Chilling out in Taman Sari

This is another late post from my trip in 2015. So long ago, but I still wanna share it here. The visit to Taman Sari was the next day after I hiked Nglanggeran Mountain in Gunung Kidul. Taman Sari is also known as Water Castle. The entrance ticket wasn't expensive, more or less about IDR. 10.000.-/ person (remember, it was 3 years ago).

This is the entrance to the pools

Pardon my absurd pose

This place is landmark of Jogja, that was the reason why we decided to visit it. We just planned to wander around the area, but we were lucky because the visitors near us rented a local guide and we could overheard the history of Taman Sari. For free, lol. It is said that long time ago it used to be a place for bathing (maybe this is the reason why Taman Sari is also known as Water Castle) and chilling out, the wives of the King (well I didn't really know the title so I just use the word King) would gather in this place and took some rest or took a bath in the pool. Near the pools, there were many rooms, and the guide said the King used to take a nap there. I could see under the bed there was a space and the guide explained that it was used to put burning log so the King could feel the warmth while He was sleeping. I didn't know why, but I had a scary imagination when I heard it, hehee...

The view of the pool

The window from the outside 

The window from the inside 

I was standing in the bedroom.
Behind me, you can see the bed and the holes under the bed was used to place the burning log

Let's go to the upstairs 

"Come here and take my hand" he said.
This is behind the main gate of Water Castle. 

Around the pools, there are many good spots here. The Japanese and Portuguese style building make Taman Sari looks so unique and wonderful. No wonder many couples used this place to take their pre wedding photos. We continued to wander around and met the street musician who sang and played the instruments very well. Then a gulali (some kind of sweet) vendor who could make many good shape using the gulali. 

Don't forget to give them some money to appreciate their performance 

Gulali, wanna try? 

I got a heart shaped gulali with cute initial of my hubby's  name

But I ended eating the flower shaped one, HaHa

One of the most favorite spots to take a pre wedding photo

After we had done with the gulali we decided to go because we had to prepare to go back to Semarang. We arrived in Semarang at night, almost midnight, but we felt satisfied and happy. Thanks Jogja. 

Taman Sari, February 2nd 2015