Solo, Cultural City Full of History

Solo or Surakarta is a city in Central Java Province. The city is known as a transit city is located is very strategic because it is the meeting point of Semarang-Jakarta to Surabaya and Bali. Surakarta is not only the old town which stands about 1745 and then, but also a city that has a very big role of history after the split of Mataram. Surakarta became the center of government. The author who made a trip to the District Boyolali, Central Java, had time to stop by and stay for two days in the city of Solo on Monday (8 / 6) then.
Towards the city of Solo is not difficult, almost every airline has a route to Surakarta, then landed at the international airport Adisumarmo Solo with travel time about 60 minutes from Jakarta. By road can be reached by traveling the path toward Madison Semarang through South and North line, reached by train ride, then stopped at Station Solo Racing. So that practically all the paths can be taken to the city of Solo.
When one day is not quite enough to enjoy the natural attractions and cultural tourism in the city of Solo. When the foot, the scent of culture with Kasunanan palace and the ancient and magnificent Mangkunagaran was so thick felt.
Observing Mangkunegara palace area which has an area of 5.4 hectares, visitors are invited to know the customs and culture that still thick preserved. Entering the palace area, travelers must still amazed with the establishment of two solid oak twin who allegedly 250 years old. Visitors are encouraged to not through the left or right side of the tree that is named Joyondaru twins, believed to be male sex and Dewandaru a female, but must go through the middle point between the right and the banyan tree. Because if the toxicity is disputed, the purpose of the visitor to enter the palace area of the palace will not be achieved or deviated from the path that has been provided.
Before the second pass through these twin trees, it would be nice if travelers are directly acquainted with Mr. Sukardi (84) which has been mandated by the palace to keep these twin trees. Meet Mr. Sukardi not too difficult, this simple-looking man while waiting for visitors taking the cigarette trade in the left one of the twin trees. Sukardi claimed to have been nearly eight years was appointed the court to keep these twin trees and willing to provide information requested by tourists.
Palace
Once past the banyan tree of this twin travelers can smoothly enter the Surakarta palace area. Before entering the palace area, a very dear when travelers miss the opportunity to stopover before entering the palace museum that holds collections of civilization and the history of Surakarta palace. Entering the museum building, on the right and left of the entrance to the museum stands a statue of palace troops dressed in red. Entering this quadrangular building on the left side seems a variety of equipment commonly used first kesunanan Surakarta palace. among the equipment contained steamer to cook rice sized, miniature pavilion tradjumas, bones and bones Janngkrik semartinendu, Kayung kyai King Mala boat, carriage horses, war equipment such as guns and swords as well as many other collections of cultural objects that look maintained and stored neatly.
Travelers are dissolved in the history of the palace but enjoy the historical objects in museums, do not also miss the opportunity to observe the outer or middle of the outside of the museum there are two old wells. According Lanzar (42), one of the officers, the well known songo well this is the ninth king imprisoned location. At first glance this appears to be observed well water clear and clean, so that the visitor believes to enjoy direct contact with drinking water wells. “The water is very clean and has been examined in the laboratory UNS does not contain bacteria and waste,” she said as she confessed Lanzar dry season wells as deep as six feet are never dry and is only reduced by about two meters.
Entering the palace pages located on the north side of the museum, travelers will be faced with courtiers complete with royal batik uniform but not wearing good footwear sandals and shoes. They graciously welcomed arrival of tourists and remind area that can not be touched by the tourists around the palace. Sekiling palace looks about 13 i berdir statue that stood firm since the time of the VOC. Hutomo Gunadi (61) one of his courtiers would not hesitate to warn wisatwan who tried to enter a prohibited area.
in addition be equipped with knowledge about the palace, the servants also have the ability to predict making it easier for tourists for a close friend like a brother. This is the typical atmosphere of the palace which looks deserted without a guard, but acknowledged still safe and secure. The atmosphere of the palace seemed clean, although some equipment such as fade times but swallowed up the story radiates meaning to the nation’s history.
Visitors should not stop exploring the potential of tourism in the city of Solo, there are still other locations that are less fun to listen to civilization in the city of Solo, among them the tour the palace Mangkunegara, the museum’s galleries of ancient batik danarhadi, Sriwedari parks, markets and traditional markets kelewer gedhe. Tourism alampun do not miss, among them by visiting natural attractions tawangmangu known as cold-temperature peak Solo, visit jaw fossil elephant and buffalo heads Sangiran site, visit the temple and visited tourist Merbabu and Mount Merapi volcano as well as other tourist attractions.
Hawker place no less preoccupied with a visit to the night market area chart showing the typical menu Solo and folk craft market, held every Saturday night.

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