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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Indonesia Tourism PlaceThe Beautiful of Tawang Mangu

Tawang Mangu tourism place is the icon of Central Java. It’s located at about 40 km eastern of Solo as the second of the biggest town in central Java or at about 130 km from Semarang as the capital town of central Java. Tawang Mangu is a part of Kabupaten Karanganyar and this village is a hilly area. It’s taken about 40 minutes by bus from Solo town and the tariff about US$1.5 /people.
As long as your travel there you will find very beautiful panorama. The panorama content the dry field of villagers, pinus tree, the farmer activity, and the Lawu mount at the road side. One of the most amazing nuances is the misty which appear from morning till the afternoon at the area. It shows that, the area has temperature under the normal temperature at about 15 degree Celsius to 20 degree Celsius and 10 degree Celsius at night. The air of this area still very pure, fresh and comfort, it’s really very good place to waste our stress after working in a long time.

In fact Tawang Mangu is a National park. It is visited caused the waterfall and the rainy tropical forest. The waterfall called Grojogan Sewu “thousands waterfall”, it’s more than 50 meters length. It’s very beautiful waterfall and famous as the highest in the Central Java. At around of it, the tropical forest gave special nuance for the visitors, it contents of heterogenic forest and the condition looks like a jungle, in special moment you could see some tree will grow up their flower. The area will colorful by the flowers and make it very beautiful.

If you want to spend your time longer you no need to worry caused not far from there or at about 1 km you will find hotels and inns. The tariff is a cheap enough, only at about US$5 /night for the inn with minimum facilities and US$20 /night for the hotel tariff (Standard facilities). But it’s only for working time and the tariff will change in Holiday (Saturday and Sunday), it will be a little expensive at the day.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Indonesia Tourism PlaceBandung Tourism part 1 "Paris van Java"

Bandung is a Capital town of West Java Province, Indonesia. It found by the R.A Wiranatakusumah II about 1808 M but in the early this area namely Kabupaten Bandung and lead by the first Bupati “Wiraangunangun” in 17th Masehi. The old capital town of Kabupaten Bandung is Krapyak (Dayeuhkolot) about 11 kilometers southern of Bandung town. In 1794-1829, Bandung lead by the colonialism of Netherlands as the first Governor is Herman Willem Daendels (1808-1811). As long as his career he successful to build road which connect East java and west Java (about 1000 km) and that’s the difficult time for Indonesian people in Bandung caused they are forced to work finishing the road and make many people of them died.
Bandung is a town about 130 km southern of Jakarta as Capital town of Indonesia. It’s taken 2,5 hours by bus (US$4 tariff/people) and famous known as Paris van Java caused this place is stylish area and the central mode in Indonesia.
In Bandung spread many garment industry and the clothes sold very cheap than other place in Indonesia. Shoes industry is the famous industry there, it’s located in Cibaduyut so you can easily find and buy shoes with cheap price in this area. Another industry is Distro T-shirt. Distro is a trade mark for T-shirt and it’s already known in the all part in Indonesia. It’s could be getting in outlets which spread in Bandung area. The outlets spread as long as Dago, R.E. Martadinata, and Setia Budi street. Usually distro T-shirt sold about US$4/piece.
Bandung is a beautiful place, the air still fresh caused it’s not crowded much if we compare to Jakarta. In the morning the water is very cool and makes our body lazy to move from bedroom to take a bath. In Bandung there are some tourism place is very interesting e.g. Tangkuban Perahu mount, Lembang, Situpatenggang, the Holland Cave (heritage of Netherlands colonialism).
The beautiful of Bandung supported by the character of their people, the native speaker of Bandung is Sunda ethnic and their character is very friendly, has white skin, and beautiful face. Beside of that Bandung well known as the place of the best Institute in Indonesia namely ITB (Institute Technology of Bandung), this institute is the place where Mr. B.J. Habibie (3rd President of Indonesia) finish his study before move to Deutschland.
A little information, if you want to spend your holiday in Bandung, no need to worry about the inn/hotel tariff caused it’s cheap. Hotel in Bandung prepare tariff from US$10 to US$250/night. As reference these are some Bandung’s hotel which you could find if you go to there.
1. Cipaganti Hotel (Extra Bed) in Cipaganti street.
2. Mitra Hotel (Extra Bed)
3. Puri Tomat (Pinus room 2 Pax)
4. SapuLidi Resort Cafe Gallery (Extrabed)
5. Naval Hotel (Extra Bed)
6. Le Provence Hotel (Deluxe)
7. Istana Hotel (deluxe)
8. Rumah Astri Guest House (Deluxe)
9. Gandasari Hotel (Standard)
10. Arion Swiss Belhotel (Presidential Suite)