SOLO

Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace

In july 2011, my family and I went to a Surakarta Hadiningrat palace or more popular is Solo palace. It is a good place for everyone to visit it because in here we can know about the culture in Solo city. Many object full of history so make me know about what happened in the past. In this place also contain of mystery so we must more polite to honor a guard in Surakarta Hadiningrat palace.

This is the little story about Solo palace. It was founded by His Majesty Sultan Pakubuwono II (Sunan PB II) in 1744 as a replacement for the Palace / Palace Kartasura were ravaged by Geger Chinatown 1743. Last palace of Mataram kingdom was established in the village of Sala (Solo), a small port on the west bank of Bengawan (river) Concrete / Sala. After the official palace of the kingdom of Mataram was built, the village name was changed to Surakarta Sultanate. The palace is also a silent witness to the transfer of sovereignty by Sunan PB Mataram Kingdom II to the VOC in 1749. After Giyanti Agreement in 1755, the palace was later used as the official palace of the Surakarta. This palace complex of buildings still serve as shelter and household sunan palace royal tradition that still runs to this day. This palace is now also one of the attractions in the city of Solo. Most of the palace complex is a museum that holds various collections of Kasunanan, including a variety of gifts from the kings of Europe, replica heritage palace, and gamelan. In terms of the building, this palace is one example of a traditional Javanese palace architecture at its best.

That is the little history about Solo palace from Wikipedia. So, we must maintain our culture because it all is expensive and one can change about the history.

BANDUNG, GH Universal

GH Universal

My family and I went to Bandung in 2011. Bandung isn’t be the most interesting that I ever visited because, I often came to Bandung but in 2011 I went to Bandung and stayed in a hotel and that hotel was be the most interesting that I ever visited. The name of hotel is Grand Hotel Universal. Grand Hotel Universal had a beautiful built, good view, the best servant, and many more that make me falling in love with that place. That hotel made me feel like a princess but it just my dream because that place very unique and elegance like in Italia.

Grand Hotel Universal is located in northern Bandung city. The hotel is designed particularly for the travelers who place the great value for luxury and comfort. The architecture makes this hotel unique and stands out among other hotels in Bandung. It is Italian Renaissance in style, each line, and curves is the signature of  this hotel building. Every detail on its façade is beautifully and carefully crafted by hands. It has six domes on the rooftop and one of them in sacred place so called of the angels, it is where the wedding vows exchanged and prayer lifted up. The chapel has a breath taking 360 degreed mountains and city view.

This hotel is a hotel of fifth star and be my favorite place I ever visited because this hotel very unique makes everyone amazed after look the hotel architecture. The color of hotel is dull gray for reinforce the classic feel and characteristic, Grand Hotel Universal also has high artistic value so for the people who like with art this place very right for them. I think beautiful place in Grand Hotel Universal is Chapel of the angel and secret garden. Chapel of the angel is one of the romantic place in that and also from this is we can see Bandung city view. The secret garden also be my favorite place because this garden very beautiful and make me feel like in fairy tale so I feel in Italia. I have a problem with that hotel is the price because the cost to stay one night is expensive for me so I can’t visit that hotel every weekend or every month. It’s make me so sad but I have dream to do my wedding reception in that hotel because that hotel very romantic and have art value.

Name   : Sindi Hutami

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