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| Visiting Malioboro |
By: Dewi Linggasari
Traces
is a standard term when re-tread footsteps Malioboro sidewalk. After two
decades, there's hardly unusual in the atmosphere in the shopping center, but
traffic is getting congested and jammed on holidays. Floor packed red brick
street vendors reflect the same impression, as if sounding back track
Yogyakarta, KLA Projeck, Katon Bagaskara, "Go home to your town, there is
a stack of emotion in the homesick ...." Clock showed 9:10 pm at vendors
who offer batik, souvenirs, T-shirts, crafts, and snacks are starting to roll
out sales. Shopping strip, which stood on the sidewalk two segments door slowly
begin to uncover, the sound pitter horseshoe, rickshaw pullers and screaming
roar of the engine as a sign along the road, living in this tourist center
began to rise. In addition to street vendors and shops, Malioboro mall,
restaurants, pharmacies, and the House of Representatives, then in this area
are also several hotels, Garuda, Pearl, Melia, Ibis and several other hotels are
located on the main street branch. In this way there is also a complex houses
the former Dutch era, the Prime Minister, Kepatihan which has now become the
provincial government office.
Atmosphere
is getting increasingly crowded afternoon, tourists from different cities,
provinces, and foreign countries crowded into every corner of Malioboro for a
walk, buy souvenirs, batik, and all the needs of daily living permanently held
in this place. "Miss, please key chains, key chains let big brother
...." A variety of vendors offering souvenirs shaped puppet of metal."How much?" I asked."Fifteen thousand", the merchant replied."Wow,
so expensive, could be less?" Bargaining occurs until finally keychains
from various patterned metal puppet bought at a price of Rp. 6,000,00. Souvenir
of course cheap souvenirs are easy to carry compared to other objects which
will become tight in the trunk, especially on a long flight to Papua.Various
souvenirs such as T-shirts Yogyakarta Dagadu also held permanently by a farrago
of images, one after another throughout the year. T-shirt with the image of
former President Suharto, who was laughing brightly while saying, "Piye
kabare? Isih kepenak zamanku tho? " How are you , still bad my day is not
it?" Is also displayed on the sidewalk. This remark of course raises a
variety of reactions from a certain political party, then Surya Paloh of Nasdem
Party put up billboards along the highway with an answer to the said message,
"My news leader slick, calm, well my age is also tasty
," That is how I was doing well, take it easy too bad my day.
Malioboro
as tourist sites could not be separated from the arena of political
communication when changes continue to roll.Life in Malioboro kept rolling and
more fun when the sun collapsed in the western sky, reflecting light golden. The
visitors sauntered along the sidewalk, enjoying a bowl of ice teller or
meatballs on the sidewalk. Domestic and foreign tourists to buy souvenirs busy
state or by-the typical Yogya, ride tricycles or carts. Night, especially when
the crowd reached the peak holiday arrives, there's no pavement cafés empty. While
street musicians in action with the rhythm of the song accompanied by guitar,
singing voice goes from one visitor to another visitor. While the atmosphere
and shopping street gets crowded in the transaction and bargaining.At 10:00 pm
the shops started to close the door, street vendors selling goods packed. Practical,
Lesbian stall hawkers replaced without interrupting the shopping activity. Tourist
nights held, culinary vendors offering typical foods warm-Yogya-fried chicken,
pecel, sea food, and publishes a variety of other menu tastes. Visitors coming
back, enjoy a memorable dinner with accompaniment tracks street musicians.
Since
when did this start growing tourist site and a part of life Yogyakarta
inseparable?In Sanskrit, the word "Malioboro" means wreath, at the
time when the palace held a big event, Malioboro be studded colorful flowers. Another
version states, that Malioboro is the name of a British colonial named
"Marlborough" who had lived in this place in the year 1811-1816 AD There
is also the establishment of Malioboro street coincided with the establishment
of the Sultan of Yogyakarta Palace as a residence in 1755. I lifted the Sultan
a Chinese captain, Tan Jin Sing, who has name Setjodiningrat Java in the same
year. Setjodiningrat live in ndalem Setjodiningratan which lies to the east of
the General Post Office.In 1790 the urban pattern was disrupted when the Dutch
government built a fort on the southern tip Vredeburg Malioboro street. In
addition to building a fortress Dutch government is also building pada1822
Dutch Club, The Dutch Governor's Residence in 1830, the Java Bank and the Post
Office to maintain their dominance in Yogyakarta. Rapid development occurred in
the past, because the trade relations between the Dutch and the Chinese as well
as the division of the sub-segments of land in Jalan Malioboro by the Sultan to
the people of China and became known sebagagai District of China.1887 Monument
Station which is located at the northern end of Malioboro was built, in 1926
the Grand Hotel de Yogya Hotel Garuda is now built right into the driveway
Malioboro. Malioboro area became more crowded when Kraton Gedhe Market
building, which is now being Beringharjo and operated since 1926. Thus,
Chinatown began to spread to the north, up to the Tugu Station. Malioboro be
the liaison point to Fort Rusternburg station - now Vredeburg - and Kraton. While
in front of the Castle Vredenberg is the Great House, the Presidential
Palace as a historical building that is now a tourist site series that
blends with the Malioboro area. The house became the scene of lively shops
along this street.
Three
culture collaborate on this path, Javanese culture, the Netherlands, and
China.Malioboro take long for history to this day, the presence of a variety of
social facilities will complement the needs of the community in terms of
survival in the city center. From year to year in the life of this tourist site
almost never dies, a thousand and one stories are born in different lattice
seized the attention of travelers from all walks of life who is always trying
to carve an impression in the center of town. Malioboro as the heart that can
never stop beating, carry trade mark Yogyakarta in one term, never ending city
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