Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta a part that is not separated from the Malioboro which is the center of economic development for hundreds of years. Existence has philosophical meaning that is the one stage of human life in the fulfillment of economic needs.

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in YogyakartaTraditional market Beringharjo standing after the palace Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, exactly 1758 years, the area where the market is made by the economic transactions of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Hundreds of years later, in 1925, the place of economic transaction has a permanent building.


Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta_01The name 'Beringharjo' itself is given by Hamengku Buwono IX, means the area that the tree Beringin (Bering) is expected to provide welfare (harjo).

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta_02The front and back of the building market in the west is the perfect place to spoil the tongue with traditional foods such as brem more rounded with a soft texture of brem Madiun and krasikan (such dodol from rice flour, palm sugar, sesame and debris). In the south, the contents can be found bakpia the usual green beans are sold still warm and wet, such as cakes and hung kwe nagasari. While the back of a comestible generally sell perishables like ting-ting made of caramel mixed nuts.

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta_03Traditional market Beringharjo is the best place to shop for batik cloth, which is characteristic of Yogyakarta. Collection complete, start cloth and clothing, cotton and silk, the price of tens of thousands to nearly a million available in this market. Collection of batik cloth found in the western part of the market stalls to the north. While the collection of batik clothing found in almost all the western part of the market. Besides batik clothes, the western part of the market stalls also offer clothes surjan, blangkon, and weaving and batik sarong.
Walking to the second floor the eastern part of the market, do not wonder if the smell aroma herbal medicine. That place is the center of the basic sales Javanese herbal medicine and spices. Materials such as herbal medicine sold the usual turmeric is used to create temulawak turmeric and tamarind that is used to make herbal medicine are very bitter. Spice ginger is offered (usually processed into round or drink only to be baked, boiled and mixed with rock sugar) and wood (used to enrich the taste beverages such as wedang ginger, coffee, tea and sometimes used as a substitute for cocoa powder in the cappuccino).

Beringharjo, Traditional Market in Yogyakarta_04This Market is also the perfect place to hunt antiques. Sentra sales antique floor there are 3 markets in the eastern part. There, you can find an old typewriter, helmet made an 60-year, and so forth. On the floor, she also, you can pursue quality second-hand when wanted. Various kinds of imported second-hand goods such as shoes, bags, even clothes sold at prices far cheaper than the original price with the quality that is still good. In need of carefulness in work to vote.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Malioboro, Heaven souvenir in Indonesia tourism

Malioboro, Heaven souvenir in Indonesia tourismMalioboro shopping area is the center of the city crowd in the middle of Yogyakarta along two kilometers. Road was to be a complex trade after Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I developed a means of trading through a traditional market since the year 1758. After 248 years have elapsed, there still survive as a regional trade even become one of the icon known as the Malioboro.
Located approximately 800 meters from the Sultan's Palace, this place was filled with a bouquet every time you perform the Palace. Malioboro, which in the language sanscrit means "garland" the basis for naming the road.

Malioboro, Heaven souvenir in Indonesia tourism_01Malioboro in many shops, offices, restaurants, hotels and historic buildings. the first time, Malioboro street had become the basis for the struggle when the Dutch military aggression to-2 in 1948. Become central in the struggle to defend the people in Yogyakarta . Malioboro the night will be more crowded and more beautiful.
Light sparkler, and thatch of the compact vehicle, visitors are more Malioboro. Walk through a corridor of dense, will not feel tired while you see the crowd atmosphere. Malioboro, a bustling atmosphere and fun.

Malioboro, Heaven souvenir in Indonesia tourism_02Enjoy the experience of shopping, souvenir hunting characteristic of Jogja, tourists can walk along the shoulder of a road corridor. Here will be many traders that the five-foot merchandise. Products ranging from local handicrafts such as batik, rattan ornament, leather puppets, bamboo handicraft (key holder, decorative lighting and so forth) also silver goods, trader to the clothes and pants typical of Yogyakarta certainly can not be found in other places of trade. Along the corridor, tourists can shop in addition to the calm and sunny conditions in the rain, can also enjoy a fun shopping experience at a bid price. If lucky, can be decreased by one third or even half.