Tour de Djokdja No. 1 / I: Jogja Nostalgia

Tour de Djokdja No. 1 / I: Jogja NostalgiaWednesday, 16 August 2006

Tour de Djokdja No. 1 / I: Jogja Nostalgia

Wednesday, 16 August 2006

Two months after the earthquake on 27 May 2006, the number of YogYES.COM visitors is increasing after experiencing decrease by 30%. Similar increase is also reflected by the number of reservations and contacts done through this site. We expect it to be good preliminary signal of the revival of Yogyakarta tourism post-quake.

On 19 August 2006, YogYES.COM will also celebrate the third anniversary. A relatively young age but it becomes an important benchmark of the self existence as Number 1 Yogyakarta Tourism Catalogue in internet. In this August month, too, we have recruited new personnel and moved to our new office in Griya Wirokerten Indah No. 249 Kotagede. We hope to give better services to visitors and advertisers of this site.

Realizing bigger responsibilities awaiting us in the future, we present new column, namely Tour de Djokdja that will be up-dated periodically. The format will be an e-zine (online magazine) with the themes closely related to Yogyakarta tourism.

For the theme of this first edition, we choose "Jogja Nostalgia". The contents are articles on popular tourism objects in Yogyakarta, most of them you might have visited, namely: Malioboro, Kotagede, and Kasongan. We hope that these articles will be able to invite you to reopen your sweet memories of your visit to Yogyakarta.

Enjoy your nostalgia.

Malioboro, Nostalgia in Souvenirs Paradise
Walking through one-kilometer pathway will be so tiring, but the memory of old buildings and souvenirs stories will release it.
Kotagede, Enchantment of an Old City
Spending a while in an Old Town as inheritance of Old Mataram Kingdom while hunting silver handicrafts and enjoying delicacy of Sate Karang.
Kasongan, Hunting Ceramics in Kundi Community
Close look at ceramic handicrafts making that is done from generation to generation while hunting beautiful hand-made collections produced by skillful craftsmen.

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