0 Sonobudoyo Museum: KERIS NUSANTARA COLLECTIONS

Sonobudoyo Museum, enjoy KERIS NUSANTARA COLLECTIONS 

Visiting the Museum Sonobudoyo is an alternative if you want to see the diverse collection of keris from across the country and things associated with it. Museum store around 1200's collection of keris (mostly Java donations Institute) will cure your disappointment, because the store Kraton kris-kris heritage until now do not allow visitors to enjoy its collections. 

Sonobudoyo Museum can be reached easily from the Sultan's Palace, located across North Alun Alun Yogyakarta. To enter, you only need to pay a ticket for USD 3000.00. Meanwhile, to see the diverse collection of keris, the procedure is quite difficult because it must request permission from the head of the museum. That's because a large collection of kris still stored in collections space, not shown to the public. 

The first thing that will be found associated with the dagger is Wesi Buddhist, is the raw material used in making kris around the year 700 AD, or at the time of the triumph of the Hindu kingdom of Mataram. Wesi du Buddha can be seen in the middle of the room that holds a number of collections from the triumph of Buddhist civilization in Indonesia. Together Wesi Buddhist, also stored a variety of household utensils, weapons and crafts from the same period.

Go deeper into, you can see some dagger collection, though relatively limited in number. Some keris is a dagger placed upright, keris luk (simply a bulge in the right side and left-dagger) 7, 11 and kris keris luk luk 13. Generally, a dagger that is stored at room public exhibition can be seen this is kris from Java. Joint collection of keris, batik cloth is also stored with a variety of motives. 

Kris a more complete collection can be found in the collection room, library room behind the museum. According to museum officials in YogYES, space saving diverse collection of keris from various parts of the archipelago, a collection of accessories such as pendok from Yogyakarta and Solo and keris. More collections are from outside Yogyakarta, because supposedly there is a ban on collecting kris Kraton Yogyakarta exceed collections. 

Kris-kris Java stored in the form of keris luk 7, 11, 13 and straight kris with a beranekja prestige variety, such as rice wutah (prestige that comes from forging unintentional, such as the navel that connects), sekar fern (fern flower-shaped), etc. . Kris-kris from outside Java, which is stored among other typical rencong Aceh, the saber from Kalimantan, kris-kris Madura and Bali, and the dagger from Sulawesi. 

In the room that collection, you can also see a variety of old keris designed attractive. There keris handles shaped human head, human being, dragon, lion and so forth. There is also some pendok a hundred, divided into two styles of Yogyakarta and Solo. Nothing like a keris which has various designs, pendok kris has a relatively uniform shape.

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0 Jogjakarta Landmark

Tugu Jogja is a landmark city of Yogyakarta is the most famous. This monument is located right in the middle of the intersection of Prince Street Mangkubumi, General Sudirman Street, Road and Jalan Diponegoro AM Sangaji. Tugu Jogja almost 3 centuries-old has a deep meaning as well save some recording history of the city of Yogyakarta. 

Tugu Jogja established approximately a year after the sultan's palace stood. At its inception, the building was expressly described Manunggaling Gusti subjects, the spirit of unity of the people and rulers to fight the occupation. Or so-called spirit of unity that gilig golong imprinted on building the monument, shaped poles gilig (cylinder) and the peak shape golong (round), so-called Tugu Golong gilig. 

In detail, the building was built at the beginning of Tugu Jogja cylindrical conical-shaped pile up.Essentially part of a circular fence while the top round. Height of building the monument was originally reached 25 meters. 

Everything changed on June 10, 1867. Earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta when it makes the building collapsed pillar. That said, when the monument is a transition state collapses, before the meaning of unity did not really reflected in the monument building. 

The situation has really changed in 1889, when the Dutch government to renovate the building the monument. The monument is made with a square shape with each side decorated with a kind of inscription that shows anyone who is involved in the renovation. The top of the monument is no longer round, but a pointy cone-shaped. Height of the building also be lower, just as tall as 15 meters or 10 meters lower than the original building. Since then, this monument is also known as De Witt White Pal Paal or monument. 

Overhaul of the building was actually a tactic to erode the unity between the Dutch people and the king. However, seeing the struggle of the people and the king of Yogyakarta, which took place afterwards, can be found that these efforts are not successful. 

If you want to look at Tugu Jogja much as you like while remembering his philosophical meaning, is a bench overlooking the monument at the corner of Jl. Prince Mangkubumi. At 05:00 to 06:00 the morning is the right moment, when the air was fresh and not many people in motor vehicle traffic. Occasionally you may be greeted with a friendly smile that delivering newspapers daily circulation going to the office of People's Sovereignty. 

Afternoon until midnight, there were sellers warm (Yogyakarta typical cuisine) at the corner of Jl.Diponegoro. Famous for delicious warm here and the price is fair. You can eat while enjoying the scenery lesehan towards Tugu Jogja was bathed in light.

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0 Wonosari: The Panoramic of Jogjakarta

This is one area in Yogyakarta, located in the eastern region yogyakarta. Gunung Kidul district name his or her more popular with Wonosari. Daearh has a huge natural potential, ranging from agricultural products, food, and tourism. For tourists who want to visit this place can be a distance of about 80 km to the east. And also can use public transport both buses and cars

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0 O Kilometers

Jogja Post Office is one of the existing historic buildings in the city of Jogjakarta. Right there is also a large intersection that is often also called the 0 miles. Because all the measured distance from the town jogjakarta, starts from here.
Great Post Office Jogjakarta, Dutch heritage of historical buildings in other south alongside Vredeburg Fortress Bank Indonesia Jogjakarta. These buildings into one complex with Dutch heritage buildings as a witness in the history of national struggle in the city of Yogyakarta Indonesia

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0 Jogja Monumental

Public Monuments March 1 attack on Jl. Jend A. Yani, near the town square of Lor Kraton Yogyakarta. Among the iron-iron fence, this monument to be seen still standing strong and looking well groomed. This monument was crowded visited the children during school holidays, while on normal days this place looks like a regular hangout because it made this monument in front of a row of seats provided.
As its name implies, this monument was built as a representation for the attack which occurred on March 1, 1949 in Yogyakarta. The attack was carried out by the Army of the Republic of Indonesia against the Dutch. The aim is to break the morale of the troops in the Netherlands and internationally proven that the Indonesian National Army (TNI) still has the power to resist. "Jogja's time was the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, so it can be taken even if briefly, the impact would be enormous", light Suripto, tour guide in Sultan's Palace.
TNI to develop strategies to fight against the Dutch troops that began with the sabotage act like a phone network decided, destroying the railroads and the like. Then the Army made an attack on Dutch outposts that had spread in all regions in Indonesia.
The climax of this resistance occurred on March 1, 1949. This attack led by Lieutenant Colonel Soeharto, after obtaining approval from the Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, the head of the Special Region of Yogyakarta at the time. The attack began at 06.00 at the same time all over the city. And ends at 12:00 after the Indonesian National Army (TNI) occupied the area for 6 hours.
The spirit of the Indonesian National Army when it deserves thumbs up. They have a strong determination to show the existence of himself. And as hard as they carry out what has become a destination and their ideals from the beginning. This spirit, which should be imitated by the youth in Indonesia, the spirit to go forward and achieve your goals. In order to have achieved victory Indonesian nation from imperialism through a long struggle will not be in vain.

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0 Beach Beach And Beach

Parangtritis beach is one beach that must be visited, not just because it is the most popular beach in Yogyakarta, but also has a close relationship with various other tourist attractions, such as the Sultan's Palace, Beach Parangkusumo and Merapi area. The beach is located 27 kilometers from the city center is also part of the power of Ratu Kidul.
Naming Parangtritis has its own historicity. It is said that someone named Dipokusumo who are fugitives from the kingdom of Majapahit came to this area hundreds of years ago to do meditation. When he saw droplets of water that flows from the rock cracks, he was named the area became South ', from the machete (= stone) and tumaritis (= drop of water). The beach is located in the area was eventually named the same.
Parangtritis beach is a beach full of myth, believed to be a manifestation of the unity of the trinity consisting of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta Kingdom and Parangtritis. This beach is also believed to be the meeting place Panembahan Senopati with Sunan Kalijaga shortly after completion through meditation. In the meeting, Senopati reminded to remain humble as though a supernatural ruler.
The primary attraction of this beach. Enjoy the natural view the most important. Natural charm that can diintip from various locations and how that landscape is more varied views and you also have a different experience. If you are standing on the edge of beaches, natural charm that seems a sea view are immense with the harsh waves and high cliffs on the east.
To enjoy it, you can simply walk from east to west and looking toward the south. In addition, you can also hire gig that will take you through the same route without fatigue. There are also offers horseback riding to explore the beach. The cost, you can discuss with the tenant services.
After enjoying the view from the shore Parangtritis, you can go to the Cave Langse for a different experience. On the dirt road to the Cave Langse, you can look west and see the beauty of others Parangtritis. Large ocean waves toward shore to see the silver sunlight, and will be colored to resemble gold when the sun began to blush, or at dusk. This exotic scenery YogYES had enjoyed while visiting a few days ago.
Satisfied with landscapes you can enjoy the experience of other attractions to the historic sites located around Parangtritis Beach. One of them is the tomb of Sheikh Bela Belu located on the road to the beach. You can go through the steps of a highway connecting with the sacred hill where the tomb is. Generally, many pilgrims came on Tuesday kliwon.
Finished visiting the tomb, you can challenge yourself to go Langse Cave, a cave to be within walking distance as far as 3 km and the 400-meter-high cliff with a slope angle is almost 900. To enter the cave which is also often referred to as the Queen of the South Cave, you must request permission in advance the key interpreter. According to one of the guards in Depok Beach when young often down the cave, you can see the view of the southern ocean is more beautiful then successfully entered the cave.
5 on 5 in a calendar month of the Chinese, you can see the procession ceremony in Parangtritis Duanwu Festival. Duanwu Festival, comes from the word meaning Peh oar and poisonous, which means boat, is a form of thanksgiving to God Tioghoa community. The festival is also meant to commemorate Khut Gwan (Yuan Qi), a patriot and as well as ministers in the kingdom known loyalty to the king until he was vilified by his colleagues and chose suicide.
Duanwu Festival Celebration in Parangtritis considered unique because it is not filled with the attraction of rowing a boat decorated with a dragon like in other places, but with the attraction of egg stand. Attractions began at around 11:00 and peaked at 12:00. At noon, according to the trust, the egg can stand upright without supported. However, once entered at 13.00, the eggs will fall by itself and can not be established anymore.
To achieve Parangtritis, you can choose two routes. First, the route of Yogyakarta - Imogiri - Siluk - Parangtritis offering spectacular river and mountain rocks. Second, through the route of Yogyakarta - Parangtritis that can be done with due mdah relatively good roads. Recommended, you do not wear green to honor local residents who believed that green dress could bring disaster.

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0 One Most Favorite Place

Kaliurang who literally in the Indonesian language means "River Shrimp", is a resort located in the province of Yogyakarta, precisely in Sleman regency, on the border with Central Java province.
Access to the Kaliurang very easy. At least a foot or riding a bus transport, cabbage (Colt), taxi, motorcycle taxi or rickshaw (rarely willing), through the Road Ground. Distance Kaliurang to Yogyakarta less than 1 hour trip, and to Surakarta less than 3 hours away.
One most favorite place at jogja is kaliurang. Kaliurang is a resort or a resort because of the cool air. So here there are many villas, lodging, most people around to call the homestead. Place most often visited by tourists both domestic and abroad are Tlaga Princess.
In Kaliurang is a historic building that is Wisma Ground. There never happened Special Negotiations between the Republic of Indonesia with Three-State Commission on January 13, 1948. This gave rise to negotiations Minutes Kaliurang Ground.
Republic of Indonesia was represented by President Soekarno, Vice President Moh Hatta, AM Syahrir and General Soedirman. Meanwhile, the Dutch delegation was represented by Paul Van Zeelan (Belgium), Richard Kirby (Australia), and Dr. Frank Graham (USA). In the negotiations, Frank Graham said the popular phrase, ie "You are what you are from bullets to the ballots."

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