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Cheers from Semarang..

Here comes another busy week.
I have been traveling here and there for works and while it's exciting, it's also tiring at some point.

After coming back from Moscow, I have to attend meetings at Semarang and Solo, two beautiful cities in Central Java. I have visited these cities before but it's always nice to be back here again.

Semarang, the capital city of  Central Java Province, has been chosen as the place for the final DiploFest, Diplomacy Festival,held by my ministry. This wonderful city has also been well-known for being a wonderful melting pot, where Chinese descendants and Indonesians have lived together side by side harmoniously.

I visited Sam Poo Kong Temple in Semarang and got the photo session wearing traditional Chinese costume! It was so much fun!

I love this costume, although it's heavy and hot!

Sam Poo Kong Temple

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WW: DiploFest Semarang 2019

Hello, Semarang!

Public Lecture with Menlu Retno

We finally come to Semarang for the last leg of DiploFest.
What is DiploFest anyway?
It’s the diplomacy festival where you can see, learn and even try some real works of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, my office, up close and personal.
We set up booths where people can learn about negotiations, participation in UN Security Council (through simulation in a specially made-up room just like in UN HQ :)), safe travel, citizen protection, and many more.

We had the public lecture with the Minister herself at the Diponegoro University, while other high rank officials spoke in various universities about various topics as well.

At the end of the event, we had the concert with Danilla and Afghan, the local famous singers. 

Check out more photos from the event here.

public lecture at Diponegoro University

Welcome

The simulation of the UN Security Council meeting

Mr. President :)

The wishing wall..interesting to read 

All in all, it was a great event and we had so much fun! Especially since I got to meet some fellow bloggers from Semarang and shared some times with them!

Cheers

Me with dearest blogger friends from Semarang )

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Throwback Tuesday: Sunrise on Punthuk Setumbu

Throwback Tuesday: Sunrise on Punthuk Setumbu

"What time is it, ma? My husband sleepily asked me behind his blanket
"Time to wake up", I replied with big smile on my face. 
And it was only 3 AM in the morning.
There was no sound other then the humming air conditioner in our room.
"Alright..give me 5 minutes. You get the kids ready" replied my hubby.
And there we were..waking up at 3 AM in the cold morning at Magelang, eager to catch sunrise at Punthuk Setumbu.
The idea of climbing up the hills at pitch black dawn to see the magnificent sunrise overlooking Mount Merapi and the famous Borobudur Temple is indeed tantalizing.

And here's our pictorial stories..

Our adventure at Punthuk Setumbu began as we decided to explore Yogyakarta during our summer break in Indonesia

It was back to 2013, when Bo et Obi were pretty young.

It took us around 40 minutes from our hotel in Magelang to Punthuk Setumbu.

We rent our car from Jogja and drove to Magelang to see the magnificent Borobudur Temple.

Good thing it came with the driver so what we did was enjoying the views, and some traditional food authentically sold in food stalls, along the way. 

The route was packed, with trucks, cars, motorcycles, people. 

But that's the beauty of the road trip, right.

Traffic is unavoidable, so try to embrace it :).

So, long story short, we arrived in Magelang in the evening.

Straight to the hotel after dinner, we have set our hearth on hiking up to Punthuk Setumbu the next morning.

Needless to say I have to convince my kids to come along with us.

I knew it was a bit too much to ask them to hike at 4 AM in the morning, 'just to see the sunrise' (as my son put it).

The compromise was they would come but stayed and slept again in the car.

So, at 3.30 AM we drove there and  apparently we could only park in one of the 'designated spots' in Karangrejo Village. The rest we have to take ojek, the motorcab, to certain area and continued with walking to the top. We paid Rp 150.000,- (around USD 12) per person for ojek and our 'tracking guide' plus the entrance fee. I didn't whether it was that expensive but it was pitch black and we didn't want to miss the sunrise.

We walked around 10 minuted to reach the top.
It was not that bad although it was a bit slippery.
I was so relieved I left my kids in the car with our driver.
Imagine sleepy heads tracking in slippery, muddy path up the hill.

When we got to the top, it was almost packed.
Almost.
But we managed to secure some spots and prepare our gears.
And the rest...
As you can see in the pictures.

All those early morning circus is worth it!

cheers...

If you see the misty part of some of the photos, that's Borobudur Temple.

Here are some of the snaps of Borobudur Temple, with Bo et Obi on it.

Happy to share more about this majestic Buddhist temple, one of the biggest in the world, to you all in another post.

For sure, Bo et Obi loved traveling to Jogjakarta, especially visiting Borobudur Temple.

They did explore the temple and run around the area near the temple.

Whenever I travel , I somehow remember my fellow traveler blogger, Elisa Koraag.

Mami Icha, our nickname for her, has been blogging for the last..I don't know how long LOL. She's been like a 'veteran' to us, blogging since years ago and still enjoying it up until now. She travels a lot as well, either with her beautiful children or with her lovely hubby. For sure, she traveled to many parts of Indonesia, including Jogja and Lampung, my hometown.

That's my sweet memories of Punthuk Setumbu.
What's your lovely throwback memory this week?

p.s : I will keep my Throwback Tuesday features but will post it every Wednesday or Thursday :).