Kediri ~~ Jogjakarta

My 3-day visit back home came to an end..and yes..I got to pack my things up..and went back to Jogja...before leaving for Seoul the following day.

My bags got swollen..due to the enormous things I got to bring to Seoul.^^

I know that I could only carry up to 30 kg of luggage but...gee..it weight almost 60kg!!!

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 

now..let's drink a mango juice that my father made for us....to cool us off.^^ 

Let's not forget that...it's still in Kediri and I got to bring the 60-kg luggage to Jogja first..then Jakarta..then Seoul. oh what a trip..but...that's fine.

My Dad and my Mom saw me off at the train station.

and of course...my lovely nephew Barra...and his sister, Lala. 

It's been a great short 3-day visit...but I'll be back. promised. ^^ 

Bye-Bye Barra, Dad...see you all soon....this year for a short visit again...^^ a week? a month? not for sure..but bismillah we can meet again. 

Take a picture of them ...leaving Kediri Train Station. 

and...then..I was back again to the platform where I got to wait for the train to arrive. 

After 4-hour trip...I safely arrived in Jogjakarta....again...and stayed for one night before leaving for Seoul. 

Then...I got to wait for my brother-in-law to pick me up at Jogjakarta's Tugu Station.

Been a great day..and I felt so exalted being in Jogja again....^^

Before & After (My Jogja)

 

This was taken from a window of the car en-route to Tugu. Yup..I was taking a picture of how the street which was usually full of motorcycles looked like at that time.

(Feb. 1st, 2014). 

Oh..the sky was blue...and Tugu Monument was vividly clear in my camera.

then..I found a picture on the internet (liputan 6.com)...about how vividly grey and dusty it was. It's Jogja..covered in volcanic ash from Kelud Volcano (some 300 km away from Jogja). 

I just hope that everything's going back to normal like the picture above. Amin.

Before & After (My Jogja)

I took this picture on Feb. 1st 2014 when I saw my brother in law off at the railway station in Jogjakarta. The sky was blue. 

Then..I found out a picture from the internet about the same place...when volcanic ash spewed from Kelud Volcano (some 300 km away from Jogja) covered all of the city.

Hmmmmm.........I hope everything's back to normal now.

Bye Bye, Hyeong

My hyeong (along with his family) who's been living in Brisbane got 4-week vacation in Indonesia and it so happened that I was back home in Indonesia. Well, we sort of planned it this way...but ..unfortunately..we did not have enough time to meet since he got his own plan and so did I. 

So, upon finding that he's visiting Jogjakarta...I got to make sure that I met them. And I did. But..it was only a few hour-meeting...not enough, for sure. But, what could we do?

I am more than being happy to meet them in person after my last encounter with them back in 2009 when I visited them in Brisbane. 

So, bye-bye, hyeong. Hv a great life down there in Brisbane.

*This is the time when I saw them off at Yogyakarta train station before their departure to Bandung. 

I do hope to see them again someday. Insyaallah.

Going Back Home to Kediri, East Java

What?????? one way trip from Jogja to Kediri by train cost Rp 160,000 (16,000 Won). Well, of course...it looks considerably cheap by Korean standard...but boy...oh boy...it's a bit expensive in Rupiah. Gosh...after leaving the country for 2.5 years...inflation does infiltrate all curves of lives, including transportation fee. Since we wanted to have a hassle-free trip to Kediri, we decided to take a night train  (Malioboro Express) which take only around 4 hours to Kediri. (way faster than by taking a coach that would usually take 7 hours!!!!) 

Okay..the day arrived and om Didik, tante Yuni as well as..of course...Razqa...bid us goodbye at Tugu Railway station, Jogjakarta.

it's almost 10 pm and I guess we got to hurry up..but why not take a pic, first?:) 

On board the Malioboro Express. It passed midnight and Freya just woke up and ....had an urge to munch something...and she DID.^^

"Have a great vacation, honey?"

From Jogja to Kediri

It was Tuesday night at around 9 pm and we were ready to depart to Kediri, East Java. Going back home..Freya was so excited to take the night train... 

I always love the facade of the old Tugu train station in Jogjakarta. It looks new though. I guess they just made some renovation or some sort of re-modelling the interior. 

Freya in her beloved t-shirt...

At about 9 pm, we were ready to board the Malioboro Express train from Jogja to Kediri.  

Take a pose before boarding the train.  

She was so excited to take another train journey with his Daddy.  

Selca.......^^ 

"Okay, let's enjoy the 3 and a half-hour trip....^^