Tour to the Simpang Lima Semarang

Simpang Lima 

Who is not familiar with this one? Yes, this place is the most popular and easy destination in the city of Semarang. In addition to the known as the square, Simpang Lima Semarang is also called with the name of the field of Pancasila. For you fans of culinary and shopping can vent the hobby with touring the area of Simpang Lima circling there are many shopping areas as well as culinary specialities from the city of Semarang.

When the author wants to the Simpang Lima, doing the first preparation with family. We want to enjoy the lively atmosphere of a typical Simpang lima, then we choose the time heading there on Sunday morning. After all the preparations already OK.. in the morning, hours of 05.30 pm (the time the western part of Indonesia) we started traveling and arrived on the scene around Semarang Simpang Lima roundabout at 06.15 WIB.

Arriving on the scene we started to park the motorcycle that we use and look for a parking space close to the location of Simpang Lima roundabout. With to spend $0.25 we leave our vehicle to the parking that faithfully safeguard and protect the motorcycle that we leave her. After the motorcycle parking problems sorted out, our family crossing the street to get to the location of Simpang Lima roundabout.

After resting briefly on the seating provided in Semarang Simpang Lima roundabout, we started doing the streets circling Simpang Lima roundabout. While there, his take here we use our hp camera to capture the moment of our visit to the city of Semarang residents pride Roundabout.

Take pictures under the writings of Simpang Lima

The sun began to shine, but it's not scorching passion of our family to do activities in the Simpang Lima. In addition it is an opportunity we in the last days of Ramadan 2018, we also want to give a more varied information to the reader about tours at the roundabout Simpang Lima Semarang people that became an icon.

Keep running, we also find a variety of activities that we rarely encountered in other places, such as photo selfie with pets, riding a bicycle several people at once and other interesting activities. And of course we also don't miss a moment of seeing firsthand the field of Pancasila which is often used to perform the ceremony of national days by the City Government.

History Of Simpang Lima

During the reign of Sukarno, the President at the time (Sukarno) proposed the city of Semarang to be in place at this time because of the square earlier Kauman have switched functions as a shopping center. The place is all the way up to the Heroes of the roundabout which currently we know by the name of Simpang Lima. For its construction myself materialized in the year 1969.

Until now, the Simpang Lima keeps first settled ... the better and become its own tourist destinations for the people of Semarang itself or for visitors from out of town. Its existence can not be considered one eye and became an important asset of the Government of the city of Semarang.

Location

To get to the Simpang Lima is an easy matter. Why? Because this area is very popular in the city of Semarang. Simpang Lima is an area that is identical with the city of Semarang. For those of you who want to travel to the Simpang Lima with start journey from Ahmad Yani international airport in Semarang, can reach the beaches with estimated time of 19 minutes and mileage 5.7 km (using airport taxi or taxi online, you live order to delivered to the Simpang Lima Semarang).

The buildings around the site Simpang Lima

Simpang Lima roundabout which is contested by the five major highways in the town of Semarang. The highway is a street Ahmad Yani, street Gajah Mada, street Pahlawan and street Ahmad Dahlan. In addition, Simpang Lima is also surrounded by high buildings that in fact became the center of the crowd in the city of Semarang.

The buildings are:
1.  Baiturrahman Mosque

Masjid Baiturrahman dilihat dari bundaran Simpang Lima

This mosque is a mosque located in the city of Semarang with an area of 11,765 square meters. In addition to functioning as a place of worship for Muslims, the mosque of Baiturrahman also functioned as educational institutions place TK-SD h. Isriati 1. Baiturrahman mosque was built for 6 years from the year 1968 to 1974. The building has the shape of a typical traditional house Central Java which combined with Islamic architecture.

2.  Mall Ciputra

Mall Ciputra terlihat dari luar

Located in the heart of the Mall Ciputra Semarang, is identical with the name of the area of Simpang Lima. In a convenient place (because it is a single location with the square of the city of Semarang) makes this one of the Mall's most visited tourist from another Mall located in the city of Semarang.

Located above a 20 thousand square meters, the Mall Ciputra in design is shaped to resemble the hexagon-shaped island. With a three-story building, Ciputra Mall offers the thrill of shopping and enjoy the world of entertainment. And for those of you who are visiting the city of Semarang when it feels incomplete, to the city of Semarang but have yet to come to the Mall on this one.

3.  Other building

In addition to the two buildings, the Simpang Lima is also surrounded by some of the most famous Plazas and hotels of cities of Semarang, i.e. Hotel Ciputra, Hotel Horison, E Plaza, Plaza Simpang Lima, Living Plaza, @Hom Hotel, Holiday Inn Expres and other buildings. Here are some pictures of the building that can catch the authors while visiting Simpang Lima roundabout:

Ciputra hotel is visible from the outside

Brillian Pallace

Indihome Simpang Lima Office

That can be done in the field of Semarang Simpang Lima

When to visit Simpang Lima, we can do some activities:

1. The streets and work out

On Sunday, populated mostly by Simpang Lima residents who want to do a variety of sporting activities or just for fun with the family. While enjoying a relaxing atmosphere, many of the residents who utilize large Simpang Lima roundabout to run him in the morning, biking with your family or a bicycle club or take a stroll while enjoying the scenery there. 

Bicycle rental in Semarang Simpang Lima roundabout

For visitors who were enjoying a leisurely stroll in the Simpang Lima Roundabout but it turns out that at the time it wanted to dispose of a small, no need to worry. You are heading to the South-West of Simpang Lima roundabout, where provided toilets for visitors Simpang Lima roundabout.

When we tired of Simpang Lima roundabout revolves around either by foot or used bicycles, we can unwind by lounging in the space provided around the location of Simpang Lima roundabout. The seating can be the seat of the iron that is designed as a chair which can be used for 2 people or a seat made from cement and sand building designed in the form of elongated so get used to sit by a lot of people.

Bicycle sports fans being let go of tired

Shady trees that are in the Simpang Lima roundabout is also very helpful to the visitors when a scorching air began to shine around the tourist areas. When sitting and sheltering under the shady trees, we can enjoy the scenery around which is dominated by the passing by of a motor vehicle while joking ria with beloved family. Yes, of course this will give a different atmosphere when you visit tourist destinations in other places. 

2. Culinary Tour

In Simpang Lima Semarang can we encounter some areas offering a variety of culinary dishes. There are Pecel Bu Sumo, Soto Ayam Mbak Lin, Nasi Pecel Yu Sri and many more.

Culinary around Simpang Lima Semarang 

For you fans of fast food sajipun, you could be directly docked onto the Mall Ciputra or Plasa Simpang Lima, to enjoy the kind of food on this one. For those who want to try a cuisine more than that, you can visit hotels around Simpang Lima which of course offers and packages the food more in price.

Night time is the right time when he wanted to try a variety of culinary around Simpang Lima Semarang. You just choose to enjoy a menu where the price and how much. Refer also to your family so that the dining atmosphere more lively and cheerful. 

3. Worship 

If you are Muslim you can perform religious activities by visiting the mosque of Baiturrahman Semarang. At the Baiturrahman mosque, besides we can worship there.. We can also leave their parking our vehicles in place of the party-run mosque. 

4. Photo selfie

This is an activity that has no time limit. You can freely take pictures with the background of the area of Simpang Lima. And of course you have to take the right angle when the photo shoot to get the best results. The large number of visitors with different activities that can provide the background on our picture something that is rarely found in other tourist destinations.

5. Enjoy entertainment for kids

Bagi anda yang membawa si kecil bersama, jangan khawatir...banyak permainan yang ada di dalam bundaran Simpang Lima ini. Mulai dari perosotan, ayunan hingga penyewaan motor remote dan pancingan ikan plastik. Bagi orangtua yang ingin mengawasi kegiatan bermain anaknya dapat menunggu di tempat duduk yang telah disediakan di sekitar tempat bermain.

Remote Control Car rentals for children

Outdoor fish fishing rods and balls

When he arrived at the place of swings and slides, the little one is already hard to control. Like to see something extraordinary, the little one ran straight up the place slides and want to test whether the same slides with the slide elsewhere in Semarang. Without a clue " Cusss..  "the little finished down slides that include ramps.

The little posing in place slide Simpang Lima

While continuing to observe the game another little one ran and ran because it challenged to do a game more. Alas, the Sun was getting to ride so we can't linger for spoiling the little one because there are still many other places that should be visited.

6.  Simpang Lima Roundabout skirted by hiring Andong

Andong parking around Simpang Lima Roundabout

Don't want to get tired while rounding the Simpang Lima, we can use this alternative ... that is renting a horse cart/cart/carriage that are on location around Simpang Lima. In addition to providing its own experience while we are visiting here, also makes it easy for us to enjoy the scenery surrounding the Simpang Lima with a casual and more comfortable.

Simpang Lima roundabout circling excitedly with Andong

The sound of a horseshoe of andong-horse cart that moves around the the Simpang Lima is indeed attract hikers to just view or watch the his tenants. If we bring the little one with joy, the little one will shout ecstatically at the sight of horses that move and passing in front of him.

After tasting the atmosphere increasingly blazing heat, eventually the author with family back home. For the curious, you can go visit the pride of Semarang people tourist destinations.