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…
Category: Snapshots of Indonesia
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…
A Nice Cup of Coffee at Kampoeng Kopi Banaran
After that full and sumptuous lunch, a nice cup of coffee is what you need. Luckily we’re close to Kampoeng Kopi Banaran, a popular coffee plantation + restaurant near Bawen. Enjoying our favourite time together: chill in, relax while checking what’s happening in our respective social media world. LOL.
Pak Kempleng Beef Satay
Many of Semarang culinary destination is still closed on 2nd day of Idul Fitri. Fortunately, this one is not. Let’s go for famous beef satay restaurant Pak Kempleng at Ungaran ☺️👍