Semarang Kota Lama - A Trip to The Past

I’m surprised to find out that Semarang has that vintage side. I mean, I didn’t expect that Kota Lama (Old Town) is historically thriving!

I thought the capital of Central Java is just packed with urban dwellers and malls and well, let’s just go to the exciting part, shall we?

We arrived at Stasiun Tawang, Semarang and the sense of colonial atmosphere can quickly be felt. The train station itself is the oldest and biggest one in the city.

We crossed the street and found Polder Tawang that protects Semarang against flooding. It’s not the best scene but it’s worth to note :P

Passing by the Polder, there’s old cigarette factory that’s still operating.

You will be able to see the dome of Gereja Blenduk from here.

The weather was dreadfully hot during our visit and our heavy backpacks got the temperature two times higher; but the old town excited us more that we didn’t really care how we smelled HAHAHAHA!

We would’ve entered the church if there hadn’t been any choir rehearsal but yeah, we can only admire the off-white church from the outside.

The whole area is Oldies by its nature. You can see historical landmarks such as Marba, Outdetrap and even Ikan Bakar Cianjur Resto has that old colonial-style architecture!

This is one of my favorite – Spiegel Bistro. The building was established in 1895,that means 122 years ago. Fiuhh!

We walked again for about 5 km and went to look for Loenpia Gang Lombok. I’m sorry to ruin your mouth-watering fantasy but I didn’t find the Loenpia appealing to my tongue. It tasted marginal with a price of Rp. 15,000,- each (Lombok and the Spring Onion are all-you-can-eat-if-you-can)

Moving on to another spot, still in the old town, we found abandoned buildings that were used as office administrations and houses like this Roode Driehook (Red Triangle). There’s not much information on the internet to dig about this place.

A photo posted by Anita Ve (@a_coffee_junkie) on Dec 11, 2016 at 4:45pm PST

I love the arch entrance!

This is another secluded spot that I’m not sure if I’ll be able to find this place again :P

In a nutshell, every building in the old town is within walking distance but I wish the streets were friendlier to pedestrians. It's annoying to walk without a car or motorcycle honking at you while you admire the view. :P

Up next in the blog - our hilarious trip to Semarang Art Gallery, Lawang Sewu, Sam Poo Kong