Lifestyle and Travel

There is a saying if Kraton or king's palace is the heart, Malioboro is the artery.  Then Pasar Beringharjo makes the beat of the city.  Beringharjo get along followed not long after Kraton was established in 1758.  No wonder if both have historical and philosophical value especially for the local. Patterns of the city include four essential public functionalities.  The palace as the center of government.  The squares (alun-alun) as public space.  The mosque as a place of worship.  And the market as the center of economic activities. Beringharjo located at the end of Malioboro, the main road runs on a north-south axis.  It follows an important Java's cosmology which is connecting Mount Merapi, the palace, and southern ocean.  None can miss this interesting spot. Don't ask how many times I've visited this place.  I am countless.  I am pretty sure it should be the same number I visit Jogja though. I never get tired of this city.  Jogja memang Jogyes!  

All along, I thought a blog post should contain a loooo.....ng lines.  At least that's how I understand from seeing other's blog.  Funny thing is even I enjoy reading a book with a long paragraph, I can not have the same feeling when reading a long blog post.  Unless it is a very good one. Probably that is a reason why I barely make a long post.  I always presume that people have the same habit as me; hesitate reading a long passage. Until recently, when I accidentally found www.thetraveljunkie.org.  After browsing the website, I noticed instead of long paragraphs, he's only writing short lines.  Yet, the message was perfectly conveyed. From the way I observe, www.thetraveljunkie.org directly put his ideas right from the beginning of the sentence.  He puts aside all the 'yadda yadda' intros and such. 😏 In fact, the guy who once featured in Kick Andy Show as Indonesian respected travel blogger, places a number of pictures.  The point is,  let the picture talk for th