@Jogja Train Sation: Have Our Reserved Tickets Printed

We d3cided to take a 01.30 a.m. train to Kediri.from.Jogjakarta. it's a good thing that we already booked it online. So as we arrived at the station...

We simply needed to have the tickets printed. Hmmm...no one's around. Yes..it's passed midnight.

Simply put our reservation number....

And...whoa..our names appeared and press the enter key...

Our tickets coming out...

EYRA did all the work. Hassle free!

Inside the Malabar train.

It took.us about 4 hours to arrive at Kediri train station. *

Going to Kediri, East Java

of course, as always, I went there by train. Wow..I didn't know that the underground at the Tugu Train Station in Jogja had this eery all-white tunnel.^^ 

The train departed from Jogja at about 2 am and arrived in Kediri at about 5 just in time for me to see the sunrise. 

Passing through paddy field along the way. 

Yes..it's my hometown, Kediri....with all of its charms. 

Good Morning, Suray.

Selamat Pagi. The sun greeted me as I woke up on the train....

Sampai Jogjakarta

Sekitar jam 4 sore sampailah aku di Jogjakarta lewat stasiun Tugu yang ternyata full.

Akhinya..kugeret luggageku sampai jalan Mangkubumi untuk mencari Taksi...yang.... 

sudah kutunggu lama pun nggak nongol-nongol karena Jogja lagi ada acara Bersih Code katanya.

Jadi semua jalanan macet..belum lagi..ada pawai para remaja berskate boarding ria di sepanjang jalan. 

phew..akhirnya sampai Hyatt juga setelah berjuang naik OJEK!!!

Becak Osaka???

Found this funny name for a pedicab or becak. I wonder as to why they named the becak 'OSAKA'. oh, There's even a special parking lot for them:-) Gee.

These becaks are found in front of Jogjakarta's Tugu Railway station. I am sure that it must be an abbreviation of something I'm not familiar with. Whatever that was..I find it hilarious.  

The colorful ornaments and pattern found on those becaks may be enough to attract customers to take a ride on them, though.

Well..Well..Well..Who Would Have Thought That This IS Actually....

SMOKING AREA!!! WHAAATTTT? I was grrrrrhhh furious to find out about this.

Gosh..how could this majestically built Joglo (Javanese-style) house located at one corner of Jogja Train Station be designated as smoking area? 

I tried many times to make sure that I may have misread the sign..or that I may have misunderstood the sign once again..... 

But boy oh boy....I hate it. Why??? Why??? Why??? 

It is too good to be freely used by those smokers???? 

What was the management thinking when designating this beautiful place into a smoking area??????? 

that night..when I just arrived from 4-hour train ride from Kediri, I found out about this fabulous-looking place...which turned out to be NOT-THAT-fabulous AT ALL since it is a smoking area.

I JUST DON"T UNDERSTAND WHY. Gee..I guess it only happens in my country.:)

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?"

The Highlights of our Travel Boarding Passes....

Economy Class, Singapore Airlines. and Garuda Indonesia, and A stamp from Incheon stating about my luggage..and oh...a 'HEAVY' stamp ..indicating how heavy our luggage was...^^ 

Domestic Flight GA 218 from Jakarta to Jogjakarta...and Singpore Airlines baggage numbers... 

CGK : Cengkarang: Soekarno Hatta International Airport, SIN: Singapore..ICN; Incheon. All of these...none other than..the luggage stamps posted on our luggage. As a token of remembrance or memories we had during our trip back home.... 

These are the boarding passes. 

Seoul-Singapore-Jakarta-Jogjakarta (23 March 2013)

(Singapore Airlines --> Garuda Indonesia)

Jogjakarta-Jakarta-Singapore-Seoul (29 - 30 March 2013)

(Garuda Indonesia --> Singapore Airlines) 

And...what are these?

Oh..these are the train tickets we purchased when we went home to Kediri, East Java.

(Jogjakarta--> Kediri: by Malioboro Express on March 26, 2013)

(Kediri --> Jogjakarta : by Malabar Express on March 27, 2013)

This is a pile of printed-out tickets and other passes... 

and..oh..this is a reservation form that I got to fill out when purchasing the train ticket at Tugu Station in Jogjakarta.

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....^^