Saturday, April 17, 2010

Jaladara train



Steam Loco Jaladara or called by railroad kluthuk will soon adorn the city of Surakarta, because on 27 september 2009 was inaugurated by the Minister Jusman Shafi'i Djamal together with the Governor of Central Java Solo Mayor Joko Widodo and held at the official mayor's house infatuated loji Solo.Satu jaladara circuit steam train consisted of one locomotive and two Series C 1218 Series passenger cars with TR 144 and TR 16. Jaladara tourist steam train locomotive was made in Germany in 1896, taken from the Museum Theater Ambarawa, while the rolling stock from Magelang and Bandung.
The ceremony was a steam train tour the city of Surakarta this festive couples in train carriages decorated with batik fabrics and is wrapped with black cloth, the inaugural launch of a steam train on the mark with a pitcher by the minister of transportation solutions and accompanied by the mayor and deputy mayor and witnessed by thousands masyasakat City Network.
Jaladara kluthuk railroad, the plan will operate 2 times in a week, every Saturday and Sunday with Puwosari Station to Station route Sangkrah City, a distance of approximately 5.6 kilometers. These routes pass through Jalan Slamet Riyadi, the main street of Solo and the plan will stop some time at some stops in one trip commute, such as Kampung Laweyan, Loji Gandrung, Ngapeman, Pon Market, Palace, Gladak, and others.
Price Rp 100,000 for a one-ride ticket. dikarena to operate a tourist steam train that does not require cost less in the one-way commute, three cubic memerlikan teak is only railway passenger capacity of around 80 people only.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Balekambang Park

solo city as a cultural city has many cultural attractions, one of them go round Balekambang park located in the heart of the city. This park was built by KGPAA Mangkunegoro VII in 1921 as a manifestation of love to his daughters, Partini and Partinah which they built a statue in the middle of lakes and fish ponds which became a central park
park which covers almost 10 hectares is divided into two, called partinituin pool area and garden area called partinahbos, but people know more about the park call Balekambang premises, because there is always the middle of the pool building. that look like floating. current floating bale already arranged neatly and has a few left to load the tail deer roam the park, please visit

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Surakarta Kasunanan Palace

Founded by Pakubuwono II in 1975 to replace the old palace in Kartosuro which is about 12 km from the city of Solo to west.There is an art gallery in the Palace of rimenders Kasunanan to the past as the royal wagon golde, various kinds of traditional weapons, leather puppets and many other antique collections that have aesthetic values and history