Day 1, From Bandung to Yogyakarta, at Malioboro Street

After resting from a tiring journey, we will take a walk around the famous Malioboro street. This Street is very popular with the street vendors who peddle Jogja crafts and sitting on the floor-stalls at night selling traditional food called "Gudeg" , Along the street as well-known as a gathering place for artists-artists who often perform their abilities such as playing music, painting, hapening art and others along the way.

We ride the "Becak" such a rickshaw to Malioboro street. With this vehicle we enjoy the cool air and feel the thrill ride three-wheeled vehicle.

Riding Becak

We do window shopping until dusk. Bring our hunger for Angkringan Lek Man. Angkringan Lek Man, is how people called this angkringan. Lek means uncle and Man is the name of the owner of this angkringan. Usually angkringan use a push cart contains various kinds of food. But different from other angkringan, angkringan Lek Man's use pole in the form of both sides filled with rice and fried variety. Not only people at Jogja who know this place, but foreign tourist not want to miss the opportunity to eat at this place. Not difficult to find Angkringan Lek Man because it is located in the city center. It's location is just north Stasuin Tugu and can take about 5 minutes from Malioboro by walking. It was already dark, the lights in angkringan it's called senthir is starts up. Senthir is traditional lighting from Java that can be ignited with kerosene. We can enjoy our food and sit on a mat along the sidewalk around the angkringan.

Angkringan Lek Man

Different from other angkringan, Angkringan Lek Man provides Kopi Joss drinks. Kopi Joss is very famous. Kopi is mean coffee so Kopi Joss is a coffee that is mixed with charcoal. Charcoal used is charcoal that has been colored red or that has been burning. So the charcoal has already neutral from other variety of bacterial illness. On behalf of Kopi Jos because when inserted into the hot charcoal, coffee will heard 'Joss,' so it famous as Kopi Joss.

Lek Man Angkringan was delicious. Makes us full and sleepy. We decided to go back to our hotel to rest.


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