Weekend di Kraton Solo

On 17 January 2015 me Nuryanti, Uun, Nurul and Marie went to Keraton Surakarta. That was my first time use motorcycle in the town, especially solo. I rode my motorcyle with uun. Nurul with marie. I just follow nurul’s motor. Because i dont know about solo city yet.

Then, we arrived in Kraton Surakarta. We must pay 10 000 as entrance fee everybody. at that palace someone who wears sandal, must take it off when come to palace. But who use shoes not must take off shoes. I and marie wears sandals, so all of us take of it. 

I get surprised with the kraton surakarta. That is my first time go there. And mystic situation i felt at that time. We made some photo after come to the palace. A lot of tall and big tree as our background.

There is also a tower inside the palace. To look all city and to look for may be there are some enemy from distance. 

And we must stay off in the ground. We are not allowed to step up in the main building. I dont know why, may be it is better to not make it in dirty risk. May be?

In the garden palace there are also ubo rampe, some flower, kemenyan and some food for offering. I dont know why people or abdi dalem take it there. There are nobody we can asked for what that is for? 

I get unsatisfied no tour guide are explain us about the palace. So, we get difficulties to know about the history. There are some white statue look like angel, may be from abroad that located in the palace. I believe the king have billateral cooperation with abroad, and may be the statue on of gift from the king’s friend from abroad.

After that, we get back our shoes and sandals. The next destination is the museum. At museum there are a lot of things to exhabition. 

The photos of the kings and queen

From statue, from puppet story in ramayana and mahabarata, aculturation comes to Kraton, the way of wedding and so on.

Several cart too

In front of museum there is a little garden. It is very green. We take a rest in a bench.

Dont forget, We try lekker. It is a little cake with banana inside. Delicious and sweet.

Something that make me not enjoy is because nobody guide us. We need someone who can speak engish. Or speak indonesia. At least, we are not just back to the past, but also learn history of it. Not just visit tangible things, but untoldable.

May be in the next time, keraton Surakarta must give a tour guide. But however, it is a nice place.

Then we move to pura mangkunegaran for festival jenang. But it is closed. Then go to PGS. Pusat Grosir Solo, just for sight seeing. Marie try a batik trousers, but it is too small. Nobody buyed something.

Then we moved to Luwes Lojiwetan to buy fan and other things for marie. Then have lunch together. Then went home. Nice day.