Jogja Trip
It’s lucky for us to get Rp 50.000 ($5) one-way ticket for 2 person to Jogja (it’s Rp 25.000 each!). It’s basically Rp 0 but we paid for luggage and Go-Insure. Even our taxi fare from house to Soekarno-Hatta airport is more expensive! 
The plane has landed at the Adi Sucipto airport before we can even snooze a little. Me and hubby usually go to Jogja (or Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta) either by train or by car from Semarang for a family occassion. But this time, we’re going to enjoy our time like a honeymoon couple! It’s lucky for us to get Rp 50.000 ($5) AirAsia one-way ticket for 2 person to Jogja (it’s Rp 25.000 each!). It’s basically Rp 0 but we paid for luggage and Go-Insure. Even our taxi fare from house to Soekarno-Hatta airport is more expensive!
We walked hand in hand like a true love bird, seeking for a hotel, outside the airport. Get 1 room for Rp 300.000 ($30) at the Amanda Hotel, Sosrowijayan area. It’s a tourist area around Malioboro street (the most famous street in Jogja). It’s kinda ‘low-budget’, but hey, we’re backpacking-honeymoon-tourists remember :P
Forget rented cars or taxis, we use Trans Jogja. It’s Rp 3000 each ($0.3) and we’re arriving safe and sound in Malioboro Street. Soon after we hit Malioboro, those becak man (abang becak) already calling our names, offering service to take us around the neigbourhood. One of them got really agressive but look like a good guy, so we’re going with his Becak.
I don’t know if we getting more fat because the Becak just won’t fit us two, but we managed to squeeze ourself in :P First stop was to have Gudeg for breakfast at Wijilan street. Gudeg is Jogja’s popular food. Tastes sweet, suitable for Javanese taste.
Then the Becak Man, Mr. Yono, took us to what he said the original DAGADU store. Dagadu is one of Jogja famous brand for t-shirt. Damn, I really eat the bait without thinking. Bought 4 over-priced tees there, that turned out non-original. He took us to several batik places and Bakpia that also overpriced. OMG, I know this things happened in tourist area, but in Jogja? Never occurred to my mind before, that these nicest people would do such scams.
So, just be careful when deciding to buy things, but other than that, Jogja has much to offer. Just take the cultural experience to the max. Ask them to take you around the city, historical building, Keraton, etc. Of course you could also go to temples like Prambanan and Borobudur and take photos there, then watch Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan in the evening to have unforgettable moment of your life.
Me? Just going around Malioboro, and we went to Taman Sari as well. Taman Sari is the place where the King used to watch his girlfriends swimming and eventually will ‘have fun’ with one of them. The King’s children sometime spend and enjoy their time in Taman Sari as well. It’s a truly nice place that nowadays are used as the setting for couple to take pre-wedding photos.
Shopping for batik was my next schedule. Beringharjo market is the place to search for various kind of Batik. Because it was very hot in Jogja and my husband was starting to sweat so badly, I feel bad to let him suffer. That’s why after 2 batiks, we took off and strolling down the street to Shopping.
Shopping is the place to shop used text-books, regular books, magazine, etc in Jogja. I was surprised to see it so clean and big, unlike the regular traditional market type like it was before. We spent 2 hours in Shopping, try to find our childhood memories in these old Manga like Mari Chan, Swan, City Hunter, Pop Corn, etc
Beside Shopping, we visit the new “Taman Pintar” playground where kids can play and learn from musical instrument, to Physics theory. Wow! Real nice!
Just like an old couple, we lost our energy and fell asleep for 3 hours. Waking up, it’s already 9 PM. I still can’t believe we’re in Jogja and we’re sleeping instead of going somewhere. I wanted to go to my old homestay when I was in Jogja. But yeah, can’t happened. So, we went out to eat fried duck at Malioboro. The street musician sing the unofficial Jogja Song by KLA Project, “Pulang ke kotamu… ada setangkup haru dalam rindu….” and a street artist capturing our moment with his illustration (Hey! My lips is not that big hehe). So… damn… romantic… and emotional as well.
What a day… we walked back to our hotel holding hands like teenager, smiling and greeting every other tourists, just because we’re one of them. Crossing the Malioboro street, I made one final stop at one of the Batik stands. This time, I won’t let my money spilled. “Give me this batik for Rp 15.000, it’s final offer!” And when she handed me the batik shirt, I smirked. Now, my Jogja trip has come full circle.
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Llia
A writer of 30 books. Co-Founder & CMO Storial.co & NulisBuku.com. Initiate StartupLokal, the biggest startup community in Indonesia. Co-Managing Director of Girls in Tech Indonesia.
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didut
ini honeymoon beneran?
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Ollie
Kan kalo kita berdua jalan bareng pasti dikasih judul honeymoon hihi
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Rosli Ahmad
Nice pix. Looks like Jogja (Malioboro) haven't changed much since I was there 'bout 15 years ago, which is a good thing. Will go down memory lane when I'm there in a fortnight. How I wish I could put up at Aman Jiwo … sigh. BTW, whats the becak fare like say from Malioboro to Kraton? Don't want to get conned.U have a good day
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Aulia Halimatussadiah
Becak fare would be Rp 5.000 but I always give them more tips because the road is challenging, and we're both heavy
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Drs Ramlan
wah enak saya ingin makan yaa?
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Erma
Padahal counter dagadu benerannya gak jauh dari Malioboro Lie. Tanya aja lokasinya ama counter di Mall Malioboro
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Ilham Ibrahim
bapak selingkuh ya
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Ilham Ibrahim
gak bcanda pak
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Drs Ramlan
q hanya mencari teman untuk silaturrahmi looo….
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Drs Ramlan
makasih ya ,meskipun harus menterjemah dahulu
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şakir Angın
where are you from
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Drs Ramlan
sincerely I work [in] Banyuwangi agriculture area
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zam.web.id
nice honeymoon
nice pics
happy couple
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Ollie
@Erma iya gue nggak waspada karna terlalu positive thinking hehe
@Zam thank you ^^
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hanik
Mba, benernya ongkos Trans Jogja itu 3rb apa 30rb? Koq senilai $3 tp disitu ditulis 3rb?
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Ollie
Ups sorry dibenerin yah
0.3$ harusnya
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Tomie
Wuih muantab buanget critanya…plus phot2’nya…..
Mbak kl boleh tau tuh yang photo sapa trus pake kamera apa’an……?
Travelling……..
Wisata kuliner…….
Shopping merchandise…….
Plus Photo2………………….
Mantabz…..
Keep travelling en Click You’r shutter…….
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Ollie
Makasih ya
Pake Kamera DSLR Canon 1000d yang moto ganti-gantian 
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arafa
Jogja kota penuh kenangan manis tak terlupakan dg dia yg di belanda … juga dia yg di sisiku skrg … jogja never ending memories …
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thia
Ehm…pa kabar mbak ollie? Dulu kita pernah bertemu waktu ada seminar kewirausahaan di permata hijau jakarta, kapan ada acara serupa?. Saya setuju dengan pendapat mbak Ollie, Jogja memang benar2 berhati nyaman, bukan hanya slogan belaka, saya sempat tinggal disana selama 5 tahun sampai akhir 2008 kmrn, dan akhirnya krn sesuatu hal saya memutuskan untuk pindah dari jogja dan tinggal bersama suami didaerah lain. Satu yang ingin saya katakan, saya benar2 tidak bisa lupakan semua kenangan tentang jogja, keramahan penduduknya, kedisiplinan, yg mungkin tidak bisa saya temui ditempat lain. Kalau ada tawaran untuk transmigrasi ke sana, saya orang pertama yang akan daftar. Hehe…Good Luck
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cho
gimana caranya bisa dapet tiket air asia cuma dengan Rp 50.000??? Murah benerrrrrr!
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einoa silver
jogja selalu menarik dikunjungi… mari ke jogja ;)
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