Prologue

Maybe  it's kind of late post about prologue of this blog, my holiday time is about to end and all I could recall back is just four random posts. At first when I build this blog I want to reminisce my memories back about my first trip since I was in university. It began around the time of the post called 'Land Upon The Clouds', then I had several trips with my friends. And I ought to write it down here, so here's the list;

Sekaten Festivals Year to Years, January-February 2010-2012

White Sands' Beach of Yogyakarta, February 2010

Run Under the Ruins of Taman Sari, July 2010

Summer Walks of Three through Prambanan Temple into the heart of Yogyakarta, July 2010

The Great Beach Adventure in 24 Hours (from South to North of Java), November 2010,

East Java to Madura Roadtrip in 48 Hours, December 2010 to January 2011,

From Lembang to Tangkuban Parahu, January 2011,

Ride Rending the Night, April 2011

Fresh Seafood under the Morning Sky, July 2011

Tour de West Sumatera, July 2011

Getting Soaked Up in Berlin, July 2011

Breathing Romance in Vienna, July 2011

History Walks of Dresden, July 2011

Injured Pauper in Copenhagen, August 2011

Datuk's Tomb Quest, August 2011

Old Town Walks with Old Buddy, August 2011

A Night and Day Journey from Up Hill Down to Coast Line into The Heart of Downtown, December 2012

Buried in the Sand Woke Up on the Beach, January 2012

Swiftly Singapore, March 2012

Vesak Day on Borobudur, May 2012

Tourism Syndrome from the top of Borobudur Temple to the Top of Ketep Pass, May 2012

Glancing over Malang, June 2012

Freezing by Dust in Bromo, June 2012

Hong Kong's Spree, July 2012

Unseen Padang, September 2012

Well, this is my first time too gathering this long worth of lists, I've gone to many places these past years. I should be thankful to God and my parents. So I think it may takes time, but I will tell you the stories above, so be patients. Maybe you could help me to pick some of them as priority list. Phew, still can't believe it would grows this long. Stop here for now. 

September 2012.

A Hidden Beauty

There is a small town located 20 minutes by train from Frankfurt called Darmstadt, please correct me if I'm wrong but I rather say this is a town not a city, but this isn't just a town for me this was the special one. Back to summer 2011 when I was on eurotrip across Germany I visited Darmstadt before I went back to Indonesia. The reason I had to because I have to visit my niece who was study there, wait, I'm not that old my niece still older than me anyway.

Back to the story, I arrived at Frankfurt's main station at 6 O'clock in the morning, then continued my trip to Darmstadt. It was a long non-stop trip from Copenghagen to Darmstadt via Hamburg. In the station I wait for 5 to 10 minutes before my niece picked me up then head back to her apartment. Since the day went on heavy downpour, after took a shower I feel it was time to take some nap, the rain on summer days was bad but I need those one that day. It was the best daydream I've ever had while in Europe.

When the sun back shine we went to Darmstadt tourist information on Luisenplatz that shining with varies of shopping centre and crossroad of many tram and bus' routes, then began our journey for a day. First place we went to St. Ludwig Church, it looks like a big dome, and on the wall there's a twelve sculpture about some history, but I don't understand it very well, and on the ceiling there's a glass looking like one eye, gives you some another dimension in the church. After a while we moved outside the church and live a little walks along the boulevard to the city square.

When you walks in Europe there must be some schloss on your stops, so we stopped at schloss museum, takes some memorable picture then walk throughout Marktplatz. When in Marktplatz I still remember the feelings takes me back over a centuries before time, it feels so ancient but in a good way. We continued our walks pass the Darmstadtium, then got into some parks and university that I forgot the name. And just after some random walks I encountered a magical place surrounded by summer's colours, just like in fairy tale name Prince George's Garden and Palace. It was looks like palace from a far, but it was really small building with library inside. And the best things was you may borrow some books from there without any registration or something, just read or take some books then put it back when you're done.

I was glad to see so many flowers from the garden, it was the summer pictured memories that I really want to keep all my life. The last place we went to a place of arts if I could simplify it, but before that we went pass an well-known artsy apartment architecture in Darmstadt. They called it waldspiral, like there's no intervention from engineers there, everything about it just so artsy.

It was the same feeling I had when I walked throughout the Ernst Ludwig's House, Russian Chapel, Platanenhain, Russian Chapel, Matildenhohe and surrounds this is what I feel about Darmstadt, when you walk through this city all day the feeling in you is change it may takes you upside down but in a strange way. . My niece once said that, there's an element found in this city called Darmstadium. This city is also known for its University and science but you can't split those unique arts from this city. So I love this city because in a day you won't feel bored about it, there's something different on the corner, it would be another surprises for you.

August 2011.