Semarang is not known as a city with many popular tourist attraction. They do have few, like this one, an old town complex with Dutch heritage buildings. But current city administration has been working hard to boost Semarang image by making Semarang a much cleaner city, and introducing additional attractions for tourists.
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Masjid Kauman Johar Semarang
Had a friday prayer in historic and beautiful Masjid Kauman near Johar Semarang. Built in 1739, this mosque was originally located in front of ‘Alun Alun’ (big field) in centre of the city, just like the typical big mosque in any other cities in Indonesia. However that big field was later turned into big marketplace…
Another Culinary Delight: Soto Pak Man
Alhamdulillah on 3rd day of Eid, many vintage and traditional culinary places in Semarang already open. We had Soto Ayam Pak Man, as our choice of breakfast, which beat hotel’s breakfast taste by many miles! For sure.
Visiting Papa and Mama Graveyards
It’s been almost 2 years since I visited Papa and Mama’s graveyards. And this is one of my main purpose of going to Semarang: to take Elok and the kids to visit them. They’re laid in Cantung Cemetery, near Tegalsari. To come to this graveyard, we had to take steep stairs along the alleys which…
Meeting Family in Papandayan
Semarang is city where we have so many families to visit and meet, particularly on this Eid festive season. One of them who are close to our heart, is family of our uncle, Oom Djamil and Tante Titik, who live in Papandayan, Semarang. They had key influence to me and Elok history of relationship, so…