Tour de Djokdja
Presenting you NEW stories on WEDNESDAYS, Tour de Djokdja will bring you wandering through the corners of Jogja City and its vicinities, to reveal stories of history silent witnesses and to penetrate into local wisdom.
1/7/2009
Tour de Djokdja No. 33 / III: Jogjadrenaline
There are many places in Jogja that can challenge your energy and adrenaline. You can try challenging your braveness at 5 scariest places in Jogja. After pushing your self to the limit, seemingly revitalizing yourself by eating horse satay.
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3/28/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 32 / I: Jogja Mural
Art ambiance in Jogja city can be easily seen everywhere including streets and the edge of the city. You can enjoy mural park at the space underneath Lempuyangan bridge, mural story at Galeria quarter and mural with a title "Matahari" at Permata Theater.
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3/21/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 31 / I: Children Games
Kid's game or dolanan anak can be a really unique and interesting attraction. You can see the joy of Jogja's kids at playing ingkling, dakon and cublak-cublak suwang whilst you can put in mind your childhood.
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3/14/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 30 / I: Ruins
The debris of old building can be easily found in Yogyakarta. You can explore it starting from the 1st palace of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Pesanggrahan (guest house) Warungboto and the magnificent water castle on 19th century until Gua Siluman.
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3/7/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 29 / I: Recent Temples
Temples are always interesting to visit. You can figure out the riddle at kedulan temple that's just recently found. You can also read the relief on Gampingan temple and watch the puzzle that's arranged for 21 years at Sambisari temple.
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2/28/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 28 / I: Jogja Landmarks
Jogja has many magnificent landmarks. You can go along the edge of Mataram fosse, hold Tugu Jogja that has become the most well-known landmark in yogyakarta and also visit Panggung Krapyak, the place of Kings to hunt animals.
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2/21/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 27 / I: Coast to Coast (Part III)
Beaches at Gunung kidul have unique characteristics. You can try 250 ways of climbing at Siung bbeach. You can also have fishing time on coral reef at Wediombo beach and also don;t forget to visit Bengawan Solo Purba river mouth at Sadeng beach.
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2/14/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 26 / I: Coast to Coast (Part II)
Beaches in Bantul are well-known for tourism. You've got to visit Parangtritis, the most popular beach in Yogyakarta. There's also Parangkusomo beach well-known as love beach and Depok beach as the place to taste fresh seafoods.
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2/7/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 25 / I: Coast to Coast (Part I)
Kulon Progo beaches have different nuance and beauty. Galagah beach for instance, it offers you another enchantment of lagoon and agro-tourism, Congot beach offers you a unique fisherman community nuance and Trisik beach that has a strong seashore village
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1/31/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 24 / I: Keris, Javanese Traditional Weapon
Keris (wavy double dagger) is a traditional hand tool for self-defense of Javanese. You can see various keris collections at Sonobudoyo museum, visit the carver of keris at Serangan village and see the accessories making process at Banyusumurup.
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1/24/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 23 / I: Traditional Snacks
Jajan pasar is a bunch of unique foods and drinks sold at traditional market in Yogyakata. Beside competitive price offered, the taste is really good and also healthy. Lumpia, special drinks and jenang are worth trying.
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1/17/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 22 / I: Indisch Area in Yogyakarta
Jogja has some indische (dutch inheritance) areas which are worth visiting. You can explore "Loji-Loji" deemed as the 1st indische area in Jogja. Kota Baru with its old parks and also Bintaran indische area.
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1/10/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 21 / I: Arts Museum in Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta has many art museums that you should visit. You can see the beauty of Keraton (Sultan's palace) princess at Ullen Sentalu museum. You can also see the maestro's piecies at Affandi museum and play back the Indonesian history recording at Kekayon
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1/3/2007
Tour de Djokdja No. 20 / I: Short Course in Yogyakarta
Making your own souvenirs is truly an impressing experience. You can take a short course on how to make silver artworks at Kotagede, making your own hand-made batik and also learn how to apply batik processing on wooden mask at Krebet Village.
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12/27/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 19 / I: The First Dawn in the Year 2007
Sunrise moment is definitely a beautiful panorama. In Yogyakarta, you can go to Suralaya peak, Borobudur and the peak of Tugel Hill to see a more astonishing panorama.
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12/20/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 18 / I: Catholic Pilgrimage Places in Yogyakarta
Jogja has many places for catholic pilgrimage. You can visit Sendang Sono well-known as the Lourdes of Indonesia, Sendang Sri Ningsih and Ganjuran church to see Jesus christ in Javanese face.
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12/13/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 17 / I: Javanese Chinese - Chinese Javanese
You can trace china town area in Yogyakarta, visit Javanese-Chinese epigraphy, and last but not least, you should try the delicious mixture of Javanese-chinese culinary at Beringharjo fried rice.
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12/6/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 16 / I: The Places for Young People to Hang Out in Yogyakarta
Jogja provides many fun hang out spots for you. You can spend your night at café or coffee shop, enjoy the solidarity at youth clubs or just be idle at UGM Boulevard or in front of Vredeburg fortress.
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11/29/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 15 / I: The Old Factories in Yogyakarta
Visiting old factories seems like an interesting experience. You can directly see the making process of cheroot at Taru Martani, the process of making sugar from sugar cane at Madukismo sugar-mill and lastly, seeing the classic cement tiles production
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11/22/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 14 / I: Javanese Art Performance
Yogyakarta has various Javanese art performances. You can enjoy the tenderness of Gamelan rhytm, watching the wayang ( leather puppet) performance and as the final show, you can watch the magnificence of Ramayana Ballet.
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11/15/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 13 / I: The Hidden Temples
Hidden temples have their own enchantment. You can admire the beauty of Tara temple located within a short-stroll from Plaosan temple which also recognized as twin-temple and you can also visit Ijo temple which located on the highest spot in Yogyakarta.
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11/8/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 12 / I: What Is in A Name?
What is the meaning of a name? The unique Yogyakarta toponomy always makes you feel curious. You'll always find the variations of Yogyakarta names such as Jogja, Jogjakarta or Yogya and some other funny elements like Paris van java.
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11/1/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 11 / I: The Gates to Yogyakarta
You'll be at a very special place upon your arrival at Yogyakarta gates, Tugu station with its beautiful colonial era building, Adisucipto airport with its heroic story and Giwangan terminal deemed as the biggest terminal in Indonesia.
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10/18/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 10 / I: Back to Jogja
Once you go back to Yogyakarta. You'll definitely visit your favorite places in the past. Don't miss Angkrikan Lik Man to drink Joss coffee. You also have to see the uniqueness of Klithikan market and find a relaxing atmosphere at southern square.
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10/11/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 9 / I: Kampong of Tourists
Many tourists have opted to stay over at tourist's villages such as Prawirotaman, Sosrowijayan and Sosrokusuman. Prawirotaman is really well-known in world community. Sosrowijayan and Sosrokusuman are located in the center of the town.
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10/4/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 8 / I: Characteristic Markets in Yogyakarta
Visiting traditional markets in Jogja is definitely an interesting tour. You can buy various items and needs at Beringharjo market, various birds at Ngasem market and various crafts at Gabusan market.
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9/27/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 7 / I: Tracks of Islam in Mataram
Tracing the Islamic footsteps in Mataram can be started by visiting Mlangi village well-known for its religious tourism then followed by visiting Kauman village that was the place of muslim struggle and Kotagede mosque which is the oldest mosque in Jogja
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9/20/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 6 / I: Masterpieces of the 9th Century
Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko palace are the great masterpieces from 9th century. Borobudur is the biggest temple from 9th century. Prambanan is the most beautiful Hindu temple and Ratu Boko palace is a magnificent building on the top of a hill.
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9/13/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 5 / I: The Blue of Yogyakarta
The blue of Yogyakarta is tantamount to the beauty of beaches in Gunung Kidul. You can taste fried sea urchin at Ngobaran beach or listen to the story of dog and porcupine's fight at Sundak beach and have a sunbathing session at Sepanjang beach.
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9/6/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 4 / I: The Green of Yogyakarta
The natural beauty and mildness can be experienced at the green of Yogyakarta. You can visit tourism places as if you're a leading lady and meneer (term to dutch men) at kaliurang. Turi Agro-tourism with its salak (zalacca palm's fruit) pondok and Wanagam
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8/30/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 3 / I: The Glowing of Yogyakarta Culture
The lights of Yogyakarta culture can be blatantly seen from the role of Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X, the tenth king of keraton Yogyakarta. To celebrate his position, Labuhan Alit is annually held by Keraton Yogyakarta (Sultan's palace)
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8/23/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 2 / I: Track of Struggle
The footsteps of Indonesian struggle can be traced by visiting Sasana wiratama to commemorate Diponegoro, Sasmita Loka museum to commemorate Ki Hajar Dewantara and Jogja Kembali monument to commemorate the six hours story in Yogyakarta.
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8/16/2006
Tour de Djokdja No. 1 / I: Jogja Nostalgia
Jogja nostalgia is not yet complete, if you don't visit malioboro to buy some exclusive souvenirs. You also have to see the enchantment of old town Kotagede and hunt ceramics at Kasongan.
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