7 Tourist Attractions in Didi Kempot's Songs, Inspiring Travel Destinations After the End of the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Kapanlagi.com - Didi Kempot is a singer who upholds local Indonesian culture, especially Javanese culture. This is truly reflected in every lyric of his songs which use the Javanese language. Not only through Javanese songs, we can also find tourist destinations in Didi Kempot's songs.

Didi Kempot's songs may already be very familiar and sung by many people. However, perhaps only a few people have visited various tourist destinations in Didi Kempot's songs.

Therefore, KapanLagi tries to summarize some of these places, which may inspire you to travel in the future. Here are some tourist destinations in Didi Kempot's songs.

1. Train Station

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Train Station is one of the most popular songs by the late Didi Kempot. Train Station itself is the name of one of the train stations in Solo City. This train station is a destination for trains from various regions.

The station is located near the city center. This makes it easy for anyone visiting Solo City through Train Station to reach various tourist attractions and local culinary delights.

2. Tirtonadi Terminal

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Not only telling the story of the train station, Didi Kempot also tells the story of Tirtonadi bus terminal. The song Train Station and Tirtonadi Terminal both tell stories of separation.

Just like Train Station, Tirtonadi Terminal is also a destination for buses from various regions. Although it is located somewhat on the outskirts of the city, from this terminal, visitors to Solo City will be closer to visiting Balekambang Park and Tirtonadi Park.

3. Parangtritis Beach

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Not only telling stories about Solo city, which is his birthplace. Didi Kempot also wrote many songs about tourist attractions in other cities. One of them is about Parangtritis Beach located in Yogyakarta.

Still with the theme of heartbreak, the tourist attraction in Didi Kempot's song is also briefly described. This long-haired singer tells about the beauty of the waves on the beach. Parangtritis Beach does have calm waves with a gentle beach. That is why this beach is often chosen as a family recreation destination.

4. Ancient Volcano

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The fourth tourist attraction in Didi Kempot's song is the Ancient Volcano. The name Ancient Volcano is mentioned in a song titled Banyu Langit. In an interview, Didi Kempot admitted that the song Banyu Langit was indeed inspired when he visited the natural tourist attraction.

The Ancient Volcano, located in Nglanggeran village, Gunungkidul regency, is already well-known. As the name suggests, the age of this mountain is estimated to be hundreds of millions of years.

Another uniqueness of this mountain is its large rocky character. The Ancient Volcano also offers beautiful natural scenery. This mountain is becoming more popular because its climbing route is quite friendly for beginner climbers.

5. Malioboro

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Who doesn't know Malioboro? One of the most famous tourist destinations in Yogyakarta. Therefore, it's not surprising that this place is one of the tourist attractions in Didi Kempot's song, titled Bangjo Malioboro.

Malioboro itself is a street in Yogyakarta that is famous because it is used as a tourist destination. On one side of this street, there are rows of sellers selling various typical Yogyakarta souvenirs, such as lurik clothes, blangkon (traditional Javanese cap), keychains, and other Yogyakarta souvenirs.

Not only that, traditional vehicles such as becak (pedicab) and andong or dokar (traditional horse-drawn carriage) also pass through this street. Therefore, tourists can also use these two modes of transportation to enjoy the atmosphere of Yogyakarta streets.

6. Klayar Beach

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In addition to Parangtritis Beach, Didi Kempot also created a song about another beach in Pacitan, East Java. Among the many beaches in Pacitan regency, Klayar Beach is one of the most popular and favorite. This beach is so popular that it is also visited by tourists from outside Pacitan and East Java.

Klayar Beach offers the beauty of clear blue sea with white sand. Not only that, Klayar Beach also has a large iconic coral rock. This coral rock rises high with a shape resembling the Sphinx in Egypt.

7. Suramadu Bridge

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The next tourist spot in Didi Kempot's song is the Suramadu Bridge. The bridge that connects Madura Island and Java Island is not only functioning as a connector. Many people use this bridge as a tourist spot. This is because in Indonesia, long bridges connecting islands are still rare.

Those are among the 7 tourist spots in Didi Kempot's song. Regardless, today many people are mourning the loss of the campur sari singer who was famous even in the Netherlands and Suriname. However, even though Didi Kempot has passed away, his works will continue to inspire.

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