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At Kraton Yogyakarta

I still remember in my Elementary School period, I have time to studied Social lessons which learned me about Mataram Kingdom. Mataram Kingdom is a born from all the Kings in Indonesia. And it have needed a hard way to learn all with fine which the name of the Java's King because their name is very long and it's hard to remember then there are many Kings in this Kingdom. Absolutely, I am not original Javanese.
I never think before in my mind which it ever be hard to remember, now I can stand here to see a real where a born of all the kings. Now it seizing Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and also being Yogyakarta's Governor. Ya maybe it could say I attend a history this time because I can see it directly.

Apparently in Kraton areal, there are two buildings, include union of Kraton building and Museum Kereta Kraton. In this time, I departed to Kraton with my daddy and the first time, we directly walked to Museum Kereta Kraton. Before walked into Kraton, we should buy entrance ticket Rp 3.000 per person. I really antusiasm to see it fastly and apparently inside the museum include there are many Kraton keretas' which it ever used by Kings at the moment past ago.
In here, we could take photos but we couldn't touch it eventually ride it. Actually I want to ride it, to feel how the feel sit at the kereta. But i thought it twice, maybe the feel is same as like as ride Andong with pay Rp 10.000. Yeah it's like same but it right difference. This kereta is ever ride by many Great Kings in the past period. From all the keretas, there are the one kereta is the most beautiful which the name is Kereta Kencana.

Then we continued a journey to saw Kraton Yogyakarta, but it still must pay entrance ticket Rp 5.000 per person. Before intoed Kraton, I have a mind likes see Taj Mahal (India), Buckinghamp (London, English), while in here there's high wall which stand around Kraton. When I walked into by big gate, I saw wide bangsal with many statues in around bangsal. And it completed by music instrument of Java which it calls with "Gamelan".

Continued, we walked to the second gate. This time I saw many bangsals which in each bangsal have many function include for saving their things when ever used by Great Kings. The first bangsal has function to publish photos from the First King until now who still grasp. Then also there are many photos which publish many princess or Putri Raden with their family and their children. Besides that, there are also photos which publish about their tragedies and big events at past moment ago. The second bangsal, it uses for publish many uniforms for Great Kingdom, complete by rank symbol, many books, and big photos. The third bangsal, it uses for publicate about kitchen tools like spoon, plate, glasses, stove, and many guccies from abroud.

Abdi dalem is a helper for manage Kraton. The function of abdi dalem is keep and save Kraton. They wear Java uniform everyday. For a man, they use a batik wool and use "blankon". And for a woman, they use Kebaya uniform. They must walk slowly, act smoothly, not same as like as usual man.

The day begun warm and time has shown 12 pm, it showed my end journey to saw Kraton Yogyakarta. I ready to went home.
Kraton Yogyakarta is simple Kraton but there's one thing which could makeme ask. This is about a story about this Kraton as not as a simple thing which I see. What is that?!
Yeah, maybe next time I will find an answer...



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