Sunday, July 10, 2016

"Cool...." --Kaliurang Tourist Sites, Yogyakarta




Atmosphere slowly became quiet without being bogged down when the vehicle drove down the street Kaliurang Kilometer 15. The houses are side by side with the green paddy fields, lush trees and colorful flowers. Bustle of the city lags far behind, straight north to the towering peak of Mount Merapi as if to reach the sky. Thin fog obscures the high peaks, Merapi as fog shrouded in mystery. The road continues to climb, the air gets cool, even cold, the wind blowing as more friendly.

Guard ready stand  at the post, sell tickets, charging a fee for any tourists who intend to visit the Ground. Then the tourists have entered the area in Yogyakarta with comfortable travel. At the intersection of Kaliurang monument stands as an icon of this site, the road continues branching and climbing. On the two side of the road is a row of villas, rest area on holiday. The atmosphere is calm, cool weather can cause travelers to forget the days of hectic work comfortably.

For a short time, visitors can park in the space provided. Standing around the parking a lot of stall  selling snacks and culinary typical  --jadah tempe. Food stalls hawking rabbit satay and  other culinary neatly lined up on the stairs go into Telogo Putri. Satay relatively smaller size, but in the cold and hunger of this dish provides enough calories. Traders salak and souvenirs are also willing to offer a sale. While the monkeys looked at the trees, tourists crowded provide food later documented in pictures.

The guard stood with alacrity ticket at the gate charge for any travelers who intend to take a walk around the park. Not far from the entrance to the fountain to welcome travelers, water sourced and again fell into a crystal clear pool. Trompet and spatu flowers  looked beautiful in bloom, the rest of the trees  fresh green, towering. At the height of the trees herd of nimble monkeys climbing and jumping, monkey seemed confused when getting the rest of the beverage in the bottle, do not know how to open for sipped. All travelers are laughing.

The main purpose of this travel site is a waterfall gushing from a height of cliffs, travelers only need to walk leisurely few minutes. Originally waterfall spilled with rumbling, but the eruption of Merapi on November, 10 th2010 led to the death of water flow at all. Now only a trickle of water very soft, but soft as any stream, the water still presents coolness. Travelers always found time to take a shot at this place. Around the waterfall there is a children's playground, every family vacation can provide wholesome entertainment for children in the cool air. Travelers who like walking can continue on with the climb up the hill to reach the heights to get specific and stunning scenery. Yogya travel is not complete without a stop in Kaliurang, this specific place.

Kaliurang literally means "river shrimp", a river in which to live anyway shrimp habitat. At the beginning of the 19th century, a Dutch geologist who settled in Yogyakarta took the initiative to look for the family resting place. The geologists all along the highlands in the northern region of Yogyakarta and arrived at the Kaliurang area at an altitude of about 900m above sea level. The air is cool, calm situation qualify as a resting place. It was established Wisma Kaliurang, and Ullen Sentallu who is now a historical building. Location Ullen Sentalu underground, the museum reveals the mystery of the culture and values ​​of Javanese history, especially relating to the life of the daughter of Keraton Yogyakarta and Surakarta in the 19th century.

Until now Kaliurang still crowded with travelers especially on holidays. Rows of villas is always ready to provide a place of rest, cool air, the atmosphere was cozy. In this situation all travelers can be a moment of rest, forget the days of exhausting work.
 



 












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