TAMAN PELANGI: A ROMANTICISM IN A LOVING CITY

TAMAN PELANGI: A ROMANTICISM IN A LOVING CITY 

  

  The last but not least, here we goo…. In this last particular recommended tourism spot, this one would be more into an artistic ones.. curious much?? keep reading this :D 

  Soo...for this last ones, we would travel back to Java island where quite much close with Semarang City. It just takes 3-4 hour drives from there and head downwards from it!! Yupp...this one is in Yogyakarta! Our beloved cultural city, and my second home amongst all… Basically, according to my opinion and according to those people who have ever been living in this cultural city always find at every corner of this city as an artistic and has stories to be told. Not only considered to be a cultural city, this one is also called as an artistic city because this city born numerous of artists, such as Affandi whose now has his own museum that displays his masterpieces.

  After a brief introduction, let me begin with the last recommended place to be visited in Indonesia… This one is called as “Taman Pelangi” or called as “Garden of Rainbow”.

Taman Pelangi is basically the name given to the amusement park, which is located within the yard of Monumen Jogja Kembali in Northern Ringroad of Yogyakarta.It is designed to surround the park, numerous lampions in various shapes and colors are installed to decorate and beautifying the yard. The park also has two entrance gates-the west gate and the east ones. I suggests you to go through the east gate, as you will directly be welcomed by an enormous lampion lights in the shape of a rainbow, which also serves as the gate to the mesmerizing kingdom of lampions.

  Stepping up the park, we will go through a route of passages filled by various colorful lampions-shaped in floras, faunas, Japanese and Disney cartoon characters, until the faces of several influential Indonesian's leaders. The lampions are presented in varied installation manners-some seem to be planted into the ground, some are fixed to the wall, some hanging in the air, while some others are installed in lines like a series of soldiers.

  Besides you can enjoy the beautiful of lampions lamps, you can also enjoy the rides which are available. Such as trampoline, mini pedicab, rowboat, water balls, speedboat, bom-bom car, and many others, to enjoy these rides you should pay a price, and each of the rides has different price. For those having a quite guts to challenge themselves, you can give a shot by take a “Puri Hantu” ride. It is basically a haunted mansion which probably showing local's ghost types such as Pocong, Kuntilanak, and etcetera (I can't even think of them, because I'm typing this in the middle of the night). Before entering the ghost mansion, we would be served with a so-called ghost song which was sang mystically in Javanese language. This one, is giving more a horror atmosphere and I decided to not even make a step onto that one specific place…..

  It is not exaggerating to say that Taman Pelangi Monjali is a quite an all-in-one recreational site. While offering night romanticism decorated with colorful lampions and various amusements, the venue also includes a food court where you can rest and relax while trying the menus. Still haven't got any idea where to spend a fun night in Jogja? Why don't you just come to Taman Pelangi? You just need to pay Rp.10.000 if it's weekday, and Rp.15.000 if it's weekend! Chear right?? indeed!! and for general information, this park is open daily from 05.00 pm until 11.00 pm.

Here's several great pictures taken from the Google, enjoy!! 

   

For couples out there, here's some romantic pictures in there... :)