Yesterday we drove from Madiun to Malang, where we stayed in a relative’s house. The trip took around 6 hours including stops in between. I discovered that the small roads we were taking in the countryside were not included in my GPS map.
GPS track log.
The Malang residence.
Road at Batu, near Malang.
This Saturday began with a so-called Arisan event, which is a family gathering.
Later in the evening, when Arisan was over, a few of us drove the short trip to Ponorogo, where a week-long festival to mark the Javanese New Year was held. There was a big market and an amusement park, but more interesting was the Reog Ponorogo show. Entrance ticket was only Rp 3000 (30 cents US).
Reog Ponorogo
Video clip. The music was quite loud, so unfortunately the sound recording became distorted.
Sold at the market. These are used for saving money (there is a slot at the top to put money.)
Steam engine used to power a carousel.
We made a daytrip to Semarang today to visit some relatives, and thanks to my GPS with detailed maps of Java, we drove straight to the destination.
In the morning before departure to Semarang, however, we first made a visit to the nearby grave yard. The grave mentioned in this post is now finished, and the grave has now even its own roof:
Grave with roof.
Later in the evening, after returning from Semarang, we drove from Solo to Madiun.
GPS track log of the trip to Semarang.
I flew to Yogyakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday 23 December at 18:55, with Mandala Airlines. We were picked up in the airport in Yogya and then drove to Solo, where I am now.
Here is another interesting photo I took back in May 2003, when driving around in Solo, Central Java:
