"Solo ... riwayatmu now ..."
Alhamdulillah finally got the chance trip to Solo, despite four years of college in Yogyakarta, but I've never even when the distance to Solo Yogyakarta - Solo only about an hour's. As usual, after completing the training task, my friends and shopping for souvenirs in the form of a typical city solo meals or souvenirs for the family or the neighbors around the home.
The famous traditional shopping center in Pasar Klewer Solo is, I do not know exactly why the market was named Klewer, there may be events or temapat it has certain characteristics so that the name was used. At that time we stayed at The Sunan Hotel Solo & to achieve Klewer market, we opted for a cab.
Apparently we have come too early, the market still looks new swing & a few shops are open. Finally we decided to first walk into the palace Solo located not too far from that market. Ticket price to enter the palace is quite affordable even for a bag of learners.
Kraton of Solo Map
To surround the palace, we will be guided by a guide who explained every detail of the contents of the palace, the history and genealogy of the family palace of Mataram. We're also allowed to ask about the things that attract our attention. To enter the region of the inner palace, we are advised to open a footwear because we will be entering the sandy areas. The objective of this because the sand was taken from the southern ocean and is believed beneficial to health. In addition to opening footwear, visitors are also required to dress neatly, so for foreign tourists who normally use only shorts and a singlet / tanktop not allowed inside, but there have been provided clothing and batik cloth to cover part of the body that is open for use by visitors " considered "not dress modestly.
Mataram Dynasty Lineage
Besides traveling, we also get information on what activities are often carried out by the palace, both special events for the family palace and the general public. While in terms of physical buildings, there are several statues or decorations that adorned the nuances europe around the palace. When we asked, was the ornament was a gift from a foreign country
Specific areas inside the palace building, visitors are not allowed to enter because the place is a private area for the King and his family. But from the outside, visitors are allowed to immortalize it in the form of photographs or video for documentation. In addition we also take a look around for a collection of historic objects.
In addition to traveling in the area around the palace, we can also enjoy other attractions using buggy / carriage (the term for horse-drawn carriage), which was parked outside the palace gates. However, due to time constraints, we can not move on elsewhere, we only had time to shop batik clothes and food in Klewer market. In addition to clothes and food, you can buy ornaments made of fragrant root in various forms of creation in a case of turtles, elephants, lions, dinosaurs and some forms of butterflies that made key chains, as souvenirs or cabinet collections increase you. Souvenirs are quite interesting and cheap products.
