Walk about 200 meters from Tugu Station, you will find Sosrowijayan region characterized by a small road to the west of the same name. Linking Road and Jalan Malioboro Jogonegaran, Sosrowijayan divided into two regions, namely Sosrowijayan Wetan and Sosrowijayan Kulon. Regional Sosrowijayan Wetan who later became known as the second tourist village in Yogyakarta after Prawirotaman.
Once arrived at the fork in the road which was formerly named after the ruler (Sosrowijoyo), you'll be greeted by friendly greetings paddle rickshaw. Usually, they offer you to look for lodging, traveling to the Malioboro, or buy bakpia Pathuk. Because the tourist village, there are many guides if requested would drive you to show your own lodgings. They will also tell you about tourist attractions in Yogyakarta and uniqueness.
Stepping into Sosrowijayan, you'll see an old building which is used as an inn, the Hotel Aziatic. The building that stood since the Dutch had a distinctive European architecture. The building has white walls and three doors with several pillars as a buffer at the very front, while writing the name of the hotel directly on the walls streaked with black paint. Although apparently not used again, the hotel was once used as a location filming the movie 'The leaves in the Upper Pillow' which has been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Two such bookshop in Prawirotaman will find when you enter the first alley. Most of the books sold in the bookshop is a novel written in English and a small portion of books in Indonesian language. In the bookshop, you can choose books freely and see its contents at a glance because there is no book that sealed plastic. Though used books, physical quality of books is still awake so it is still used as a collection worthy. About the price varies greatly, but certainly cheaper than at the bookstore.
The other thing is a course offered by the village Sosrowijayan batik offered by one of the inns in the second alley. Now, the course was being quiet so you can use to learn batik is more intensive. Not far from the inn, there are also the batik studio run by a citizen Sosrowijayan. Type batik studio is tilled in batik painting, as found in the village of Park, next to the Water Castle Complex. More value batik painting is a more varied color and patterned today.
As a tourist village, there are also certainly in Sosrowijayan lodging. Others with at Prawirotaman, lodging in the village were more integrated with the population because most are located in the alley. Sure it gives advantages because you can interact with the locals. However, if you want a more private lodging, you can choose the hotel which is on the edge of the road Sosrowijayan. Rental rate in the village inn located south of Flower Market area is not much different in Prawirotaman.
When the afternoon, while relaxing after a tired around Yogyakarta, you can see the lives of children Sosrowijayan. Usually, a few girls playing jump rope or any other kid Dolanan while boys just talk in one house. While many teenagers these villages that sit back while playing guitar while singing songs hits Indonesia. Teenagers are also incorporated in the Community Art Malioboro is sometimes performing when there is a specific event, eg birthday Yogyakarta.
Tourism services are also easily found in Sosrowijayan. On the roadside there are many money changers, cafe and kiosks, motorcycle and car rental, travel agents, and so forth. When hungry, you can go to shops that opened this village residents. At the end of the alley the first instance, there is a stall that simple though many foreign tourists used to fill the stomach. Cooking of sorts oseng-sour, fried noodles, and delicious side dishes. Some restaurants also provide this type of cuisine such as steak with low prices.
Stepping night, Sosrowijayan increasingly widespread. Many young people gathered on the roadside while several cafes provide live music as an alternative entertainment. Combined with the atmosphere of Malioboro, Sosrowijayan be alive. A small shop opposite the orange so-called citizens of Yogyakarta as a famous place to be visited for a fun place. While talking, you can enjoy hot tea with fragrant jasmine, ginger wedang, up to a delicious satay intestine.
Note:
Please be careful of the bid cycle rickshaw to drive you travel around the city for a fee of Rp. 5000 alone (let alone less than that). Many incidents of tourists who carried around at once "forced" to buy souvenirs in the shops because the person served by such pedicab drivers will get a commission of 50% of the transaction. Another incident was unilaterally raised rates in the middle of the journey. When you experience the above events, ask for help at the Police Tourism.
from: http://www.yogyes.com
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