samarangh the port city

      OH MY GOD, my ultimate wish finally came true! I've been wanting to go to Semarang for a LOOOOOONG time, maybe even since i graduated high school (it was on 2018, lol). I went to Semarang with my friends and Jehan, I couldn't asked for more, they are so amazing, and i'm cherishing every moment that we were there—except when the sun was BLAZING US in Kota Lama. We were there for 3 days and 2 nights. We stayed in THE FRICKIN' LOUIS KIENNE/THE PINNACLE, we got a very great deal with the best view ever!

     The first day, we departed from Jogja and went to Ambarawa Museum. The vibes was so breezy and cozy, i just wanna stay for sooooo long, no thought head empty. The history behind this station was crazy tho, this station was connecting the train from Vostenlanden (Yogyakarta—Solo Balapan) thru Magelang—Secang. Unfortunately, this line of service closed in 1970 after it was severely damaged by the earthquake and Merapi eruption on 1972. The 6.5% elevation contour on the surrounding area of this line was also making the development of this line more challenging.

     Then on the evening we went to Semawis, Semarang's Chinatown. There were many foods, but of course mostly pork, but there are many halal foods to choose too. After that we were just hanging out at Lapangan Pancasila Simpang Lima. We bought cold drinks, watching some basketball game, took cute pics and got rained a bit, but it was so fun tho. We also met the CUTEST superman ever!

     The second day, we went to Kota Lama Semarang, we went there around 9am but the sun were already blazing on us hard. We went around and took cute pics, but the heat was just too much for us to handle, so then we went to nearest Mixue and ordered some ice cream to cool off.

Then we went to Lawang Sewu, it was very crowded, we got a very hard parking spot, but whatever. Oh my—Lawang Sewu never disappoints me, I just love the vibes so much. The collection of train miniatures that were very interesting to me, I always love trains and the story behind it. Little did I know, Lawang Sewu is under KAI Wisata, instead of under the Education and Culture Office, since it was a museum. But it makes sense, since it was a NIS Samarang (Netherlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschapij), then after the independence, KAI as the national railway operator in the country.

Ah, Semarang, you will always be adored!