ADON-ADON CORO

When we come to town jepara, it is not complete if we have not tasted a drink called “Adon-adon Coro”. Jepara typical drink is made from dough coconut milk, ginger, Javanese sugar, coconut milk, young coconut slices and added with other spices.

All circles, whether children, adolescents, and parents loved this drink. Because of the peculiar smell and taste delicious. What else in the drink during the rainy season like this, the body must be warm and fresh. Does not feel cold anymore. Because the presentation is still in a warm state. This beverage is one of the typical culinary jepara which is believed to increase stamina.

Not difficult to get a drink like this. We stayed to the SCJ, north of Jepara town square plaza, there were plenty of vendors who sell these. We do not need much ngluarin money to buy this drink …. Cuman with money around Rp. 5000 we could already feel this drink. For whoever who has never tried to drink “adon-adon coro”, you must be hooked!

PAVILLION JEPARA IN CENTRAL JAVA MAEROKOCO

Jepara Pavilion Pavilion at Jepara Semarang Maerokoco Castle was built based of the letter of the former Province Governor of Central Java, Number: 510.1/32442 dated on August 29th, 1991 as the information and promotion service of Jepara regency on the full source of non oil and gas commodities in the form of craft industries of tourism.The Jepara Pavilion at Maerokoco Castle Semarang is about 890.74 m2 wide consisting of:

1. Traditional Building 63 m2

2. Building Pradonggo Birowo 29.16 m2

3. Sculpture Palace Building 9 m2

4. Multifunctional Building 147 m2

5. Gateway Building Mantingan 12.75 m2

6. Miniature Waterfall Building Songgolangit 16 m2

7. Toilet / Service Building Room 227.70 m2

8. 373.33 m2 Garden

9. 217 m2 Building Paza

The construction of Jepara Pavilion in Semarang Maerokoco Castle was started in June 1992 and finished in July 1993, costed as much Rp 407,887,600, – (Four hundred seven million eight hundred Eighty seven thousand six hundred rupiahs) through Presidential Directive 1993/1994.

EXPLANATION Pavilion JEPARA:

1. Buildings – building in Jepara pavilion consists of:

a. Joglo Jepara.

This building is a traditional building in Jepara district, and to this day still encountered. The special feature of this architecture are:

–         Building materials made of wood with carved wooden walls

–         Have 4 pieces pole in the middle of the building

–         The roof of tiles and a special guard house had a motive wayang.

As for concept drawings of the building joglo philosophy is:

– Facing the sea with the intention that broad-minded

– Back to the mountain with the intention that no arrogant and snobbish

– Roof intangible mountains with religious purpose of God on and has power over everything.

– Three pieces in the front door is a manifestation of the relationship between:

• Man with God
• Man to man
• Human nature

– Three wuwungan roof not broken but bent to a purpose as the embodiment of a flexible way of life.