Kali Wedok, Kalitaman - Salatiga

Arisarmu - Usually a visit to a natural spring means traveling to a rural area or somewhere away from a settlement. You'll need more time and spend more money to do it. 

But this is not the issue for Kalitaman residents. Their area is blessed with abundance water sources.

Kalitaman is a name of street in Salatiga City, Central Java Province. This is a home of a public swimming pool and 'Kali Wedok', a small pool nearby.
'Kali Wedok' are Javanese words which mean 'female river'.

Salatiga City used to be a resting place for Dutch people during colonial era. It's located on the foot of Mount Merbabu, the air temperature in Salatiga was once cold. However, the growth of the city with more housings built reduce open green land. The air temperature in the city is now increasingly warmer.

Surely, the existence of 'Kali Wedok' means a lot. One of them is as a reminder that Salatiga was once a quiet and cool place.