Good time in Jogjakarta

By: A.i on Friday, September 06, 2013

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Well hello there

After a couple of weeks spending my time doing some project and have a little chill at home, i finally decided to posting my short vacation in Jogjakarta. I'm in love with this city, SERIOUSLY--like a lot. It's not my first time flying to Jogja, i was spending 5 days at Jogja last year with my Mum and my Boyfriend.

And after working hard this year , i collect some money to booked ticket and having an amazing time on Jogja with my Boyfriend.

Lucky you, all the rich kids with rich parents who always be there when you need some cash for travelling, you should be grateful. Because, i worked very hard to have this amount of money for Travelling.

In last year vacation , i only spent time around Malioboro and Candi Prambanan because we don't rent a car , no tour guide, and not really familiar with the maps of this city. And this year , some Boyfriend's mates are help us with direction and they let us borrow their Motorcycle which i think its pretty awesome because we can travelling so much in Jogja Street. 

Unlike last year trip , this year we decided to visits some historical building such a Vredeburg, and some Museums. My Boyfriend Nationalism spirit is higher than a mountain, except me. He is having a deep feeling with Historical thingies in Jogjakarta. Its coincidence that we're still in Jogja on Independence Day.

The first day in Jogja , we booked two rooms in Indonesia Hotel , and it so close to Malioboro. Its in Sasrowijayan Street, i'm having a great time in this street because A LOT of handsome foreigners (or bilang aja BULE) , maybe its because there are two famous Pub at this street, and so many hotel. From the cheapest one until the Luxurious one. I was stayed in this street too last year. In Virgo Hotel.
Indonesia Hotel is unique and simple. It has two separated bed in there, one bathroom and a very beautiful rooftop for drying your loundry , LOL. but its seriously the nicest place , every staff is so friendly and funny.

At night , we go out until 2AM just to spend a night in Jogja street , trying the local foods, and sitting around just to chill and enjoy the cold night air. It was the best feeling in the world, Just chilling.

Yogyakarta,is a popular destination for both domestic and international tourists. It’s a special region located in the island of Java. The city is full of five stars hotels to comfort your sleep, top notch services to ease your travel, a haven for the shopping fanatics and fancy restaurants to satisfy your tongue--Stop right there!

Yes all those mouth-watering offers might let you enjoy Yogyakarta, but the best way to embrace the city is to do what the locals do. So, leave your five stars hotel slippers and abandon the fancy taxi, get on a becak instead and I’ll show you why I fell in love with this city in the first place.

 A beautiful park inside Vredeburg

The first is :
The Tradition

“The Special Region of Jogjakarta”.

It gives me the goosebumps everytime i imagine myself in this special place , in a good way. I always wanna live in this city.. Its just so Special because it is governed by a Sultan which is equivalent to a king with its own palace.

Special because it has an active volcano called the Merapi mountain as well as the legendary famous beach Parangtritis which is filled with myths. Being special also means clouded with hundreds of rituals and traditions which is relatively normal to the locals but excitingly fascinating for travellers.

The way to get to know the people of Jogjakarta is through its traditions.

The territory of the Sultan is quite big, including the Tamansari water palace where it was once a place to bath and relax for the Sultan.We visit this place , and it is very very beautiful , and one of the tour guide (he offering himself for an hour tour) took us to the top place through the Cyber Village to enjoy local culture. Near there, also lays two big fields with two old trees being separated several metres. They say that if you close your eyes and is able to walk between the trees, anything you ask will be given. It is not unusual to feel an eerie aura when you are here.Me and boyfriend even tried this , we do this for twice because i really wanna make it through it. haha but i failed, and my boyfriend did success once. 

The intriguing traditions are one of the main reasons why I love this city. When I think I know it all there is always something new I learn to enrich my knowledge on Jogjakarta.

The second is :
The People

Last but certainly not least. The people of Jogjakarta are known to be friendly and helpful. As the city is used to tourists, most sellers and people in the transportation systems understand the basic English. They greatly appreciate the occasional greet in Indonesian by foreigners and an even more bigger grin when you can speak a little Javanese. 

What I love is that you can totally create a random conversation with almost everyone.

A short story , we once wanna taking a picture together under the Tugu , but we don't have a Tripod , so we ask for a guy who sits next to us for a help.

"Mas tolong fotoin kami boleh gak?" Said my boyfriend. The guy with glasses stand up and hold our camera , but he's mumbling and it sounds like..

"Wait , how to use this camera?" I was looking at my boyfriend's red face because we DON'T KNOW he was a tourist , and by his look and how short he is, you can tell that this guy is absolutely look like the normal handsome Indonesian guy.

And after a lil bit shocking , he finally took our picture together, with an awkward smile, my boyfriend says "Thank you very much" and the guy just kindly says "Yeah, sure.. here , have look" While giving our camera. And he is a British guy, i know from that strong accents.

but yeah , haha that was pretty intense that night , my boyfriend feel a little bit embarassed by calling the tourist guy with "Mas"

Tugu at night, so many people around

Here's a little snapshot of my boyfriend :)

I love this city. Everything about Jogja is just soooooo amazing. The People, The food , The cultures, the myths , even the Street Musician who always look confident and talented, The Graffiti in some street , The chaos in the Traditional Market "Beringharjo" , The Andong , The Becak , The Horse and his shoes, the Air (especially the morning air) , the fresh and clean environment, The Tourists , The street, and how long you have to wait for the Red Light (Half an hour stop)..etc.

I made my boyfriend promise to me , that one day , we're gonna live in this city. Raises our kids together in Jogja's Fresh Air, and spent our lifetime together. He also really love this city , and i swear to god , i almost cried when we're on our way back to home, because i'm sooooo deeply in love with Jogjakarta.

See you next time , Jogja :)