In Love with Nammos, Karma Kandara – Bali
What’s the best way to relax and clear your mind? What's more relaxing on a sizzling hot summer's day than enjoying thru an enchantingly landscaped beach while the sea breeze caress gently? Karma Kandara punya cara tersendiri buat memuaskan para turis di Pulau Dewata ini. Sebuah resort di daerah Ungasan, Bali, dengan 46 villa mewah lengkap dengan private pool masing-masing dan pemandangan lautan samudra Hindia. Harganya? Ga usah ditanya ...
A Blast to the Past at Kota Tua (Old City) Jakarta – Part 2
Walla… I’m back! Let’s continue our journey at Kota Tua (Old City), Jakarta. I’ll show you the inside of Museum Fatahillah (officially known as Museum Sejarah Jakarta). It was the city hall (Balai Kota) in the 17th century. The Dutch called it Stadhuis. To get inside this museum, we should buy the ticket for IDR 2,000 each (about US$ 0.2) *murahe ga karuan* I think the management should rise ...
A Blast to the Past at Kota Tua (Old City) Jakarta – Part 1
Today, Jendral Sudirman Street is the heart of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. How about 4 centuries ago? Venus, Jennifer and Angel walked me to the past of Jakarta, to Kota Tua (The Old City). In the 16th century, Kota Tua was the center of Batavia (former name of Jakarta during Dutch colonial), under the reign of Jan Pieterzoon Coen (Governer of VOC). It’s located at the North ...
Cahaya Pintu Air Jagir
Perilaku penjajah Belanda di bumi Indonesia gak melulu brengsek. Mereka membawa serta disiplin ilmu sipil dan arsitektur dari Eropa. Belanda memang terkenal sebagai pembuat bangunan yang kokoh. Jakarta, Bandung dan Surabaya adalah kota2 dengan jumlah bangunan peninggalan Belanda yang cukup banyak. Kenapa cukup banyak? Ya karena ga mungkin dibawa pulang balik ke Belanda toh hehehe.. *jayuz* B-( Salah satu kehebatan orang Belanda adalah dalam hal rancang pengairan. Bahkan aku pernah ...
20 Minutes at Taman Sari – Yogyakarta
Melirik jam tangan ku, satu setengah jam lagi aku sudah harus check in di Bandara Adisucipto, Yogyakarta. Tapi kawanku Anto bersikeras mengajak ku ke Taman Sari. Istana Air katanya. Wow.. ! "20 menit aja ya To", ancam ku *ga tau diri mode ON*. Was was soalnya hotel cukup jauh dari airport. Taman Sari ternyata adalah sebuah peninggalan sejarah dari abad ke 17, waktu itu masih dibawah pemerintahan Sultan Hamengku ...
Peaceful Sunset in Madura
Oret-oretku tentang Mercusuar Sembilangan di Madura memancing banyak perhatian dari Initialers yang penggila melancong dan berfoto ria. Akhirnya hari Minggu kemaren (18/10), aku diajak lagi buat foto2 disana sekaligus kasi petunjuk ancar2 ke karya arsitektur Belanda itu. Mas Fahmi –si penggagas acara- pengen foto disana pas sunset. Istilah keren-nya ’Golden Hour’, kira2 jam 5-6 sore. Jam yg emang pas buat mengabadikan alam karena langit jadi kaya warna. Lagian jam segitu ...
Ride through the History at Museum Kereta
Continuing my half day journey in Yogyakarta about err… two months ago. I got 6 hours only to spend before leaving to Surabaya. After burned my skin on the mid day at Prambanan Temple, I moved to Kraton Yogyakarta. It’s the Sultan’s Palace. The Royals live there and hold sacred ritual ceremonies inside it. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is the current Sultan of Yogyakarta and serves as the ...
Short Escape to Madura 3 – Bebek Goreng Sinjay
This is my last story about my little adventure in Madura. Still with Carlos, Chris, dr. Angga and Alex. On our way to Sembilangan Lighthouse, we passed a crowded warung (food stall). It’s Warung Bebek Goreng Sinjay. Well, bebek goreng (fried duck) is a famous cuisine from Madura. Many legendary bebek goreng sellers in Surabaya come from Madura Island. We were so curious about this warung, so we planned to ...
Short Escape to Madura 2 – Sembilangan Lighthouse
Dear Initialers, this is the second part of my short Madura adventure… Warning: tons of pictures, watch out your bandwidth :) Well… well… after we had a quick lunch at Warung Amboina, Carlos suggested us to visit Sembilangan Lighthouse (Mercusuar Sembilangan). He had memories there on his childhood. Since we still had plenty of time, then I said “Okay!” Sembilangan Lighthouse is located near the western tip of Bangkalan, Madura. It ...
Short Escape to Madura 1 – Suramadu Bridge
Madura Island is not as famous as Bali. But recent development of Jembatan Suramadu (Suramadu Bridge) has been a magnet of attention to Madura as the new destination for investment and tourism. Suramadu connects Surabaya and Madura over the sea of Selat Madura. For centuries before, people have to cross over with boat. So, Suramadu is a huge breakthrough. Madura is not a common tourist attraction. But I’m curious ...
The Annual G-Walk Festival
G-Walk –as many Surabayans know- is one of the interesting night attractions in the west of Surabaya. It’s located inside CitraLand house resident. G-Walk is a little heaven for food and culinary lover. There’re up to hundred food stalls along the street. You can find almost any cuisine in G-Walk: Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Western, Arabian, you name it. Both families and youngsters love to spend the night at G-Walk. The ...
Bali Bird Park, The Little Green Paradise
What if, you get quarter day only in Denpasar, Bali? I was confused at first, but a friend of mine recommends me to visit Bali Bird Park. It’s about 40 minutes away from my hotel, Aston Denpasar. It costs me IDR 70,000 for one way taxi ride, you can get much much cheaper rate if you’re familiar with public transport (a.k.a angkot). Deep Pocket Actually, I was surprised when I checked ...
