Second Day!!

On my second day we're going to Taman Sari. Taman Sari Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta Palace is a former site park or garden palace (royal garden). This can be compared with the Bogor Botanical Gardens Bogor Palace gardens. This garden was built in the time of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I (HB I) 1758-1765/9 year. Initially, the park is getting the title "The Fragrant Garden" has an area of more than 10 acres with about 57 buildings in the form of buildings, swimming baths, a suspension bridge, canal water, and artificial lakes and artificial islands and underwater tunnel. Garden used effectively between 1765-1812 was originally stretched from the southwest to the southeast of the complex Kedhaton Magangan complex. But today, the remnants of the Taman Sari, which can be seen only in the southwest Kedhaton just complex.
That said, Taman Sari was built in the former palace of the old, Garjitawati Guesthouse, which was founded by susuhunan Pakubuwono II as a resting place that will train a horse go to Imogiri. As the leadership development projects Tumenggung ditunjuklah Taman Sari Mangundipuro. The entire development cost borne by Regent Madison, Tumenggung Prawirosentiko, besrta all people. Therefore exempt from Madiun district tax levies. In the midst of construction project management was taken over by Prince Notokusumo, after Mangundipuro resigned. Although officially a royal garden, but the existing buildings bebrapa indicate Taman Sari served as the last bastion if the palace was attacked by the enemy. It is said that one of the architects of this royal garden was a Portuguese who is better known by Tegis Demat.
 
Taman Sari Compex at least can be divided into 4 parts. The first part is an artificial lake located to the west. The next section is a building located in the artificial lake south including Bannerman Member Baths. The third part is Pasarean Ledok Garjitawati Sari and pool located in the southern part of the second. The last section is the eastern part of the first and second sections and extends eastward to the southeast Magangan complex.

The ticket entry is only IDR 3000.

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To go to Taman Sari we have to took a Becak ( Traditional Transportation like Tuc tuc in Thailand). 


Becak (Pedicab) (from the Hokkien:  be chia "carriage") is a three-wheeled mode of transportation commonly found in Indonesia and also in parts of Asia. Normal capacity rickshaws are the only two passengers and a driver.
In Indonesia there are two types of rickshaws are commonly used:
    * Pedicab with the driver in the back. These types usually have in Java.
    * Pedicab with the driver on the side. These types are usually found in Sumatra.

On the way to see all part of Taman Sari, the Guider guide us to see how to made a Batik. And they can teach us how to made it. 

Batik is one way of making fabrics. Besides batik can refer to two things. The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night to prevent the coloring part of the fabric. In the international literature, this technique is known as a wax-resist dyeing. The second notion is a cloth or clothing made with these techniques, including the use of certain motifs that have specificity. Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, and development and cultural motives related, defined by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009.

 After Taman Sari tour we back to Malioboro road to spend the night. :)