You never been in Yogya, if U missed MALIOBORO

This expression is popularly among for the visitors in Jogja. Malioboro is the main road in the heart Jogja city. Jalan Malioboro stretch from Tugu Station in the north to Central Post Office cross road in the south. At the end of Malioboro you can find Gedung Agung, used to be Dutch Governor building, where the president will stay when he perform his duty in Jogja. In front of this building is Vredeburg Museum which used to be a Dutch Fort. Now this museum is a center for conducting art performances and also exhibitions.Malioboro has been the perfect melting pot where modernity and old tradition meets. A long Malioboro Street, we can find a lot of hotels, malls, street vendors and also some government building in Malioboro we could also easily find traditional transportation such as Andhong (a traditional carriage) and Becak. If you want a different atmosphere, you may try to walk along Malioboro Street to look for some souvenirs sold by street vendors occupy whole side walk for pedestrian. A lot of special souvenirs from Jogjakarta can be found here with lower price compared with price at galleries, such as: batik, ceramics, handicraft etc. And, the price here is not fixed price, it means that we can bargain to get lowest price.The historical background of Malioboro began at the past, when it was built in 1757 by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. Malioboro has been redesigned in several times, and continues changing in the course of time. Nowadays besides its main role as a business in Jogjakarta, it has been proposed as a center for development of culture and tourism. Many art performances, art exhibition art festivals are held in Malioboro, as well as many local artist and intellectuals made this street a place to muse and gain inspiration.Malioboro Street never sleeps, this street is always crowded especially on weekend while visitors come from all over Indonesia, even from abroad. Malioboro is well known with its Lesehan which means small plastic tent restaurant serve their food without chairs, just table and mat. At this lesehan, people should be sitting on a mattress, as most Javanese people do desk. This Lesehan is available at night, when this street becomes a food court serving delicious local cuisine such as Nasi Goreng and Gudeg (it is Jogjas top menu: boiled jackfruit served with coconut sauce), Sate and a potpourri of other foods. The Lesehan Stalls trade until the very early hours of the morning and in some stalls, music is even provided by the many wandering musicians.

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