Kopi Semawis

Maybe you've just heard this name, yes ... Kopi (coffee)  Semawis.

Situation of the Kopi Semawis Festival

Do not be mistaken, this is not a coffee product. Kopi Semawis is stands for “Komunitas Pecinan Semarang Wisata” or “Chinese Community Semarang's Tourism”. Exist after reformation Era. Along with the changing of political situation in the country of Indonesia. Openness in politics has allowed other than indigenous identity emerged revealing its existence. It is a good thing, however, there have been Chinese in Indonesia and coloring culture for along time, even since the days of Mojopahit,Kingdom or earlier.

Kopi Semawis Festival

Kopi Semawis is a kind of festival that is held every weekend at Chinatown, in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Precisely in Gang Warung or Warung Alley, actually more accurately described as Jalan Warung or Warung Street, because the road is quite wide, even enough for two cars to pass each other.  When the festival held, this street is filled with stalls at the left and right. The festival is held from the afternoon until midnight, and dominated by food stalls. Various menus available here, oriental and local. Containing pork and the Halal one. There also are selling toys, school supplies, accessories, etc. Also typical of a traditional massage. There is also a fortune teller who are ready to open your secret.

The tents are yellow with red color combination. Rectangular tents and marked with Warung Se Semawis on it, lined up neatly on the road along the Gang Warung.. Chairs and plastic tables neatly laid out beside the road that are not installed with tents. Strains of melodious voice of women who sing songs mandarin helped decorate the atmosphere that night.

So many people visiting the festival that night, I met some people who come from out of town, they stay at the same hotel with me, they deliberately come here to look directly Kopi Semawis festival. This festival is unique, the feel of Chinatown are strong, seen from the majority of sellers and visitors, but many indigenous people also visit here, and enjoy the food sold in tents. Even some of them are using hijab. They all blend into one.

Tjiang Residence

Kopi Semawis has become the city's official tourism agenda in Semarang. Chinese nuance became an attraction in itself. If you want to feel the atmosphere of Chinatown, come here and I heartily recommend staying at Tjiang Residence, located in Gang Pinggir, right at the end of Gang Warung, where the festival is held. Tjiang Residence is a guest house with typical Chinese name, this may be the only guset house in the name of Chinese and Chinese architecture and has a chinese atmosphere, just in Semarang, or even in Indonesia.

Tjiang Residence

Hotel which occupies a two-storey shop is actually relatively small. The front view and the interior have Chinese-style architecture. The red color dominate the building. Typical of Chinese buildings, bringing an atmosphere as if we were not in Indonesia. A new experience for me, very impressive.

Front office of Tjiang Residence

Chinatown area is the old town, dense, almost original buildings are gone, replaced by a high storey shop. Cars parked along the sides of the road, day or night, apparently the cars belonging to residents who live in this area. They do not have a garage. Guests staying at Tjiang Residence also parked their vehicles along this Gang Pinggir.

There was one German tourists who stay in Tjiang Residence, named Sebastian, I ask why do you stay here?, he answer, because the unique name of this hotel. And How do you know this hotel?, He replied searching on google ..., ah ... it seems the same to me ...

In addition to its affordability, another reason why I stay here is because of the uniqueness of the name of hotel

Hope it is useful for you who wants to travel Semarang..