Arriving in Semarang Java
Ika and I arrived in Semarang last at around 7.30pm after circling the city for 30 minutes.
Our airline, Merpati was like a cattle car and the older plane was packed with people.
Finally on the ground after some heavy buffeting we took an airport taxi to the same hotel as before, the Santika in the east of the city.
This this the prices ahd all risen from 200,000rp and 300,000rp respectively for a Standard and Deluxe room, to 280,000rp and 380,000rp. We took the twin bed Standard room.
The food at the Santika is fantastic though, with a large assortment of Indonesian food and some western food.
I ordered a soto ayam (chicken soup) and goat and vegetable dish is a sauce. Both were great and the cost was about 15,000rp for a main course. The Santika has a free buffet breakfast and a laundry which came in handy for me needing to iron my wrinkled pants. Sometimes and guest house just will not do.
Semarang is sunny and several degrees cooler than Bali is right now. One nice suprise I got recently was that my feriends Chris and Sean from the US are coming to the wedding! They arrive the night before!
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Wishing you joy in sharing a lifetime of life. Happy dreaming day and night, happy planning things just right, happy sweet anticipating, happy waiting, waiting ….. Ika you will be a wonderful mom!!!!! Congratulations on your wedding
Hi Nick,
Sounds like wedding plans are coming together right on track. Hearing that Sean and Chris were coming to your wedding just put a smile on my face. Hope you all have a wonderful time.
Best wishes, Jane
Did you book your room direct or through a local travel agent?
Wow, well done Sean and Chris, wish I could be there myself.
Maybe Ika has a sister who’s looking for an eligible, 30 something entrepreneur to double up with on the big day.
Have a great time guys.
Wow, well done Sean and Chris, wish I could be there myself.
Maybe Ika has a sister who’s looking for an eligible, 30 something entrepreneur to double up with on the big day.
Have a great time guys.
Nick
with the new look of the web site, if i don’t catch up for a week on your daily postings, how do i bring up the older articles. previously you could select by the month.
Paul
Needless to say, with the surgery I have been somewhat out of the loop for all of this, but am trying to catch up with all the goings on. So glad to hear that the boys have journeyed to be at your side for the nuptials. Jennifer and I will be thinking about you all, wishing we were there. I hope it is a glorious sunny day that will ring in the rest of your life. Best to you and Ika. Can’t wait to see the photos! Love Susan
Great to hear from people! I will be seeing Sean and Chris in several more hours.
Ika does have a sister called Ningrum who is 20 and looks about 15 who will be attending.
Susan keep healing and we will be having a cold drink in Bali sometime soon.
Congrats Nick, Wishing you all the best. Everyday i log in to Baliblog hoping to see your wedding photos and story from Semarang. Cheers.
Well Nick,
It’s your turn tomorrow to be the tourist caught up in all the foreign festivities!!!
I am sure you will enjoy the day as I did on my wedding day!
Wish I was there to watch over you, as you were at ours!
All the best for a very long, happy & Wonderful future together. Glad to hear you’ll have some boys by your side to help you cover the story!!!
Can’t wait until Thursday (Public Holiday in OZ tomorrow) to see & read all about it!!!
Best wishes & I guess we will see you around Oct/Nov!!! 
All the very best, Love Tracey, Dede & Maddison!
Nick, it meant a lot to me to get to hear your big news in person and spend some time with you last month. I am extremely happy for you and Ika, and wish you all the best for a happy and love-filled ceremony. Please tell her that I enjoyed the video and look forward to meeting her some day.
I’ll be thinking about you both all week. Love, Jen
Hi We plan on visiting Bali sometime in August of 2005. We are quite active people. I like to do a lot and see alot. What kind of cools stuf should we look for in Bali We have 2-3 weeks at our disposal.
Wishing you joy in sharing a lifetime of life. Happy dreaming day and night, happy planning things just right, happy sweet anticipating, happy waiting, waiting ….. Ika you will be a wonderful mom!!!!! Congratulations on your wedding