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Petik Laut Ceremony and Initiation
Petik laut ceremony is an annual ceremony which is held by the Situbondo fisherman as a thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bless and kindness from the harvest sea times and safety during fishing time regarding the storm and blizzard.
This ritual is always being attended by thousand fisherman groups, especially from Panarukan. The ceremony itself is nowadays become more modern, starring by artists, traditional performances, music performances, Dangdut orchestra and Gandrung Banyuwangi. There is also “Pengajian” competion, games and sort of.
The main ritual from “Petik Laut” Ceremony is floating the 'Sesaji' in the middle of the sea, 'Sesaji' is the things to be dedicated to the God, it is contain of foods, rice, spices, but the most important is Cow's head. The 'sesaji' boat, is already been prayed of before floated in the middle of the sea. This ceremony is a kind of cultural and national heritage, but the things done by the local society, including the fund. The local inhabitants are also the contributors for this ceremony. The inhabitants believe by doing this ceremonial will save the fisherman while they are fishing toward storm and will have more bless and harvest.
More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com
Monday, November 30, 2009
Petik Laut Initiation
Pasuruan Milk Industry
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MILK INDUSTRY IN PASURUAN
Besides the natural tourism object, Pasuruan is also well known as Milk producer. It is located in Tutur village, Sawiran district, Pasuruan regency.
This cow cattle is managed by GKSI (The Unity Of Indonesia Milk Cooperation) and become the big producer of cow milk in Indonesia. GKSI office is located in Malang regency, but its location object is located in Pasuruan regency. The cows are taking care well in order to produce qualified milk in high quantity.
Try to visit this cows cattle and find fresh milk. You can also see a lot of cows and the process of milk pressing in the location. See also its fresh milk in the cattle breeder house.
More info visit: www.pasuruan.eastjava.com
Sunday, November 29, 2009
The Blue Sky Around Bama Beach
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Bama Beach
Bama beach is located in east area, in Baluran National Park area. Here, you can see the original and virgin beach with its amazing scenery. Beside that you also can see mangrove forest, Bama spring and Mantingan spring. One of special moment here is that you can see monkey with the long tail (Macaca fascicularis) that fishing crabs with their long tail.
If you pleasure to walk, you can pass the truck and you can see the beautiful panorama of Bama Beach on the height.
This beach also equipped with tourism facilities, such as hotels, restaurants, and some of food merchants. Just with 15,000 Rupiahs per person you can spend the night in Bama Beach to enjoy the beautiful panorama at night here.
More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com
Anjuk Ladang Park
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Anjuk Ladang Park
This nice park is located at the central city of Nganjuk close to the Anjuk Ladang Stadium. It is located in the heart of Nganjuk town and the location is so shady and full of trees. It has equipped with children playground, jogging track, swimming pool and camping ground. The nuance around is so cool and fresh air because it has many trees and grass. Anjuk Ladang Park also has animal collection and the visitors can take a picture with them. Those animals is in various kind, such as; deer, monkeys, birds, etc.
This park is very beautiful and usually use as family recreation object. Anjuk Ladang Park often recommended as family recreation park in Nganjuk and often use as camping activity. This park is also has a stage for some special events. Some performances like; dance, theater, music are often held there.
The park is full of visitors, especially in holiday. There are many family visits this park with their family member and friends. Therefore, it is a very ideal place to relax with family and also has a wide parking area.
Visit Anjuk Ladang Park in Nganjuk tourism and get its fresh nuance.
More info visit: www.nganjuk.eastjava.com
Coban Rondo Waterfall
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Coban Rondo
Coban Rondo waterfall is a beautiful water fall on the slope of Mount Panderman resort that is about 32 km to the west from Malang, it is very interesting to see and visit.
The height of waterfall is about 60 meter. Visitor can find and enjoy beautiful panorama ore peaceful impression around the waterfall.
Facilities: camping ground, jogging track, fishing or playing with elephants from The Elephants' School Waykambas Lampung - Sumatra.
The waterfall is located at Pandesari village, Pujon District (about 32 km away to the West from Malang).
Visit Coban Rondo waterfall tourism and enjoy its nature scenery with its fresh air.
More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com
Surabaya Heroes Monument
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Heroes Monument & Surabaya Sepuluh November Museum
The warrior monument is located in Tembaan Street. It had built for the agenda of giving high respect to all warriors that had killed during big encounter to fight against ally army being hitchhiked by NICA, which wish to occupy Surabaya in 10 Novembers 1945. It is located in front of luxury Gubenur office. Besides as the big monument as high as 45 foot/feet, for the same purpose, in some famous places as battlefield at that time, have been made a heroic statue like Jayengrono garden (Red Bridge), Plaza Contong, in Tais Nasution street (Sharp-pointed Bamboo), Foreland and in Kombes Pol. M . Duriyat street.
The Heroes Monument is a warrior spirit symbol of “"arek-arek Suroboyo"” (Surabaya's People) in faced the colonist. This monument is located in front of East Java Governor Office. As cultural pledge building, this monument located in Pahlawan Street Surabaya and very strategic because resides in the downtown of Surabaya, encircled by the main road; Bubutan Street, Tembaan Street, and Kebon Rojo Street.
Heroes Monument is built in "overturn nail" form, seen have monumental philosophic value. This Heroes Monument have of 40,45 meters height or 45 yards, with diameter under 3,10 meters and diameter to 1,30 meters. At underside of the monument is decorated with ‘"Trisula" engraving pictorial, ‘"Cakra", ‘"Stamba" and ‘"Padma" as fire struggle symbol.
The first stone long had done by Ir. SOEKARNO the first RI President who consorted by Surabaya Mayor, Doel Arnowo in 10 Novembers 1951. One year later, the Heroes Monument had opened by Ir. SOEKARNO on 10 Novembers 1952 witnessed by Surabaya Mayor, R. Moestadjab Soemowidigdo, with the location of precise above the ex- building of Raad Van Justitie area or High Hall of Justice in colonization of Dutch, which at occupying of Japan era applied as Kempetai building or Japan military police.
In Japan government, this building is utilized as Japan Kempetai to judge, torture and arrested Indonesia combatants. By then, it was break a Surabaya encounter; this building mastered by Surabaya youngsters and become the center of the struggle. Finally, this building was breakdown because it had hit by ally artillery gunfire.
The gateway towards the Heroes Monument area, has built to looks like Bentar Temple, which is then called as Bentar Gateway. Bentar gate have of 4,5 meter height and 1,7 meter width, the gateway faced to south, which is the entrance and exit. From front of side, we can look around eight relieves that depict about the development of Surabaya city. Landing story of Tar-Tar army in Hujung Galuh, the development of Kalimas estuary as the Surabaya genesis.
Sepuluh Nopember Museum built to clarify the existence of Heroes Monument to study the network of 10 November 1945 encounter event in Surabaya. The museum building consisted of 2 floors that is floor 1 applied for 10 statue exhibition bunches symbolized the spirit of Surabaya people struggle and the oration social of Bung TOMO drama and encounter film that show of 10 Novembers 1945 struggle (electronic diorama) and space auditorium in second floor as exhibit weapon space, reproduction of documenter photographs and exhibition of Bung TOMO omission collection. Besides, there are two states diorama spaces that presents eight event that happened around of 10 November 1945 Surabaya encounter, complete with its narration.
More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Banyuwangi Traditional Dance
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Praburoro Tranditional Dance
The word of Praburoro comes from the character of this performance whose name is Roro Rengganis. Praburoro is a type of dramatic dance. The stories that are performed come from the Panji, or the tale of Amir Hamzah, which is influenced by Islamic Persian stories. There are about 40 - 50 people who are involved in this performance. The players are divided into 3 groups.
The musical instrument is the gamelan of Java with slendro tone (a typical Javanese gamelan tone). Praburoro is a very unique presentation. First of all, the dance is a Javanese dance. The costumes are modeled after the wayang (puppet) orang performance. The musical instrument is the Javanese gamelan. The songs are also Javanese. However, the songs can be the songs of the Banyuwanginese; such as Padang Ulan, Waru Doyong, Kembang Waru, etc. The story is about the conquest of a non-moslem country. The performance ends with the scene of the King that has been conquered by Menak Agung Jayengrono and Umarmoyo.
For more details:
www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com
Trenggalek Clothes
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Trenggalek Batik Cloth
Batik is an Indonesian traditional clothes, which popular since the ancient time of Javanese people made it. Hence, the particular mode, design, art and history from each regions are different with other regions. That is why Trenggalek has the term for their Batik clothes. Batik which came from East Java commonly has bright colors than Batik from Mid Java.
for details visit:
www.trenggalek.eastjava.com
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Rambut Monte Lake
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Rambut Monte
Rambut Monte tourism is located in Krisik village, Gandusari district, more or less 30 km from town Blitar. This temple is an altar for Hinduism at Majapahit Empire era. There is clear pool and big water that formed a lake. This Lake has dwelt by hundreds of scarce fish and also sanctify by the local public.
Some while, there are a few people try to fishing in this lake, or have a family recreation and enjoy the fresh air because there are many trees around the lake.
If you interesting in ancient and sacred tourism, then this tourism area is suitable to be visited.
More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com
Surabaya Bus Station
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Bus Station Purabaya, Surabaya
Purabaya Station is intercity bus station that resides in Bungurasih village, Waru District Sidoarjo regency. So it is known as Bungurasih station. But administratively this Station managed by the Government of Surabaya City. The situation of this station is very strategic only 20 minutes from Juanda International Airlines and close to turnpike access Surabaya-Gempol.
In the case of information to the passenger candidates, installation of good enough guide boards and explain. New passenger alighted from bus in arrival station can continuing journey to other town or will apply Damri town bus.
Besides the facility above, UPTD Purabaya station also provides intercity bus rate list stock watcher in province (AKDP) and intercity bus between provinces (AKAP) both economic class and also non-economics. Other public facilities like Mosque, passenger waiting room, toilet or Peron Locket, Telecommunications Booth. Purabaya station is also equipped with Wide Park, cab and angguna, restaurant and consecutive night bus counter express/executive class, bureau, Indonesia National Maritime (Pelni) agent.
Division of Express Bus Line in Purabaya Station:
Line 1: serve route toward west
Kediri, Tulungagung, Trenggalek, Madiun, Ponorogo, Solo, Yogya, Semarang, Madura, Purwokerto, Magelang
Line 2: bus route toward east, leave every (24 hours)
Malang, Probolinggo, Jember, Situbondo, Banyuwangi, Bondowoso. So also for Bus Economy class and have each Express Night Bus each has separate park to facilitate passenger candidate to get the bus that intended.
Bus passenger which have not time to bring stock food is not necessarily worry because many merchants will draw near to offer various foods like bale rice, cake, bread, fruit of fresh, light beverage, hot coffee etc.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Nature's Pool
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Dhamar Wulan Pool
Dhamar Wulan natural pool is located in one area with Blawan waterfall. It is surrounded with natural scenery. There are many trees and has fresh air. The water comes naturally, so clean and clear. The visitors can enjoy natural situation and having recreation here.
More info visit: www.bondowoso.eastjava.com
Musholah At Sunan Drajat Graveyard
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Sunan Drajat Graveyard
Sunan Drajat is one of the charismatic of an Islam spreaders in Java who is called Wali Songo. He was very intelligent man and people called him Raden Qosim. His father, Sunan Ampel sent him to Aceh and Mocca to study Islam. After finishing his study, he taught Islam at the north coast of Java especially at Paciran, Lamongan.
As a religious teacher, Sunan Drajat was known as the social Moslem who paid much attention to the poor. He developed the social welfare first then he taught his doctrines. To respect his great struggle, the local government of Lamongan Regency built a museum in the complex of the cemetery and it was officially opened by the governor of East Java on March, 31 1992.
This grave is located at Paciran village, Lamongan district. Generally, the pilgrims of this grave are domestic tourist. Besides, tourists from Asian countries also often visit it. The facilities that the tourists can get in this graveyard are; parking area, mosque, restaurants, rest place and bathroom. Those facilities are prepared for the tourists, in order to get their pleasure to come to this place.
More info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com
The Historical of Ampel Mosque
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AMPEL MOSQUE SURABAYA
Entering the spot of Ampel mosque residential, is like walking by the Mid-East country. We can find the authentic phases of Arabian street with its uniqueness and stuffs inside. People who passing by to Ampel can find perfumes, godly clothes, prayer beads, cowl, date, or other Arabian stuffs. Ampel begin with the history of Ampel mosque which was build by Raden Rahmatullah in 1421
As one of the eldest mosque and most crowded in Surabaya, Ampel Mosque have particular history with ‘Sunan Ampel’, one of ‘Wali Songo’ who had an effect in broad Islam in Java. Sunan Ampel Mausoleum located at west building of Ampel Mosque. When its firstly built, This fairish mosque 45 m x 45 m with number of pillars which made from 16 wooden teaks and its length 17 m without extension.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Selecta Garden
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The gorgeous chrysanthemum is growing around the Selecta tourism object, Malang, East Java. The scenery, the weather and the atmosphere is suitable for great holiday for the whole family. Selecta is great garden which has thousand flowers ground with many colors inside. The sightseeing is about the flowers colorful land and refreshing smell. The atmosphere is totally completed by the cold fresh air and pollutant free. The facilities are about the parking lot wide range, flowering market, pet market, souvenir market, fish giant aquarium, swimming pool, and children play ground. The visitor feel free to capture the moment by photographing every corner of Selecta's spot.
For More Details Please Visit:
www.batu.eastjava.com
SONGAdventure
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SONGAdventure
PT. Songa Alam Lestari or with brand name SONGAdventure is company which move of nature vacation and education. Borned from creative young men and full of ambition for adventure in 1999.
By becoming professional organizer of nature vacation and education and to be famous in Indonesia is the main vision of SongaAdventure, while the missions of this adventuring venue are moreover for Educational program, Preserve of nature
and Economic resource.
As a pioneer of rafting in East Java within the basecamp in Pekalen river Probolinggo SONGADVENTURE have developed commitment programme not simply adventure but ever there is aspect of education and entertainment ( Adventure’N Edutainment).Exploration as historical river where Sang Prabu Hayam Wuruk And Mahapatih Gajah Mada which have came by, and also legend ofthe queen Dewi Rengganis which have builded palace before breaking away to mount Argopuro become story of your journey.
With the support facility, SONGAdventure try to give service and maximal freshmen for customer, such as :
- representative base camp for stay or outbound
- outdoor cottage
- restaurant
- camping ground
- ballroom
- souvenir
- photo centre
- locker
- mosque
- bath room and outdoor
- fitting room
- wide park area
- etc
More info visit: www.probolinggo.eastjava.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Sparkling Lake of Ronggojalu
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Ronggojalu Lake
Instead of being used for fresh water facilities for Probolinggo people, this lake also use for industrial needs. Ronggojalu Lake is a tourism object, which believe having any spiritual thing and having its particular use.
Ronggojalu Lake in Tegalsiwalan district. This lake is come from natural source of water with the capacity of 3000 liters / day and being use as irrigation and also as fresh water needs with operational case about 200 liters / day. Ronggojalu Lake is also used as tourism object and material need. It is about 15 km of Probolinggo city and can reach from land.
More info visit: www.probolinggo.eastjava.com
Four Faces Buddha Monument
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Four Faced Budha.
Simply, Surabaya city have one of tourism object that become a real spectacular in South-East Asia, Four Faces Deity Statue or Four Faced Buddha monument. This Four Faced Buddha Monument get appreciation of MURI as the biggest and highest Four Faces Deity Statue in Indonesia. A nine meters statue that have 225 square meters width is still have not contested by other similar statue.
Four Faced Buddha monument, has overall height 36 meters (including dome) opened on 9 Novembers 2004, and finish about fund 4 billion rupiahs. It is built in farm with a width of 1,5 hectares, in centered is farm, placed by building with length 9 meters, wide 9 meters and height 36 meters. If we saw altogether contain number 9, why it's numeral 9? Because taking similar monument reference in Thailand, and numeral 9 also have separate meaning for Buddha member.
The statue building the Four Faced Buddha place shaded, encircled by 4 pillars that colored by golden green, contains of 3 parts, which is statue, Buddha statue, and Buddha throne. It has been equipped with lightning rod at top of the statue, while statue Buddha and the throne has each 9 meters height.
See this building model, of course almost looks like Four Faced Buddha Monument in Thailand, the difference only the statue that in the higher Thailand statue but its statue building is higher then in Surabaya. Besides resemblance of a real big measure, the statue that have four faces and four hand tides, arranged in layers by gold in all it body part. It is said to make a perfect veneering process of this gold, is intentionally delivered kampoh material or original gold paper from Thailand (there is also mentioned kimpo paper). Complete with it worker, with veneering expense or ritual giving of this chasuble is reach 1,5 Billion rupiahs.
About Four Faced Buddha statue meaning or also there is mentioning it Four Faced Deity, bring four kindness philosophy that owned by Buddha, that is patience, liberal, fair (unbiased), and meditated. This four kindness is also had a meaning of, Buddha is a presentation of affection of fellow being, assist whoever without discrimination, and devoted in prayer or application that submitted in ritual procession. While on Buddha eight hands, there are holy book, holy water, defense weapon, fight weapon to against the badness, holy book, prayer beads, chest, and cupu.
Besides the philosophy, this place also offer idea to become the centre of Buddha member observance, finite later would many visitors coming to this place. Besides to see the four faced deity statue, in this place, we will see four high white elephant statues about 4 meters in every corner, three lotus decorative pools, and a meditated space. This complex is also decorated of 12 lamps that made from bronze and copper.
In it frontage, we meet a place that sell some pray equipment like candle and frankincense, this place later the also can buy the souvenir typical of Buddha four faces statue.
How about you, do wish to make this tourism object as your tourism purpose? Or may like to think about have photograph with Four Faced Buddha Monument background, as if stay in Thailand, or possible you wish to pray... all up to you, because this place is open generically, and admission charge free, only fare payee stepped into Ria Kenjeran Beach area.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Sunset On Popoh Beach
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Popoh Beach
Popoh beach is the interesting tourism object in Tulungagung regency. In this tourism object, you can enjoy the beautiful of nature scenery, astonished with a thousand temples; enjoy the swimming pool, and fauna. This tourism object has managed by the region government of Tulungagung, together with Retjo Pentoeng Cigarettes Company.
In this Popoh Beach is also equipped with lodges facility, fish market, marine tourism, and a few places for fishing. The communities around always held a traditional ceremony called ì Labuh Semboyoî by wash away sacrifice of two goatÃs head to the sea for the ìrulerî of south sea (Indonesia Ocean). That ceremony is aimed to get a lot of fish from south sea.
There is onyx handicraft place as Tulungagung souvenirs and located along the road way to Popoh, Boyolangu, Campurdarat, Besuki. We can reach it by motorboat to walk around Sidem Beach, Klatak, Gemah and Bayeman. Popoh Beach is presents tourism a lot and has playground for the kids, smooth spoon beach, quay wall, sea fish market, seafood, etc. The other tourism facilities of Popoh beach is lodges for the visitors who want to stay here for a while and enjoy Popoh beach longer. The place of fishermen is at east side and stick out to sea. If we lucky, we can see the fishermen get their fish from sea and sell it with affordable price.
Almost every holiday and red day, this tourism object is always full of visitors, both from Tulungagung around also foreign tourists.
More info visit: www.tulungagung.eastjava.com
The Orchid Cultivation
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SIEN ORCHID
Sien Orchid Garden collects many kinds of orchids and decorative plants, which is located on the way between Pandaan – Tretes. The visitor can see the beauty of orchids and buy them as souvenirs. In this garden is cultivated many kinds of orchid, which are preserved and for collection.
The beautiful of this garden is very famous in East Java tourism. It often visited by both domestic and foreign domestic tourists. The Orchid lovers are commonly have a research in this area, because it contains of various beautiful Orchids. Visit this Sien Orchid Garden to show various beautiful Orchids.
More info visit: www.pasuruan.eastjava.com
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Blue Water Island Of Ketapang
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Gili Ketapang
Gili Ketapang is an island that is North Sea of Probolinggo. It has beautiful scenery and there are many sands in the east and south of this, unpolluted and bluish. There are many kinds of colorful corals. It is about 5 miles from Ujung Tembaga port and takes 30 minutes by boat. The population is 7.600, the most of them are Madurese and almost 90% are fishermen.
Beside its scenery, there is also “Goa Kucing”. According to historical, this is the rest place of Syech Ishaq, a person who spread Islam from Blambangan, Banyuwangi. At that time, there are thousands cats, but finally the cats are gone everywhere. Up to know, on Friday “Legi”, the sound of those cats is heard from the dark cave and it will lose when we are trying to find it.
The other unique of this island is people believe that this island have a mysterious power, which can move to the middle of sea. According to them, when Semeru Mountain had exploded, there was an earthquake and the land of Ketapang village had separated to middle of sea about 5 miles from Probolinggo. Because of that, people call this island “Gili Ketapang”. Gili comes from Madura language, which means, “Flow” and “Ketapang” is the name of the village.
For More Details Please Visit:
www.probolinggo.eastjava.com
Wendit Natural Swimming Pool
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Wendit Natural Swimming Pool
As an interesting natural swimming pool, Wendit Swimming Pool present a special recreational spots in order to regain the new spirit and there is also the friendly monkeys that entertain and give special attraction to the visitors with their jocking action.
According to the local folk tale, the pool offer mystical power to those who have taken a bath in the pool would remain young for the rest of their life. On the days Idul fitri, the Islamic days (seven days Lebaran) some traditional performances are staged here.
The pool is located at Mangliawan village, a village belonging to Pakis Sub District, about 10 km a way to the East from Malang.
Facilities: pool using natural water spring water that never dies in all season (dry or wet season), souvenir shops, and some recreational spots in Wendit's area. The accessibility is very reachable, public transportation or private. So that, Wendit swimming pool is very suitable for your family and children to have family recreation.Wendit Natural Swimming Pool.
More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com
Puhsarang Church, Religious Tour
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Puhsarang Church
This church is located in Puhsarang village, Semen district of Kediri, that’s why it is called Puhsarang Church. The location is 10 km in western Kediri City. This old church had built by Ir. Heendricus Maclaine on behalf of pioneer Mr. Yohanes Humbertus Wolters CM in 1931. The architecture is collaboration between European and Majapahit, combination with other local cultures and Christianity. The first establishment of the complex is the "Antique Church", Puhsarang Church. The structure of the church has unique architectural style form and we can see unique full-scale sculptures of Lord Jesus and the people on the way of cross. If we look at this church so far, it is like a ship from a mountain, which is describing the rescue Noah prophet’s story and his passengers. The buildings in the church area are built from the massive stones, which are taken from materials surrounding the tourism area. The tourism facilities are parking area, hotel, cottages, and home stay, souvenir kiosk, and Kediri special food.
The tourism object of Puh Sarang Church ST. Josef gate along with Henricus Tower is the main entrance to Puhsarang Church. Bentar Temple, Tower Bell and a relief as well are built to describe Adam’s falling in sin. The main building has roof likes Copula or Dome consists of Altar and Kudos, Sacrament, Baptism, Sacristy, and the place to admit sin. This building made from stone that is adhesive without cement but using Tetes. The roof of building is supported by spread out wire steel without laths and rafter, so if there is a wind it will make a special sound.
Maria Lourdes Cave along with Maria statue is a replica of Maria Lourdes from France. It was built in 1998. The location of this cave becomes a central sacred on the night before Kliwon Friday night. The central location of this cave is crowed by at least 10.000 people from Local, Regional, National, or abroad. In the west location of Maria Lourdes cave, there is a pure waterfall, which radiated from a mountain stonewall can be beneficial to visitors.
The Rosario Cottage is describing a Jesus Christ journey to heaven. The Golgotha crucify hill way is describing a Jesus Christ journey until crucifixion. The Columbarium storage dust corpses place, The Kana park, The land Lahore camp hill, To enter that location, the local government opens the access 8 meters wide, so the society will enter that place in comfortable feeling.
More info visit: www.kediri.eastjava.com
The Gate To Hong Tiek Hian
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HONG TIEK HIAN
The Oldest Temple That Built by "Tar-Tar" Army in King Khu Bilai Khan Epoch.
Hong Tiek Hian Temple, is the oldest temple in Surabaya which was built by Tartar troop on Khu Bilai Khan emperor era on the early of Mojopahit Kingdom.
This religius place is visited by many people. Besides that every day there is Pho Tee Hi wayang show with Chinese stories. It located on Jl. Dukuh (North Surabaya) near Chinese Town.
More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Monday, November 16, 2009
Jago Temple
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Jajaghu or Jago temple was constructed in 1275 - 1300 AD. It believed as the burial place of King Wisnuwardhana ashes, the fourth king of Singosari kingdom. It is extremely interesting that the temple has ornament similarities to those of Penataran temple in Blitar Regency. It lies at Jago village, Tumpang District, the eastern part of Malang (about 22 km).
Visit the historical temple in Malang tourism. Find its beautiful relief and unique temple form in Jago Temple.
More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com
Bambu Runcing Monument
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Monument of Bambu Runcing.
It is built to Panglima Sudirman Street, which is the main road with solid traffic. Bambo Runcing is Surabaya city icon besides the Heroes Monument. Tourist with small and big vehicle can park around the park eastside the road. In edge of Embong Ploso Street become the meeting there is garden that is enough calm so that many exploited by the motorcyclists for take a rest for a moment release fatigue.
Monument of Bambo Runcing is built in memorize of Surabaya People (arek-arek Suroboyo) spirit martially fight against colonist with patch up weapon although only with a slice bamboo which its back part is tapered. Date of 10 Novembers 1945 is struggle bollard of Indonesia People causing specified as Heroes Day.
This monument consisted of 5 pillars and its high concrete pillar not uniform; it is formed to look like sharp-pointed bamboo. The height of highest sharp-pointed bamboo is estimated some meters. At the time of certain, water pump is implemented so that water will go out from each bamboo hole. Various colorful ornamental plants encircle this monument so that seen calm and fresh.
After completed visiting Bambu Runcing monument, the tourist can continuing to Zoo Surabaya, besides see the collection of animal it is also place which suited for releasing fatigue because it has shaded by big trees. Or for continuing planning tourist event of expense hence Tunjungan Plaza and Surabaya Plaza is shopping mall closest and complete because it calm and has many counters and products that have market immeasurable.
Kayoon Street as the center sale of ornamental plant either leaf and also flower is place of making a correct trip alternative for somebody who has some hobbies especially mothers and the girls. Start orchid until aglaonema is arranged nattily disturb the eye to near.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
The Sightseeing on Ngebel Lake
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Ngebel Lake The Nature Tourism Object
It is called Ngebel Lake because it is in Ngebel subdistrict territory. It is located about 24 km to the north-east of Ponogoro, Ngebel lake is in the slope of Wilis mountain with 734 metre height on the sea and the temperature 22 to 32 celsius.
With the wide of surface about 1.5 km, Ngebel lake surrounded by the road along 5 km. This lake has an amazing panorama, cool air with the maiden nature condition that kept one million potentials to be dug up. We also could met various fruits like: durian, mangosteens, pundung, etc. In the lake also spread various fishes, one them is the variety fishes that has protected. It is Hampala fish or the local inhabitants named Ngongok fish. For that purposes, it also available accommodation facilities that already for the visitor who want to spend the night. The facilities is managed by the Regional Government and private enterprise.
According to the developing legend in the community, Ngebel lake was formed based on the story of a dragon snake, named “Baru Klinting”.
When the snake take a meditating and unintentionally he was cut-piece by the community around to be eaten. Mysteriously the snake changed into a child who afterwards visited the community and made a contest to repeal the rib that was transfixed by him into the land. Not even one succeeded in carrying it out.
Afterwards he repealed this rib, and from this rib hole went out water that afterwards became the big pool that welled up and became Ngebel lake. It seems Ngebel lake had important role in the history of Ponorogo Regency, because one of the founders of Ponorogo regency, Batoro Katong, before doing the greatness Islam religion in Ponogoro regency had clear himself in a pool near to Ngebel lake. At this time, it is known as pool / Kucur Batoro.
More info visit: www.ponorogo.eastjava.com
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tempe, Indonesian Traditional Food
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Keripik Tempe or Soy bean chips is Trenggalek traditional food. Yos Sudarso street is the center place where we can find this chips. A long this street, around 500 M, we can find soy bean chips here and there with various variants. We can find on original flavor, BBQ flavor, Cheese flavor, tutti frutty and many more. Tempe or Soy bean cake is an ordinary food in Indonesia, it consumed among the lower to high class society and become popular with each kinds of cooking process which make Tempe become more precious.
More info visit: www.trenggalek.eastjava.com
Indonesian Navy Aniversary
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Navy is part of Indonesia National Military is in control of operation goes out to sea.
Navy Strength now divided in 2 armada, West Armada focusing in Priok Foreland, Jakarta
and East Armada focusing in Silver Foreland, Surabaya, and one Commando Passes By
Quickly Military Sea ( Kolinlamil). Celebrate in every December 8.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Blauran Traditional Market
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Blauran Traditional Market
Regarding of fast food industry, which spread among the country, Blauran market has its existance to be proud of. Blauran market plays the role to be a traditional market that serve traditional food which almost fade away and the inhabitant still recognize this place to be the destination to fill their daily needs.
Blauran Market still has the particular things to be famous traditional market for they have such vintage foods like klanting, putu, rujak cingur, lontong balap, tahu campur, tahu tek, rujak gobet, jenang grendul, bubur sum-sum, jajan pasar, and semanggi suraboyo are readily available. Traditional beverages are also available, just try dawet, es degan, or es campur. On day and night, Blauran market ready to serve you pleasantly.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Tutur Village, Agro Tourism Cultivation
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Tutur Village
On Tutur Village there is fields for almost 490,23 ga, which is used for food plantation around 148,4 ha (30,27%) field plantation for around 323,53 ha (67%) and cattle field plantation around 13,3 ha (2,7%)
The food plantations are include of : corn, sweet potato, chilly, potato, Chrysant flower, avocado, salacca, apple, durian, banana, and Kelengkeng. Some of seasonal plantation like corn, sweet potato, chilly, and potato are produce when rainy time. For field plantation which is grow is coffee and cinnamon. For cattle field plantation is Grass for cattle.
Some cattle on Tutur village are cow, chicken, duck, and goat.
More info visit: www.pasuruan.eastjava.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Hok Yoe Kiong Temple
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Hok Yoe Kiong
Nganjuk is a part of East Java regency. Nganjuk is also the central
town between East Java and Mid Java, it is been known as "Windy Town".
It was half century ago, the Chinese people in this town was Kong Hu Cu. unfortunately, there were not such appropriate temple to go to. The only thing left was the altar for The Honor of Kongco Tik Tjoen Ong, which was in China Gathering Hall, today's known as Dr. Soetomo Street, Nganjuk. Even though the condition of the temple was inappropriate, the Parish was large enough.
Mr. Soen Boen Lee is one of the parishes who always come to pray to the temple. Since he is praying at the temple he feels many graces come into his life, and he feels so blessed and much more prosperity come into his business. Those facts makes The Honor of Kongco Kong Tik Tjoen Ong largely become more famous and attract many more people to come, both from outside or inside the town. This hilarious cannot stay any longer for the temple is not enough to hold the people.
The main existence of the temple is a place to pray and put the statue which symbolizing the Man who’s having great influence for the people indeed. Moreover, it having purpose to memorize the contributions from those Man, in order to be good example for the people nowadays.
The People who come to the temple is consist of some religion, that is why this temple been called as Tri Darma "Hok Yoe Kiong" Sukomoro- Nganjuk. The uniqueness from this temple, where it can't be found from any other temple, there is a pile of earth about 1 meter in one of the room. It been said that the pile was refers to the ant, on the altar written "Ya Ong" or "King of Ant".
Hok Yoe Kiong in Sukomoro, Nganjuk, is not big enough, but it builds on the road margin near with the train station, beside the Sukomoro district office and traditional market, where is the central of Nganjuk Onion. The visitors who come to this temple is not only from local area, but it also come from outside town, especially Surabaya. This thing makes the founder of this temple, Soen Boen Lee and the family feels so happy. Nowadays, the management for this temple is not only come from Tri Darma, but also come from Moslem, Catholic and Christian. They are invited to join in order to maintain this temple. The leader of this temple nowadays is Mr. Teguh who’s got the honor from the people until the temple shown its movement. Socially, this temple has also taking apart in Leong art and Barong Sai, which use the player from local inhabitant. Moreover about sport, in every Sunday morning there are always Early Exercise on the temple for the people around Sukomoro and Nganjuk.
More info visit: www.nganjuk.eastjava.com
Ponco Kusumo Agro Tourism
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Ponco Kusumo Tourism Village
This tourism village has for about 686,23 ha and it been located on western side of Semeru sloping area (which is the highest mountain on Java) we can also say that this village is located on the south border line of Bromo National Park
This village is on coordinate of 926 meters from above the ocean, with temperature of
22-26 o C, it is aabout 40 km from eastern Malang. This village has beautiful sight seeing which pure and lovely. moreover, it surrounds by the green apple plantation. This is what we called as cool and calm place to stay of.
More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com
WBL Marine Tourism
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WBL
Lamongan Marine Tourism (WBL) is available with its unique, the result of combination between natural aspects, cultures, and architecture, which is global, taste but still maintain local trademark.
WBL is a balancing towards some tourism places that have exist before like Tanjung Kodok and Maharani cave. It is located in north coast of Java, in Paciran, Lamongan regency, East Java. It is on 17 hectares field and supported by some facilities, which are ready to please the guest with one stop service concept.
Besides readily means tourism greet your visit start at 09.00 AM up to beating 17.00 PM, frontage of main gate also has available souvenirs shop with its luxury design, presenting various first products, fish market, fruit and vegetable. This tourism object also present opened to dish market start to beat 09.00 AM up to beating 21.00 PM. Various facility which showed maritime tourism of Lamongan for example: Cat House, Video game, Hospital Of Ghost, Samba Jet Propulsion, Mini Of Train, Drive Arena, Go-kart, Motor Cross, Gallery Of Ship And Cockle, Tagada, Adolescent Playground, Space
Shuttle, Swimming Pool Of Brine, Swimming Pool Of Freshwater, Bumper Boat, Banana Boat, Ski Jet Propulsion, Long Boat, Texas City and Indiana Camp, Agility Arena, Cinema 3D, Palace of Under Sea, Samba Balloon, Mini Of Columbus, Shoot Water, Kiddy Ride, Insect Cave, Piratical Den, Glass Planet, Bumper Car, World Irrigate, Water Boom, Happy Podium, Remote Boat, Traditional Boat, Cano, Ski Boat, The miniature of Walisongo.
There are also the others object in WBL Foreland of Cape Frog
Beach Resort covering Cottage and Hotel. Finally, this local object has international level build using modern management of PT Bumi Lamongan Sejati representing two company between governance of Lamongan Regency with PT Bunga Wangsa Sejati which have succeeded to build and develop Jatim Park in Batu. Nowadays, Tanjung Kodok has new trademark by the name of Maritime tourism of Lamongan "WBL of Tanjung Kodok Or Jatim Park II".
This tourism object has own background of coastal nature, keen stone like the frog which ever used as a place of astronomical symptom research sun eclipse totalize by NASA of Federal America. Nowadays, the location have been built on a large scale and professional using maritime concept tourism like in Ancol Jakarta, Singapura and Japan Coast.
This tourism area also close to gold diligence centre, painting on cloth and embroidery in glorious countryside, Sendang and Sendang Dhuwur and also the center of fish landing of East Java in Brondong port
TANJUNG KODOK
Tanjung Kodok is located about 65 km from Surabaya, Lamongan regency. It is easier to get there from Gresik along Daendels road. Tanjung Kodok gained international renown as the focus of international research during the total solar eclipse on June 11, 1983. It is a peaceful seaside resort, and also a resting place for pilgrims to the tombs of two Moslem saints, Sunan Drajad and Sunan Sendang Duwur. The place derives its name, Tanjung Kodok, from a stone formation, which resembles a frog ("kodok").
Tanjung Kodok is a beautiful beach with wonderful panorama, which has been known by the people for along time. When the solar eclipse happened on June 11, 1983 many astronomers from all over the word and NASA of USA had a research in this place. Every years many Moslem astronomers come here to see the first coming of the moon to determined the beginning of the fasting period and Idul Fitri
More info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com
Goes To Tlepuk Beach
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Pantai Tlepuk
Just to the south of Lumajang, it is a quiet interesting beach. Visitors can take public transportation for about 31 km. Along the beach, there are many colorful stones. There is also a natural fishing swamp to enjoy. This location offers the fishing swamp, lovely scenery and waves, and beautiful rocks.
More info visit: www.lumajang.eastjava.com
Puhsarang Church
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Puhsarang Church
This church is located in Puhsarang village, Semen district of Kediri, that’s why it is called Puhsarang Church. The location is 10 km in western Kediri City. This old church had built by Ir. Heendricus Maclaine on behalf of pioneer Mr. Yohanes Humbertus Wolters CM in 1931. The architecture is collaboration between European and Majapahit, combination with other local cultures and Christianity. The first establishment of the complex is the "Antique Church", Puhsarang Church. The structure of the church has unique architectural style form and we can see unique full-scale sculptures of Lord Jesus and the people on the way of cross. If we look at this church so far, it is like a ship from a mountain, which is describing the rescue Noah prophet’s story and his passengers. The buildings in the church area are built from the massive stones, which are taken from materials surrounding the tourism area. The tourism facilities are parking area, hotel, cottages, and home stay, souvenir kiosk, and Kediri special food.
The tourism object of Puh Sarang Church ST. Josef gate along with Henricus Tower is the main entrance to Puhsarang Church. Bentar Temple, Tower Bell and a relief as well are built to describe Adam’s falling in sin. The main building has roof likes Copula or Dome consists of Altar and Kudos, Sacrament, Baptism, Sacristy, and the place to admit sin. This building made from stone that is adhesive without cement but using Tetes. The roof of building is supported by spread out wire steel without laths and rafter, so if there is a wind it will make a special sound.
Maria Lourdes Cave along with Maria statue is a replica of Maria Lourdes from France. It was built in 1998. The location of this cave becomes a central sacred on the night before Kliwon Friday night. The central location of this cave is crowed by at least 10.000 people from Local, Regional, National, or abroad. In the west location of Maria Lourdes cave, there is a pure waterfall, which radiated from a mountain stonewall can be beneficial to visitors.
The Rosario Cottage is describing a Jesus Christ journey to heaven. The Golgotha crucify hill way is describing a Jesus Christ journey until crucifixion. The Columbarium storage dust corpses place, The Kana park, The land Lahore camp hill, To enter that location, the local government opens the access 8 meters wide, so the society will enter that place in comfortable feeling.
More info visit: www.kediri.eastjava.com
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Kemiren Village Cultural Heritage
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Kemiren Village
Banyuwangi - Time can change, Culture still remain. Kemiren Countryside, Glagah District, Banyuwangi Sub-Province is the one that still exist by its tradition until present time.
Banyuwangi cultural heritage still remain by the existing of Kemiren Village as one of tourism object nowadays. The people and the government are together maintaining the tourism as a genuinely tourism object to show the particular things which arose from the old Banyuwangi till present time.
The culture itself is stand still with its genuine parts, like the everlasting history which still remain by the time changes. For instance, the houses around Kemiren village are charmingly stand with its unique architecture of Gebyuk and the tradition inside the house.
Nevertheless, between the tradition and modernization is also being particularly unite as shows in farming method. The farmers nowadays are effectively using the modern ways to to their lands, in order to practice the result and also to get the quality of the harvest.
Another custom which still remain is the way of Wedding Ceremony. Banyuwangi people is still face into traditional marriage with serial of actions to do before the day of the bride and the groom is meet and being legalize as husband and wife. For example, the first step from wedding day is start by doing Lamaran Manten or marriage proposal. On Lamaran Manten, the groom and the family attending the bride's house to propose the women while bringing the Seserahan or kind of Gift to bride's family. After the Seserahan has taken by the bride's family, those are choosing the right date to go to the wedding day.
American have their own Thanksgiving Day, but on Kemiren Village is also has its own Thanksgiving day to say grateful to God for the harvest and peace. On the day, the inhabitant are gathering on one place by bringing Tumpeng. Tumpeng is one of Indonesian traditional food which made of yellow rice inside and it has conical form on it. The inhabitant made thousand of Tumpeng or it calls as Tumpeng Sewu. Hence, Banyuwangi's Thanksgiving is being called as Tumpeng Sewu ceremony.
More info visit: www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com
Agro Kusuma Tourism
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AGRO KUSUMA TOURISM
Agro Kusuma tourism is located in Ngaglik village, Batu district. One stop shooping service has implemented in Agro Kusuma Tourism. The unforgettable experience can found here after visiting apple plantation, flower, coffee, strawberry, and hydroponics vegetables (non- insecticide).
Agro tourism, which has supported by fancy hotels, lies in 17-acre plantation. This tourism object allows the visitors to pluck apple directly from tree. We just meet this interesting activity in Agro Kusuma tourism. You can pick the apples and oranges in the plantation area and tasted them. Feel the fresh and health fruit from its tree.
You may see the process of drying the coffee, or buy vegetables, which can cook soon. Since the plantation is wide, it can use for jogging, bicycling, playground and riding a horse. Besides, it has a mini zoo, camping ground, and swimming pool. Do not forget, before leaving Kusuma Agro Batu, you can buy souvenirs of its products, including; jenang, apple vinegar, and orange. We also able to enjoy various food products of Batu city, such as; apples, jamb, brem apple and strawberry.
Agro Kusuma tourism is facilitated with mini zoo, green house, bar, restaurant, coffee shop, warm swimming pool, badminton hall, tennis court, volley field, etc.
More info visit: www.batu.eastjava.com
Monday, November 9, 2009
Petik Laut Annual Ceremony
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Petik Laut Ceremony and Initiation
Petik laut ceremony is an annual ceremony which is held by the Situbondo fisherman as a thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bless and kindness from the harvest sea times and safety during fishing time regarding the storm and blizzard.
This ritual is always being attended by thousand fisherman groups, especially from Panarukan. The ceremony itself is nowadays become more modern, starring by artists, traditional performances, music performances, Dangdut orchestra and Gandrung Banyuwangi. There is also “Pengajian” competion, games and sort of.
The main ritual from “Petik Laut” Ceremony is floating the 'Sesaji' in the middle of the sea, 'Sesaji' is the things to be dedicated to the God, it is contain of foods, rice, spices, but the most important is Cow's head. The 'sesaji' boat, is already been prayed of before floated in the middle of the sea. This ceremony is a kind of cultural and national heritage, but the things done by the local society, including the fund. The local inhabitants are also the contributors for this ceremony. The inhabitants believe by doing this ceremonial will save the fisherman while they are fishing toward storm and will have more bless and harvest.
More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com
Cangar Natural Hot Spring
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Cangar
Cangar tourism is located in Tulungrejo village, Bumiaji district. Cangar is the other place of mountain tourism. Cangar also has a hot spring pool with temperature of 30 C - 40 C. This pool is also able to cure skin diseases. The visitors will enjoy the nature scenery around it.
Cangar tourism has some tourism facilities that will make all visitors comfortable to visit this tourism area, they are; nature tourism, camping ground, hot spring pool, research forest, hall, etc.
More info visit: www.batu.eastjava.com
Ciputra Waterpark, Family PlayGround
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CIPUTRA WATERPARK
The Biggest Water Park in Indonesia
A million freshness and cheerful are waiting in Ciputra Water Park. Visit the best water means in the country; readily bring you and family to the unforgettable adventure of Sinbad water world.
Cheerful, Exclaimed, Full of challenge!!!
Sirens River
This special river designed to make you and family become increasingly chummy and intimate. Enjoy its besotted family relax and fringing artificial river along 425 meter length. The Sirens River flow calm will bring you to explore exclaiming the 1001 adventure story nights in the middle of the water ripples of Sinbad world.
Chimera Pool
Free laugh of all family members! Also the child who partaken with his friends. Chimera Pool is special pool for the child to play at as his satisfied. It is equipped with small water fountain runs sudden shine rotation; this child pool will invite laugh and cheerful of your child.
Marina Lagoon
Let children to dissolve in their wide imagine. Marina Lagoon provides supporting facilities such as; a playground for children that equipped with game as of small slip and bridge for them gather and jest. Here they have opportunity to have socialization and look for new friend passed various imaginative adventures, which they have.
Sinbad Playground
Explore palace towers to play at Sinbad, which is continued one another by rickety bridge. This towers equipped with water cannon for ignorant their friend, and exclaimer again is giant water drum that readily to spill 5000 water gallons and bath you in cheerful.
Roc Tower
Slip Tower with 15 meter high is full of challenge. It is guaranteed to make all trying and always addictive. Accelerate high-speedily in tunnel and racing adrenalin. And "burr...!" Sudden you have been be under and wanted soon to repeat the remarkable exclaimed experience.
Syracuse Beach
Chase one another with wave with family will surely incise smiling and laugh. You will not be numeral when coming just small billow or ripples wave hereinafter. Enjoy current pool with 1800 m2 width and 1,2 meter depth. Besides also can relax with coastal situation accompanied by kindhearted and funny giant whale.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Embultuk Natural Cave
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Embultuk Natural Cave
Embultuk Cave is a natural cave with beautiful stalagmite and stalactite. Embultuk cave is located in Tumpakkepuh village, Bakung district, to the south of Blitar city with a distance of about 40 kilometers. This cave is about 1500 meters long and about 3 meters wide and high.
In full of stalagmite along the length about 1,5 km, you will feel forbear to stay with impressing atmosphere, underground water voice add the natural impression. The visitors have to use ‘petromak’ lamp and double clothes.
Embultuk cave is the only cave in Blitar that presents its unique stalagmite for the visitors. The tour to this cave is crowded of visitors on school holidays, and the road to the cave has been renovated and can be passed by four-wheel vehicles.
More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Sunan Derajat Souvenir Store
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Sunan Drajat is one of the charismatic of an Islam spreaders in Java who is called Wali Songo. He was very intelligent man and people called him Raden Qosim. His father, Sunan Ampel sent him to Aceh and Mocca to study Islam. After finishing his study, he taught Islam at the north coast of Java especially at Paciran, Lamongan.
As a religious teacher, Sunan Drajat was known as the social Moslem who paid much attention to the poor. He developed the social welfare first then he taught his doctrines. To respect his great struggle, the local government of Lamongan Regency built a museum in the complex of the cemetery and it was officially opened by the governor of East Java on March, 31 1992.
This grave is located at Paciran village, Lamongan district. Generally, the pilgrims of this grave are domestic tourist. Besides, tourists from Asian countries also often visit it. The facilities that the tourists can get in this graveyard are; parking area, mosque, restaurants, rest place and bathroom. Those facilities are prepared for the tourists, in order to get their pleasure to come to this place.
More info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com
Kebon Rojo City Park
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Kebon Rojo City Park
Kebon Rojo (king garden) is family recreation and amusement centre that resides in Blitar Mayor duty house complex and reserved for common public / tourist, freely. There are various stepped animals in the garden, playground, relaxing place, actor appreciation podium that has background of one century ‘Bung Karno’, water fountain and various crops types of step that functioned as town’s lungs.
If you often have recreation with your family, try to visit this area. Enjoy its fresh air and bring your children here. You can also take some picture with the animals or the plants. There are many visitors has visited this area with their family or their friends. Usually, they bring their own food and have lunch in this area.
More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Goa Tetes
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Goa Tetes
Goa Tetes is Cave tourism in there is stalagtit and stalagmite with colour multifarious.
Located in Sidomulyo village and Pronojiwo district.travelled distance from Lumajang town ± 55 Km to side South, keep handy with vehicle of wheel two / four, one line with object wisata Piket Nol, the next of journey is continued by walking to decline doorstep along the length of ± 3 Km to come to to goa orifice, with field enough challanges.
Many visited by young mudi and are believed by public can firm up again household train.
For more detail:
www.lumajang.eastjava.com
The Great Historical Cheng Ho Mosque
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Cheng Hoo Mosque:
Islam, Java and Chinese Architecture
The Architecture of Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque, which located in Gading Street Surabaya, is enough artistic. It is built by allying Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. The form of the building is typical of Chinese with 'Joglo' Java. This is show tightly between Chinese cultures and Java, which have intertwined since former. Cheng Hoo is also inspiration name of 'Admiral Cheng Hoo', which become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire. The Chinese Moslem community had built this mosque wish to remind again that Chinese also propagates Islam taught.
Cheng Hoo Mosque inspired from Niu Jei Mosque in Beijing, China, being built in 996 A.D. But, the development of new Cheng Hoo mosque executed by 10 March 2002 and opened in 13 Octobers year past. As a whole, the mosque is capable to accommodate 200 pilgrims, fairish 21 x 11 meters with main building 11 x 9 meters
This mosque building has eight sides on the top building. The third measure or number is having separate meaning. Numeral 11 symbolizing new Ka'bah measure that just built. Numeral nine is depicting 'Wali Songo' as Islam spreader in Java Island. While figure of eight symbolize pat kwa that mean luck or glorious.
The historian Sie Hok Tjwan have ever written, before arrival the colonialist from Europe, the relation of Chinese with resident in Indonesia region don't show race problem. Islamic Religion in Java and in Palembang, South Sumatra, finite Sambas in West Kalimantan come it from China. The concept is Islam-Hanafi. The Mosques in upstate Java Island are clearly showing China architecture.
Sie Hok Tjwan tell, in 1451 Bong Swee Ho is coming Champa built the Islamic center in Ngampel, East Java, for local resident. Bong Swee Ho is hereinafter known as 'Sunan Ngampel'. Bong Swee Ho's son named Bong Ang is one of 'Wali Songo' titled 'Sunan Bonang'. The Empire enforcer of Islam Demak, Raden Patah (Jin Bun), also a Chinese or Chinese - Indonesian (TNA/Mohammad Khodim and Winanto)
This religious service place is expected can become unifier media for 'mualaf' from Chinese ethical. Because, many 'mualaf' from Chinese, who still hesitating to implement religious service together.
This mosque is built to memorized China Soldier to believe in Islam who first entrance to Indonesia, namely 'Laksamana Cheng Hoo'. 'Cheng Hoo arrival is the evidence that Islam is not new thing for Chinese public. Even, before Java admission Islam, this religion particularly come step to China.
More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com
Brondong Fish Market
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Brondong Fish Market
TPI Brondong distance of 6 km from the major tourist Tanjung frog. This is the place where the fishermen landing fish both fishermen and local fishermen from the various regions in Indonesia and can be used as a recreational place for families as well as shopping and fish because of the relative cheap fishermen sell their fish of the catch. Visitors can shop a variety of fresh and dried fish that is also ripe.
To go to the TPI, it can be reach by public transportation from Surabaya, Gresik Panceng-way through Daendeles (road Anyer - Panarukan), or from the west-Tuban Paciran.
Moe info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Historical Trisula Blitar Monument
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Trisula Monument
Beside PETA Monument, Blitar city that save many strugle history, also has Trisula Monument. This monument is also aimed to memorize one of Indonesia struggle in reach the peace and independence life. The monument has inspirited by Trisula operation.
The Trisula operation in 1968 was done to destroy the remainder of the communist party in South side of Blitar. This operation was so successful because of the good cooperation between the Indonesian Armed Force and the Indonesian citizens. The spirit to destroy communism in Indonesia has to be inherited to the coming generation, and this is the reason of the building of a monument, that is the "TRISULA MONUMENT".
More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com
Indonesian Savannah
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Bengkol Savannah
Beside Gua Jepang, in the Baluran National Park, you also can see Bekol savannah. It's about 12 km from the entrance Baluran National park. You will see a flock of deer, bulls, etc, in the morning and in the afternoon (when the sun goes down) to do their activity. You also can see their activity and behavior of those animals from the height.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Sightseeing of Ranu Pane Lake
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This area has beautiful scenery. It is located in Ranupane village in Senduro district, about 50 km west of Lumajang on the slope of Bromo and Mount Semeru . There are a wide variety of home stay options available.
Pane, Regulo and Gembolo / Gumbulo Lake are the fantastic lakes in Lumajang regency. Enjoy the clear water, nature scenery, fresh air, comfortable situation in these area
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Around Kenjeran Beach
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Kenjeran Beach
Kenjeran beach is located in Kenjeran district in the east top Surabaya, which is ± 9 km from Surabaya. Kenjeran beach has divided into two beaches; they are Old Kenjeran Beach and New Kenjeran Beach.
The activities that can do in Old Kenjeran Beach are enjoying the panorama of the beach, fishing, sailing, and buying sea fishes. While the activities in New Kenjeran Beach are more sport activities, such as; Tennis, Horseracing, Motorbike, Race, Swimming, Fishing, Playground, and places of worship.
The available facilities of this area are; restaurants, toilets, hotels, stages, souvenir stores, and message house.
Formerly, Kenjeran Beach is a very beautiful beach in the north Surabaya, but now the cleanliness in that beach begin to befouled because of the people around that beach did not keep that beach clean. In 1963 until 1965 the beach still clean because there was not village near there. The soil of Kenjeran is from mud. The level of water decrease reaching 2 kilometers. The tipping tidal wave of Kenjeran Beach is once per day, and its start from 8 am to 2/2.30 pm for 2 kilometers. The animals in there are jelly fish, reef, eel fish, and prawn. If the water is subsided the animal are only small crab and snail.
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