Solo Batik Carnival Show at the World Cup

backpacker indonesia : Solo Batik Carnival (SBC) will appear in the 2010 World Cup event to be held in South Africa, June 11 to July 11 next. After appearing in two countries, namely in the Chingay Parade in Singapore and Indonesian Night Market at Malie-veld, The Hague, Netherlands, SBC get an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform in South Africa World Cup dalamperhelatan.

"We have received a letter from the Director General for Public Diplomacy Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform enliven the World Cup in South Africa," said Head of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) Solo City, Pumomo Subagyo, Thursday (15 / 4). SBC will perform along with representatives from other regions and other countries in the Expo that was held during these World Cup performances. In the 2010 World Cup organizing committee also held a series of exhibitions from various countries to enliven the show in addition to the core events, such as football games world antarnegaratingkat

"Solo was invited to enliven the event through its SBC Evidently the appearance of SBC able to attract international attention," he said again Further, according Pumomo, through his appearance in the two previous states, SBC gain international attention. Moreover, SBC is a fashion show presented by using traditional batik clothing even though packaged in a carnival.

Besides have been invited to perform at the World Cup, SBC also has received invitations from several other places such as Budapest (Hungary) and Berlin (Germany). In fact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also will bring SBC to the carnival in Rio de Janiero, Brasil.Motif shown in the SBC is a traditional batik that combines several themes in a motif fabric sekar universe. For example, the theme of the environment, ecology, flora, fauna, and the cosmos with the colors of diverse.

Cerme Cave, Beautiful stalactite and stalagmite

backpacker indonesia : Goa Cerme at first is a meeting place used by Walisongo to disseminate and teach the religion of Islam in Java. The word 'Cerme' is derived from the word 'lecture', the discussion held during the meeting to discuss plans to establish in the Great Mosque in Demak, a city in north central Java.
Located in the village of Imogiri Selopamioro 20 km south of Yogyakarta. The length of cave entirely approximately 1.5 km and ended at a spring in the Grill, precisely in the village Ploso, Giritirto, Gunungkidul District. The average depth of the water flow of about 1 to 1.5 meters.
In addition to the main cave there is another smaller cave where the past is used for meditation place like goa puppeteer. Ledhek Goa, goa Badhut, and The Cavern. On Monday or Tuesday Wage pengunjng many have come to ask God's blessings with thanksgiving ceremony. During the holidays, many students and young people to visit this temapat. Along the hallway there is a stage Cerme cave once used for a meeting place.
To reach the front gate of the cave, one must climb 759 meters of stairs. Better if visitors contact the Interpreter Lock or guardians first cave to get the information or correct information.
This includes goa Goa a long and deep. Way to achieve this excellent location and distance, about 20 km. Landscape headed to Goa Cerme from the last village is very good. In the daytime, if the weather sunny, the city of Yogyakarta to look beautiful and at night could see the sparkling city lights.
The main attraction of this cerme Goa is beautiful stalactite and stalagmite and the existence of an underground river and a lot of bats hanging in the cave. Conditions inside the cave without lights and floor lighting dark cave flooded by ground water, which in the rainy season, water will be put (up), but in the dry season the water subsided. In general, foreign tourists visiting the cave Cerme spend between three to five hours at the location.

wayang kekayon museum

backpacker indonesia :Prof. Dr. Dr. KPH Soejono Prawirohadikusumo, SPS, SpKj (K) as the foundation's founder and chairman of the museum, he was inspired to establish the Puppet Museum in Yogyakarta at the time he witnessed the museums in the Netherlands around the year 1967.
At that time, he was educated in the Netherlands S2. Upon their return from the Netherlands, this Pakualaman Puro relatives began to collect puppets, and gradually build up to the Wayang Museum was completed in 1987 which was marked by Surya Sengkala "Kekayon Siyaga Angesti Wiyata". The museum was inaugurated by the Governor of Yogyakarta at the time KGPAA Paku Alam VIII on January 5, 1991. Approximately 90% collection Puppet Museum is a private collection, the rest is a grant and deposit of puppet art lovers.
Destination Establishment, Museum Wayang Kekayon Yogyakarta is preservation of national culture, especially culture, puppets and things associated with that goal. As a tourist destination, the museum has the function of education, vehicle research, and recreation.

Building, Puppet Museum Complex consists of Yogyakarta Kekayon:
The museum complex consists of one (1) the auditorium with audio visual facilities used for the initial explanations for visitors as well as ten units of the museum building.
Main building with unique architecture of Java, complete with crest, pendapa, longkang, peringgitan, ndalem with sarean middle. Building a broad Pendapa can be used for various events ie weddings, meetings, art exercises, and tour packages to dinner while watching the performances of wayang, History of Indonesia in the park, ranging from the complex early humans two million years ago until the complex sculptures Proclamation 1945, Page that beautiful forest surrounded by rare plants as well as tourism.

Other tourist facilities of camp souvenirs, a large undercover parking, and cafe.

Collection, Museum Wayang Kekayon has a collection of thousands of puppets from all over the archipelago and overseas areas contained in the museum building ten units consist of:
Purwa puppet style of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Wayang Purwa style, middle, and Gedhog Wayang, Wayang Klithik, Krucil, and Lyrics Click Puppet Madura, Dupara, Kartasuran, Kidang Kencana, and others, Wayang Bali, Suluh, Menak Marionette, Marionette Tengul, and others, Wayang Java, said, Diponegaran, Marionette smacking, True, and others, various mask, Yogyakarta, Bali & various traditional arts, Contemporary Wayang, Wayang Thailand, United States, India, and others, Wayang a century , a special palace, etc.
Masterpiece collection is the wayang kulit hundred Kurawa and other unique collections that are related zodiac / star you with a puppet figure