It was a lovely Monday at Umbul Sidomukti, Susan Spa & Resort Semarang

It has been a dream of mine to travel more since i had a really hard time in my life a year ago. I mean, traveling is just one of good therapies that makes your life couldn't get any better. You'll be more grateful when you spot a different sightseeing and you feel so small, you feel like you are nothing compared to what you've seen, to realize that world is much bigger than you thought. From that moment I always give myself time to travel or road trip at least going somewhere i've never been to. No matter if it's just playing around in a town, the only thing to do is pack my things up and get lost :))

So, this time i'm gonna tell you about my short trip last February to Semarang with my friend. Our first destination was Umbul Sidomukti. Have you ever been to this place? if you're into nature, you'll definitely love this one.

This highland with a magnificent scenery is located in Bandungan, Semarang, Central Java. As soon as i arrived here i kept looking at dragonflies that flew around the trees. It was bloody frightening for me, cos insects aren't my best-friend whatsoever (plus, i hate living things that can fly!) but it was also peaceful at the same time.

fresh air,

sunshine,

beautiful view,

a good companion.

These kind of things are to die for.

can you see those little creatures flying around?

After taking some pictures and selfies we were excited to stay there a lil bit longer, however it was so crowded and the restaurant was full booked, plus, we hadn't reserved yet. For that reason, we headed to Susan Spa & Resort straightway.

Fyi, this pretty building is normally used as a place for a wedding party or pre-wedding photo session, as you can see there's an aisle inside the white-glass building and some chairs for the guests. i've searched how it's gonna be look like for a wedding venue and i got this :

IT IS FREAKING BEAUTIFUL

ISN'T IT?

Don't you see those bunch of pink flowers and lights........ 

I just can't 😭

If you're wondering why I went to that place, no, i didn't book anything for any special "event", or had a special photo session, i was there just for walking around and taking selfie hahaha.

beside providing a wedding venue, Susan Spa and Resort is just like a tourism place. We paid about 25K per-person I guess.. I don't remember exactly but it wasn't more than 50K and it was holiday so it'd be cheaper if you go there on weekdays. After we were full and satisfied with the photos, we directly went to the hotel.

On the next day, my friend and I had a brunch at Pesta Keboen Restaurant. Uhm.. this restaurant is a little bit spooky hahaha but my friend said since the structure of the building and the properties are from decades ago so that's why it's very classy and unique (and creepy) :p

and the menu is written like the old Indonesian writings e.g:

"Restoran Pesta Keboen Bernoeansa Semarang Tempoe Doeloe Menjandjiken Menoe Masakan Eropah dan Djawa"

(it took me a few minutes to understand what it was about, no joke! hahahaha)

If you wanna come to Pesta Keboen Restaurant, it's located in Jl. Veteran 29. The foods price start from 20-80K and for the drinks start from 10-60K :)

As usual i'll give you guys some tips :

1. Wear proper clothes. Umbul Sidomukti is a highland and it's a lil bit windy up there, if you don't wanna catch a cold at least bring your sweater.
2. It's better to use automatic car. The road is very high and hard and it's sooooo far, i forgot how many hours i've spent to sit quietly and sleep and eat and then sleep again. (I went from Solo, by the way.)
3. Don't go on holidays. Our mistake at the time was we didn't realize that it was holiday, so it's very crowded and we felt uncomfortable in the end.
4. Bring your action camera. Because the view is very breathtaking you have to capture all of them!
5. Be careful. Semarang is a busy city, just like Jakarta, turn your GPS or Waze on, so you don't get lost.


So that's all about my trip in Semarang, don't forget to travel more!
Love, D