Comfort Inn Solo
Jalan Slamet Riyadi 366 Solo, Java, 57141, Indonesia
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It Pays to be a Foreigner
Solo was merely an airport stop for us as it worked out cheaper to fly into it than directly to Yogyakarta. Flying from Kuala Lumpur was very simple as the airbus took us to airport for about $2 and from there the flight was pretty uneventful. When we did land in Solo it was a nice surprise as everyone was very friendly and helpful and the foreigners immigration was ...
Three days in Solo
... I was told about a new initiative by the Mayor of Solo. Three years ago, he initiated a new annual event whereby towards the end of each year, there be a huge waterfight with civilians on one side and the police/fire brigade on the other (200 people on each side). The civilians won last year but the year before the police won by using riot shields to protect themselves.
Each team has its own colour (red or blue) and every member of that team is painted in that ...
Visiting royalty, palaces
... I've seen maybe two other non-Asian people in Solo, and they were both French tourists at the palace today.
Anyway, after that, the driver took us on a driving tour of the palace grounds. At the back was a very large oval with a circular road running around its perimeter, where a number of small stalls and grazing areas had sprung up. There was also one of the king's train carriages on display, presumably no longer used.
For lunch, we drove to a restaurant on ...
Finally arrived in Solo!
... temple due not have mortar or anything else binding them together, but use a number of techniques to keep the stones from falling apart (apparently not having mortar allows the temple to withstand earthquakes better).
We gingerly made our way back down (the steps are very steep) and back to the car to drive (finally) to Solo. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant by the side of the road, famous for their ayam goreng (fried chicken).
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Vulkanen, steden en aapjes
... Telkens was weer de vraag; "Zou hij dit nog herkennen?". Het was bijzonder om op deze manier in zijn voetsporen te treden, hoewel we beseften dat deze plaatsen in 60 jaar waarschijnlijk erg veel veranderd zijn. Esthers opa heeft zelf ook nog een heleboel foto’s van toen, dus die kunnen we na de reis naast elkaar gaan leggen.
De meest indrukwekkende plek was wel het ereveld Candi in Semarang. Hier liggen duizend soldaten begraven die in de oorlog tegen ...



