Wandering Ngasem market can be said must after visiting the Sultan's Palace. In addition to its location that is only 400 meters west of the Palace, this market will give important information on what is considered prestigious in the past. After the horse as a means of transportation and dagger as a weapon, the bird was in third place as a measure of social status. Ngasem market offers a variety of birds with beautiful appearance and voice, as well as the activities of the lovers.
Evidence in the form of a photograph showing that Ngasem market with its main commodity of birds have been there since 1809. Location that is not far from the Kingdom was meant for the nobility to access it easily. Around the 1960s, this market was increasingly identified with the bird after bird traders from Beringharjo moved to this place. It is not surprising that many tourists call this market a bird market since the area one-third of the size of the bird trade in the market.
Birds trading area on the left side of the entrance. Bird turtledove previously purchased best-selling nobles until now remains one of the key items of this market. Other best sellers are finches, orioles, CVD, prenjak, starlings, and parakeets. Birds are rarely buy quite interesting is the owl that child is sold at u$ 3, -. One bird shops sell even an eagle which has now sold for u$ 35, -. In addition to animal, bird shops also provide maintenance equipment such as cages and feed.
Ngasem markets have different nuances of other bird market. In this market, visitors can not only enjoy the beauty of birds, but also show that was held by bird lovers. For example, the performance skills of pigeons to fly back to the cage and fights voice sonority variety of birds. From the show that usually there are prospective buyers who feel interested in and then willing to pay whatever the price. Sellers are sometimes willing to teach a bird to train to be able to sing or just chatting about how to keep birds.
If you want to get around, you will also know that Ngasem not only sell birds, but also other animals. Turn right from the sales area of birds, snakes will be found stall traders. The seller, who sells snakes caught directly from their habitat. The snakes from water snake to cobra and python. If you want to see, the seller will take the pet so buyers can see the details. In addition to snakes, the kiosk also sells a variety of reptiles such as iguanas and turtles. A small iguana is sold at u$ 7, while if it is already big sells hundreds of thousands.
Towards the western part of the market, you will find a kiosk that offers ornamental fish. The types and prices vary. Small ornamental fish who like to colonize sold for Rp. 1000 per head. Other ornamental fish sold are Arowana and lou han that sold for hundreds of thousands. Equipment maintenance is also a lot of fish for sale. Starting from the aquarium with a variety of forms, rock-paper, ornamental plants for the aquarium, and fish feed. Some kiosks also provide maintenance services for setting up marine fish.
Apart from fish, birds and snakes, other pets sold are dogs, cats, ferrets, various types of chicken until kelici with various colors. One kiosk sells a set of mice with the pet as a playground designed so that buyers can enjoy a circus like behavior of mice. In the middle of the market, there are traders who sell crickets. Usually, Crickets and birds to feed school children who want to listen to his voice.
If you feel tired or hungry, like other traditional markets, Ngasem also provide snacks. One of the typical snacks gempol porridge (made from rice flour-based spheres that taste rich flavor combined with coconut milk sauce and a sweet syrup sugar Java) that is usually sold in front of the market. Other snacks are getuk, lupis, thiwul, and gatot. In the bird kiosks are also available food stalls that sell soup and rice rames. Crawl into Ngasem market will be enjoyable
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