata rumah-rumah jaman dulu itu kolom-kolomnya ngga pake tulangan! Cuma batu bata ditempel pake campuran kapur+batu bata+plesteran+dan bahan-bahan lainnya (gw lupa). Pantes aja roboh...

Ada lagi yang menarik, Om gw pas ngegali tanah buat bikin pondasi, nemu 'umpak' (pondasi jaman dulu) dan di bawah umpak itu ada tapal kuda tua. Katanya sih, buat penolak bala, dan biasanya yang ditaro di sana harus tapal kuda bekas. Wah menarik ya... Gw baru tau lho. Tapi lupa gw foto, jadi ngga bisa gw tunjukin.

Di Yogya, Eyang Uti cerita-cerita, dia denger cerita dari tetangga2nya waktu terjadi gempa, tanah udah kaya ombak aja. Katanya mo lari aja susah. Waduh.

Gw bersyukur banget, untungnya waktu terjadi gempa, Eyang gw lagi di Jakarta buat acara nikahan kakak gw! Waktu itu gw lagi di Bdg, kaget bgt pas dpt SMS dari nyokap yang isinya ngabarin tentang keadaan rumah di Yogya. Mana pas liat berita, korbannya lebih banyak kakek-nenek lagi! Gile, ketar-ketir aja gw kalo waktu itu Eyang gw lagi di Yogya! Alhamdulillah bgt, acara pernikahannya harinya nge-pas gitu (tgl 25 Mei kawinan & tgl 27 Mei gempa)... Fyuh.

Kalo selama ini gw cuma liat keadaan Yogya di berita-berita kemarin baru bener-bener ngeliat sendiri kalo gempa Yogya emg parah bgt, bangunan-bangunan baru juga banyak yg rusak berat.

Sekarang Yogya sedang masa pemulihan.

Brangkalan (sisa-sisa bangunan) numpuk di depan rumah-rumah & bangunan gede. Bangunan-bangunan rusak lagi diperbaiki.

Tapi yang gw tangkep waktu di Yogya, suasananya tuh jadi kekeluargaan bgt.

Waktu gw sedang duduk2 di teras rumah Eyang bareng Eyang+nyokap+Om, ada tetangga Eyang yg lewat depan rumah (namanya Pak Budi), trus sempet ada percakapan kaya gini (udah diterjemahin pake bahasa Indonesia, tadinya pake bahasa Jawa, hehe) :

Eyang Uti : "Pak, gimana keadaan rumah? Baik-baik aja?"
Pak Budi : "Alhamdulillah Bu..."
Eyang Uti : "Wah syukur deh, rumahnya baik-baik aja ya?"
Pak Budi : "Bukan Bu. Alhamdulillah, keadaan rumah sama aja seperti yang lain. Hehehe..."
(maksudnya : sama-sama rusak berat)
Eyang Uti : (senyum2 heran) "Lho?? Tapi keluarga ngga apa-apa kan?"
Pak Budi : "Iya, alhamdulillah sehat semua Bu..."

:)

Eyang gw juga kayanya lebih tenang pas udah balik ke Yogya lagi. Pas di Jkt, kadang2 suka diem lamaaa gitu, kaya banyak pikiran. Tapi masih bisa diajak becanda, hahaha kalo cucu2nya udah muncul jailnya, bisa abis deh Eyang gw dijailin. Eyang gw lucu banget orangnya. :D Tapi Eyang orangnya tough sih, jadi kaya ngga mau ngerepotin keluarganya, padahal kita ngga pernah ngerasa direpotin.

Kalo di Yogya, mungkin karena banyak yang senasib sepenanggungan & bisa bagi2 cerita, makanya Eyang jadi rada tenang juga ya... Yah, asal Eyang seneng aja sih. Skrg Eyang Uti masih di Yogya, masih pengen di sana katanya. Aduh, gw udah kangen lagi nih ama perut 'ndutnya. Hohoho... :)

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