- Monggo Cholocate Factory
For the second day, I had booked a silver workshop for the three of us. I wasn't sure how Miss Kiki would fare, but she did really well! The class was booked for 1 pm and we had some spare time after breakfast. My original plan was to go to Monggo Chocolate store and cafe that I thought was nearby while waiting, but it turned out that the cafe was NOT near the studio. The factory was, however, so that's where we went. It was a tiny little place with neat decorations. We were able to see some of the process in the clean room through a glass window. The funny thing was, it was a clean room with a 'handover' box for transferring the products for packaging, but some of the workers did not wear their masks properly. Their noses were still uncovered. They had some chocolate for sale there at "outlet" price.
We were done fairly quickly at the factory that we still had plenty of time before our workshop, but we decided to call a taxi to head there anyway. We figured we could wait around at the studio. The taxi ride was super short, and when we got there the studio was closed. Bummer. We had an hour to kill and it started drizzling. Luckily a few steps away they had a juice depot that looked clean so we sat and I ordered avocado juice. The lady was super nice and she even gave us some Rambutan she picked from her tree. It was the good kind too: Rambutan Rapiah.
- Studio 76
Close to 1 pm we headed over to Studio 76. The location on Google Maps was not correct, and the street name in Google Maps was not exactly correct either. I hope they get it fixed soon. We were greeted by Agus, who led us into the workshop. He spoke good English, and gave good and clear instructions. First he gave us a bunch of samples to choose from. DH chose a ring, since he lost is old one a while ago. Miss Kiki also chose a ring but with a knot on it. For myself, I chose a pair of earrings. We started the process by drawing the design, measuring, and cutting. Then Miss Kiki was the first in line to use the torch. She can hardly believe that we were letting her use such open fire! The whole process was very interesting and a lot of fun! We would do it again in the future if we have the chance.
Designing 
Heating 
Straightening wire 
Cutting 
Still at it 
My turn! 
Too much fun 
Paying attention 
Heating it some more 
Miss Kiki's ring 
Shaping the rings 
Concentration 
Perfectionist 
Polishing with wire brush and water 
Scrub scrub 
Miss Kiki's Ring 
DH's ring, after being soaked in HCl 
Our finished creation - Omah Dhuwur
In Javanese, Omah Dhuwur means Tall House. It had good ratings on Foursquare and was recommended by our friend. Since it was located near Studio 76 in Kotagede, the silver craft area of Yogyakarta, we decided to go check it out. Agus said to take a becak or andong instead of taxi because it is so close. The first thing we saw was a becak so we stopped him. The driver was an old man I felt really sorry for him. I reasoned with myself that we are giving him business. We rode on the becak to the restaurant and it started drizzling. We asked the driver to put the cover up, but DH was too tall for the becak cover! We arrived safely at the restaurant and got a little confused because across the street a little to the side, there was another building with the same name, but it turned out that it was the silver store part of Oma Dhuwur.
True to its name, the restaurant building is an old mansion built up high looking down to a very well maintained garden. They offered a mixed selection of food, we ordered Beef Satay, Snapper Curry, and Fried Dory. We were the only customers there and the food came fairly quickly. They tasted okay, but nothing special. That evening, though, DH got an upset stomach that lasted a few days. We are still not sure what it is he ate that was bad since we all shared the food, though not equal amount.
So that evening DH stayed in the hotel suffering while I went with Miss Kiki to sell dance shoes and clothes at Bailamos Dance School.
Part 3 coming soon...
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