Many
interesting sights owned by Sultan's City, one of which is very popular, of
course Malioboro Street. The 2.5 km long road that stretches from Tugu
Yogyakarta to Post Office Yogyakarta is never empty of tourists every day.
Malioboro street is very close to the palace and is called as one of the
imaginary line point that connects between Parangtritis Beach, Yogyakarta
Palace and Mount Merapi.
Who would
have thought if the first street was just a lonely road with a lot of tamarind
trees on the edge. Malioboro street was only passed by people who want to the
palace, Vredeburg or to Beringhardjo Market.
The name of
Malioboro also has two versions. First, the name is taken from Sanskrit, which
means 'wreath'. This is because along the way once filled with garlands every
time the palace held an event or celebration. The second version says that the
street name was taken from a British nobleman, Marlborough, who lived in
Yogyakarta between 1881-1816.
Regardless
of where the name begins Malioboro, the most popular street in Yogyakarta is
always managed to attract the attention of tourists who come to this city.
Malioboro Street became a kind of Yogyakarta souvenir center. Along the way,
you can find a variety of typical souvenirs ranging from t-shirts, batik,
blangkon, sandals, handicrafts to bakpia patok and yangko which is a typical snack
of Yogyakarta.
For
culinary, in this tourist place there is a row of street vendors who offer
simple but delicious offerings. Do not forget to taste the gudeg rice that has
become a mandatory culinary try in Yogyakarta. For drinks, enjoy ice dawet that
offers a rich flavor of sugar legit combined thick and savory coconut milk.
While enjoying your meal, a group of pangamen will come and go by singing songs
that make you fall in love with Yogyakarta.
Along the
way there is a row of pedicab drivers and delman loyal waiting customers. This
is the time for you to go around Malioboro Street with typical transportation
mode of Yogyakarta. The usual becak peddler offers a package tour around the
sights at an affordable cost. Delman can also make your choice if you want to
feel the unique experience around Yogyakarta.
During the
Malioboro Street, you can almost always listen to the strains of Javanese
gamelan played from the cassette or played directly by Yogyakarta street
artists. Not only during the day, this place is crowded at night. Culture
lesehan and angkringan can not be released from this beautiful city.
Until now, Malioboro Street is still an important part
of the Yogyakarta Palace. This road has always been the location of the
carnival whenever the palace held a certain event and celebration.
