Thursday, July 26, 2012

Crafts & Arts tour in Gabusan Market, Yogyakarta

Tour in Gabusan Market at Bantul is one way to enjoy many kinds of beautiful products of local residents without feeling tired because of long time needed to explore every place of the manufacturer origin. It is located on the road of Parangtritis KM.9 and has become the center of buying and selling of handicrafts from all over Bantul. This is not just a market, but also equipped with other facilities, such as small food vendors, access to information technology, and store of daily needs.
Since the beginning of construction, Gabusan Market is planned to open the opportunities for local producers of crafts and arts to international trade. Therefore, the Gabusan market design which accommodates around 444 artisans is also international level. The building plan is not only involve the domestic architect, but also architects from around the world, but still highlighting on traditional architecture. Divided into 16 stalls, Gabusan sells abundant art products of various basic materials, ranging from leather, metal, wood, clay until the water hyacinth. If you are a fan of the artwork, you should not miss to visit this unique destination in Yogyakarta.
If you have arrived at the Gabusan Art Market, you will be greeted by a very interesting and unique gate. At the gate, there is a restaurant which will invite your tongue to dance, and a ramp. Dining at the resto's, you can enjoy delicious traditional dishes and also view the entire area of the upper. Not far from the place, there is a shop as an information service for the needs of visitors. The construction was so deliberately that made the shop is artistic so it has its own appeal. So, Gabusan Market is one of the Arts and Crafts center in Yogyakarta.


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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Kaliurang tour in Yogyakarta

Kaliurang tour in Yogyakarta is one of the famous tourist destination in Yogyakarta. Due to high altitude, Kaliurang has cool weather between between 20 ° -25 ° C, ideal for day trips to unwind. Kaliurang location approximately 25 km to the north from the city center. The attractions you can visit while in Kaliurang, among others, are the following: Playground (Taman Bermain) which has an area of approximately 10,000 m² of equipped facilities such as swings, garden, car toys, teeter - totter, and so forth. Tlogo Putri (Princess Lake), is a swimming pool with natural water sources from the slopes of Mount Plawangan. You should not miss Gardu Pandang when you plan Kaliurang tour in Yogyakarta. It is a tower (viewing post) that visitors can use to look at closely the Mount Merapi (MM). It is located at the edge of Boyong River. MM can be clearly seen by the eyes in the morning. Kaliurang Wisma (Homestay), a historic building that formerly in use to conduct negotiations between the Republic of Indonesia with the Three Nations Commission on January 13th, 1948. Turgo and Plawangan Hill, offers a beautiful natural scenery and sports arenas across country. Visitors can enjoy the tropical forests that are still natural and wild and old Merapi rocks which is about 40,000 years old in this place. Camping Ground (Bumi Perkemahan), is a commonly used children or boy scouts to camp. Pos Pengamatan Kaliurang (Observation Post), located on the south side which has an altitude of ± 864 m asl. There is a seismic detector called a seismograph. Its function is to monitor the volcanic activity. In general, Kaliurang tour in Yogyakarta will provide more experience of nature to you.

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