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RoyJava Says: Kuda Kepang, a fascinating dance performance originated from Java (East, West and Central Java) is a horse dance performed by 9 men (or more), dressed in colorful garbs, mounted on 2-dimensional little horses made of hide, plaited and painted bamboo. It is said that it was...
RoyJava Says: The Gunung Kidul (Southern Mountain) has been blessed with a lot of caves. During wars, these caves in the vicinity of Parangtritis were used as hideouts by Javaneses, like Dipanegara and General Sudirman and his band of guerillas. Most of the caves is through undergrowth...
RoyJava Says: As the Gua Semar is considered the most holiest, the Gua Langsé is the most important cave of the coast South of Yogyakarta. Both caves are involved with the mysteries around the Ratu Kidul, Goddess of the South-Sea. When you are not afraid of a rough climb, through...
Parang Kencono Dining Room: Gado Gado C'mon
RoyJava Says: The complex of Hotel Queen of The South beach-resort offers Javanese dinner with traditional entertainment. All is drenched with its spiritual significance included the exotic names of the resting rooms; Parang Suko Lounge, Parang Kencono Dining Room and the beautiful Parang...
Mama corn.: One corn please , bien cuit!
belgianchocolate Says: What does taste better then a nice grilled corn , soaked in a sweet juice before baked , in a wonderful natural setting.....Can you think of anything else?
Malam Jum'At Kliwon: Nighttime Prophecies
RoyJava Says: Maybe this could be a stunning night experience for you. Spending the evening and night along the beach of Parangtritis at Thursday ...The Jum'At Kliwon is a special calculated Friday of Javanese calender-tradition and Western data. At the evening before a lot of people...
RoyJava Says: No, not on horse-back ... driving an "Andong" is travelling by a horse-cart. A two-wheeled carriage is drawn by one horse. In old times only noble families used the Andong in the city, but at Parangtritis the Andong is of a less quality where a totally relaxing atmosphere is...
belgianchocolate Says: We took a taxi from Jogya , our time was rather limited.Ofcourse we made a deal.Our cabdriver was a nice guy. They always keep an eye on you.He was a bit special as well.. He had two thumbs That is not so special , I hear you think that.But I meant 2 on each hand. Also a...
Gallery Yogyakarta - Surakarta: Unique Painting
RoyJava Says: It could be you got interested into the mythical legends of the Ratu Kidul, Goddess of the South Sea. And it could happen you want to buy something that is referring to your incredible travel to the Southern shores of Java and her Spirit-queen. From my own experience a...
belgianchocolate Says: Have a look arround.This is what indonesians buy..A lot of T-shirts for sale (1 euro)A lot of colorfull things...Creative toys they make themselfs..Life is cheap here , becausewestern people don't come here...
RoyJava Says: Even the whole world is getting concerned about smoking a cigarette, Indonesian people love to have a chat (ngobrol) when once familiar with tourists, and smoke a kretek (Indonesia's indigenous clove cigarette, and part of their culture and traditions). The "ngobrol-ngobrol"...
RoyJava Says: Unlike the famous Parangtritis Beach, only a few of people have been familiar with QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HOTEL (not even the Jogjanese ones). Probably, it is caused by both its remote, hidden location at the end of the Parangtritis seashore and the difficulty to reach the place...
RoyJava Says: The colour of "green" is said to be the very colour of the Javanese Spirit-queen. To the traditional and local custom this colour is forbidden to wear ... along the whole Southern shore of Java.Along the South-coast all over the Indian Ocean/Southern-Sea it is blowing a gale...
RoyJava Says: I was told when entering the dunes just stay close to the villages like Parangtritis. Because the sand of the dunes are moving constantly.It happened before people going for a walk just vanished and never returned!The area in the dunes is so perfidious because of the loose...
RoyJava Says: You want to get away for a while and enjoy a quiet, simple place ... PARANGTRITIS!If you are thinking you will enjoy a totally quiet area and stay in a desolated hotel, you could be very wrong!!!If you got the message you can swim safely because of several travellers had...
RoyJava Says: Parangtritis is more a place where you go if you want to take a break from city-traffic and Yogyakarta. So bring a city backpag to travel around and, your belly-belt or small rucksack to keep your travel informations.Parangtritis, the beautiful, isolated seaside spot with...
RoyJava Says: The Hotel "Queen Of The South" already seems very special for its location, backgrounds and the corresponding link with the Spirit-queen. I guess a lot of people do not know the Yogya-Kraton has been exactly build 25 km from the hotel-location and 25 km from the Merapi...
Nyai Lara Kidul At Pantai Parangtritis
RoyJava Says: Even a very sacred symbol has turned into modern play-acts. On the black lava beach of Parangtritis you can find theatrical companies playing Nyi Belorong, the Mermaid of Nyai Lara Kidul. B-Movies about the Spirit-queen are well-known and there has been a beauty contest of...
RoyJava Says: Staying at Parangtritis does remind me of ancient times and their legends, sagas and myths. It's imaginable, people told about the legendary Queen of the South Seas who, like Neptune, should have green hair and full of shells and seaweed, living behind the rainbow in the...
RoyJava Says: "KALA ROEMIJIN ING SAMODRA KIDOEL" is the name of this painting. It's an oil-on-linen (1999), and a translation is something like "Previously In The Southern Ocean". The painting has been created by RoyJava, yep, that is me, and, an interpretation of a reproduction of one of...
Plan a Parangtritis vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Parangtritis locals
Such an obvious tip?But it is a magical place...Seeing the colors change every minute..the crowd and the people saying goodbey to the day.I'm sorry , I'm so...
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PARANGTRITIS - Domain Of Nyai Loro Kidul
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