Joss Gandoz Idul Fitri Gathering in Ungaran

This is how big family of Mintardjo Joss Gandoz meet: full of food, fun and laughter! Great to see everybody. Insya Allah we’ll meet in even more complete formation in November at Jogja!

Spiegel Bar & Bistro: A Coffee Place with Long Heritage

When we’re exploring the rejuvenated Old Town of Semarang, we found this place, set up in an old Dutch heritage building next to ‘Gereja Blenduk’. As coffee addict who always look for cozy coffee place during our holiday, we didn’t hesitate ourselves to enter the cafe, escaped from the hot and humid afternoon of Semarang….

The New Face of An Old Town in Semarang

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. 

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.