To get some peace and quiet, and to get back perspective, I
say one must go to vacations :D
The sense of exploring new streets and places, the serenity
of a place other than home, those are needed. One must not be denied their
rights to a holiday.
During the last week of 2016, me and my family went to 3
cities – Jogja, Solo, and Salatiga :D
These cities, I LOVE.
JOGJA
We started quite late in the morning. By 12 pm, we reached
Magelang. I wasn’t feeling very well – I do get carsick during long car rides
sometime. But Es Eny and their delicious food saved me! :D And then we walked a
tiny bit around Es Eny, and found this tiny café that was cozy and modern. Very
cool.
We reached our hotel in Jogja, Tentrem, at around 3 pm. I
continued reading “Padang Bulan”, which I started during the car ride. I was
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Our room had a balcony, and there I lounged and read. Oh I
love the warm weather, and the sound of the pool accompanied me from afar.
Around 5:45pm, we headed to Ayam Goreng Tojoyo for dinner! It
started drizzling, perfect! :D
It was good. But, kind of unsatisfactory (the portion was on
the smaller side, and I prefer our usual place :p). We drove around Jogja for a
bit, then finally decided on Il Tempo Gelato dessert :D YUM.
At around 8:30pm, we went back to the hotel and rest :)
The next day, while my dad & sister enjoyed the hotel’s
breakfast buffet, me and mom enjoyed chiffon cakes. And it was mom’s birthday!
:D
I finished “Padang Bulan” and CANNOT contain myself. SO
GOOD!
My sister brought us some boiled egg as well :p
We headed to Jogja city mall at around 11am. Trying to catch
the 12pm movie of “Passenger” :D
While waiting, I went to Gramedia and bought
the sequel to “Padang Bulan” xD And something else HAHA. Not sorry.
“Passanger” was AMAZING :) Love Chris Pratt & Jen
Lawrence :) Touching, sad, intense.
We went shopping for a while, then grabbed lunch at Gudeg
(Yu Djum?). It was 3:30pm ish. It was delish! But we couldn’t wait to get to
our next city:
SOLO
We arrived quite late. Maybe 5:30 pm ish?
Again, my dad and sister hit the gym – he later went to the
pool instead. I began “Cinta di dalam Gelas”. To be honest, this one is not as
satisfying as the previous one :’)
But anyway.
We were still full from our super late lunch, but we went
for dinner anyway :p Nasi Liwet Bu Wongso Lemu. DELISH!!! The wait was worth it
! The portions were on the smaller side, tho. Giving us some room for dessert
:)
After dinner, we went around the city. It was beautiful at
night :) But sight-seeing was not the main reason for our car-ride. We were trying
to find Markobar! :D And it was a really cool experience!
The place was very cool and hip. The flavours were creative!
But I personally prefer the regular kue bandung batter. This one’s a bit
denser. Regular kitkat, green tea kitkat, nutella, ceres, cheese, toblerone,
oreo. 2 slices were enough :D
Our room in Alila was bigger than our parent’s :D The view
from the 26th floor was amazing. The bathroom were HUGE and lush.
The next morning, me, my sister, and my dad went to the gym
before we grabbed breakfast downstairs. I did 40 minutes of walking on the treadmill.
I miss walking down Fitzroy and Carlton :’)
After breakfast – which was not filled with sugar :D – i went to the pool for a quick splash :D
It was windy tho. We were there for approx. 20 minutes :)
A quick shower, then TV watching time, before checking out
from the hotel :’)
It was beautiful :’)
We drove by the Hutan Kota before having a Nasi Timlo lunch.
Delish. Authentic, warm, fresh. Then to the famous Toko Roti Orion for the roti
semir and mandarin. Serabi Notosuman was next – I love the choc flavored one :D
Then we went to Laweyan, a small district in Solo which was
flooded with small batik shops :) Shopping time! Oh I love batik. But not all
batik suits me, so finding the one was exciting, but once I found one I was
quickly bored :p
Luckily there were a few photographic spots :D
Once we satisfied our batik craving, we hopped into our car
and went to Salatiga :)
SALATIGA
We had to go the round way, and it was taking twice the time
it usually takes to get to Salatiga from Solo. But it was okay :)
Once arrived, we went straight to Bebek Goreng ABC, right in
front of our hotel Laras Asri.
YES. This is my
kind of ayam goreng :D much more satisfying than the one in Jogja, portion-wise
and flavor-wise :D The sambal tomat was also delish. Each portion of chicken
was accompanied by one cobek of sambal, and I finished mine with a burned lips
but satisfied soul :D
We checked in to the hotel, arranged our stuff, then me and
dad headed back out to have some fried rice in a small but nostalgic kiosk,
Nasi Goreng Om Djing. (Nostalgic for my dad, not for me yet). He had some
chicken+pork fried rice and tea. I wanted some iced chocolate milk, but they
ran out :( It was quite late, and they’d already run out of a few things. My
dad’s fried rice was the last portion of rice they had :D They also ran out of
noodles. The smell in that place was unbelievable. The menu is simple and
homey, but I think what makes the place special is their smoking hot wok and
coal burner used to make every single dish. YUM. We waited for maybe 30-40
minutes, but it was well worth it.
Then we hunted for some roti bakar bandung (toasted bread). Our
usual merchant had already finished selling :( But this other one that we found
was very skilled and their roti bakar was yummy! :D Me and dad brought this
back to the hotel, where we all enjoyed it while watching Mata Najwa ^^
The next day, we had a small breakfast of Orion’s roti semir
while watching Pirates 4 which was playing on the TV :p For the ‘real’
breakfast, Pecel Madya! DELISH.
Went back to the hotel for more TV, then checking out
followed by lunch at the infamous Es Cobra! :D Again, as we were still quite
full from the hearty breakfast, we shared a portion of ayam goreng modern, nasi
liwet (a specialty), and es cobra, es kencana, and es kelapa muda. :D:D
We stopped by Toko Roti Tegal for some bread, toko oleh-oleh
and bought some snacks to give to some people, before heading back home J
It was recharging, refreshing, calm.
But as always, time seemed to fly when we were having fun.
(Or when we were sleeping in?) :)
I love this family time which I craved every time I’m away. I
wonder how many more of these kind of holidays we have left, as our worlds seem
to be changing so much and so quickly. :’)
I also love how we get to explore the same old places and
the new ones :D
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT HOLIDAY!
CHEERS!
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