Pacific Place is a mall with a taste. They frequently display piece of art for its atrium decoration. This time, it’s giant, vividly colored lampions by Eko Nugroho. Beautiful.
Category: Snapshots of Indonesia
Jatibarang Dam and Gua Kreo
Suggested by our driver, we decided to “go local” today, visiting a relatively new public attraction of “Bendungan Jatibarang” (Jatibarang Dam), which was opened about a year ago, next to the already famous “Gua Kreo” (Kreo Cave).
Citra Rasa Iwak Manuk Pak No: Your Unusual Semarang Delicacies
This is quite unusual dish, but trust me, it’s really really good. Serving fried grouse (burung belibis), rather a fried chicken or duck, you’ll get tender, marinated meat with white rice and extra-hot sambal (chili).
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.