Day 0

So here's the day come, I think I should write you more detailed prologue about my trip, just in case something bad happens later, didn't wish for that but just some prep.

Boarding call now while I'm writing this down, says that we're ready to board. My heart is going to burst thinking that I'm going to face the fredempolizei at Zurich. Wait, I think you should hear a bit about the begining of this story.

It started on Friday, when my mom called me and said our visa was wrong. Then I flew back to Jakarta to find the real case about it. There was a fatal missed of information with the people who applied the visa for us and my mothers' will. Miscommunication. We only got 5 days visa permit while on schengen state, such a waste, right? And actually we're scheduled flight home on march of 23th. It'll be 5days of overstays for us. And the punishment will be...I can't even imagine, dang.

We had tried to fix our visa, the embassy allows that, but the visa will be finished on 15th of march, which is already late for my mom conference. The embassy just gave us one option for that. Go. Fly. And find the immigration to ask their permission to add more 5 days. But the reality was hard, I was alone in this case. The embassy couldn't gives us any recommendation letter or something. They said the federal migration of Switzerland has their own regulation for that, it's 50:50. Yeah, perfect.

After stressful days to fixed things up, now I'm still on a plane. Still have no idea how this would end. All I can do is sit back and find my inner peace of this situation. My cousin who lives in Geneva helps me a lot even their friend in Zürich gave all effort to help me face the fredempolizei in Zürich. All I hope for now, may God shows the best way to get out of this mess.
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End of bad discussion. Now, it still early in the morning on the plane, 1:30 local time I guess when I fly across India, right before I crossed Himalayas over the city name Lahore. I see magic up here, I just woke up and see the see of stars outside my blind. Yeah it gives me chills and peace. I wish I could share some photos of the stars. But I saw nothing on my camera screen. I believe there's still something that camera can't capture, it's magic.

Up for now, I'm waiting for a sunrise catch my plane from east behind. Hope you guys can see the magic that I see.
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It's 5:30 in the morning local time 1 hour away before transit in Istanbul. I'm having breakfast with such a warm sunshine and happiness between the clouds.

Just 20 minutes before landing I enjoyed the Bosphorus channel between Asia and Europe mesmerizing architecture drenched in warm golden sunshine. One of the cities I've been longing for. And silhouette of blue mosque pictured the perfection of Istanbul so far.
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Skipping the transit time, now I'm on the last plane to Zürich. And the stories may be continued on 'Day 1'. Can't wait to upload it soon.

Tons of kisses from Istanbul.
March 2013

First Day Back Home

I specially arrange this post for testing how a post gonna looks like from iPod. So I'd like to give a thanks to my dearest man Mikha and Aprianto for the idea.

As I promise I will write my holiday's stories each day for me and for them. So today nothing much happens, just another holiday crisis was rise this afternoon and still working my ass out of this.

At home, my brother was getting taller and more handsome as a teenager, and he got a big whiteboard for private tutor session. My dad was getting more calm and wise to my mom. A boy named Hasan whose helping my dad at home for a while back on his job after his mom left our home without a word. My Granny and Oma looks happier watching TV all day long.

So, that's up for now. Me? I'm sure today my belly was happier than ever!

Back on my work again, have a great night!

P.s.: and this is Toddy Tampubolon said goodbye this morning from my boarding house, Yogyakarta.

Welcoming 2013

Hi friends!

First of all, I think I should say sorry for you cause there's no progress at all for these past half year on my stories from the last post. But, here I am after all trying to back writing for you and myself, again. So, happy new year 2013 hope this year will bring us more happiness and laughter, and bunch of experience all the way on our journey.

Now I'm 21 years old and trying to get my holiday time back this month. Still don't know what God gonna gives me later, but I do pray hard on it. So happy holidays all! Welcome back on the road...Bon Voyage!

March 2013
Cheers!

P.S.: I do working some stories for you, so stay tuned!

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.