Escape from routine
Had my share of short holiday (well, I prolonged my business trip and decided to explore Semarang & solo city )
Started in semarang city (1 hour flight from Jakarta), and I took the earliest possible flight which cost me to wake up around 4 AM to go to the airport
After office matter done, back to the hotel around 7 PM and so happy when Adi replied my sms.
He took me for a bite, called Tahu Pong it’s a delicacy from Semarang made of tofu with soy bean sauce as a dipping, then we took a ride to explore semarang at night.
I love Semarang old city (Outstaadt) with its cobblestone road, unique street lamp, the magnificent old building….lovely and even lovelier at night due to the street light.
I took a peak of Tay Kak Sie temple, reminisce the time when I was in HK…I can feel familiarity rushing to me. Catch a splendid Blunduk church and end it in Semarang uptown (very breathtaking view ...seeing the whole city glimmering below you).
top to bottom : Tay Kak Sie temple, the unique Blunduk Church, Semarang Old town)
Solo and Yogya was next on my itinerary, but since I’m so familiar with yogya I’ve decided to explore Solo instead.
Have my lil bro acted as my guide, there I was on his motorcycle, catch a bit of Solo daily life and ritual.
Solo is a much laid back city even if you compare to Yogya & Semarang which also located in Central Java. Almost all the time being out famous by Yogya, now Solo trying to grasp it’s own identity and place among the tourism map.
One thing about Solo, you’ll not gonna be run out of street food adventure…my trip basically is a culinary one and since my guide is university student, his knowledge food relies on the local & street food delicacy.
Thanks God, Solo is heaven for street food, plethora of choices, from local delicacy to international one (such as cheap dimsum on the street)
Have my lil bro acted as my guide, there I was on his motorcycle, catch a bit of Solo daily life and ritual.
Solo is a much laid back city even if you compare to Yogya & Semarang which also located in Central Java. Almost all the time being out famous by Yogya, now Solo trying to grasp it’s own identity and place among the tourism map.
One thing about Solo, you’ll not gonna be run out of street food adventure…my trip basically is a culinary one and since my guide is university student, his knowledge food relies on the local & street food delicacy.
Thanks God, Solo is heaven for street food, plethora of choices, from local delicacy to international one (such as cheap dimsum on the street)
I have a great time there, exploring the city while reconnecting again with my best buddy (my lil’ bro !!)
(me and my lil' bro)
posted by Ceha @ 9:07 AM
1 Comments:
Whooaaa...I just got back from Solo as well (well, that's my home town).
And you're 124% right..coz the only thing I don't like about Solo is that everytime I came back from Solo I always gain more weight...Amazing foooodddd :)))
with smile,
ali
ps: did you try sate buntel? :)
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