Tangkuban Perahu Volcano

Tangkuban Perahu is one of the mountain located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Approximately 20 km to the north of Bandung, with a lush carpet of pine trees and tea plantations in the surrounding, mountain Tangkuban Parahu have high altitude 2084 meters.

This mountain became one of the area an attractive tourist destination in West Java. Natural environment is cool, and hot springs in the mountain legs. Rows of elongated craters, the main attraction. Tangkuban Perahu is actually a volcano. Tangkuban Perahu, its shape resembles an upturned boat.

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Name Tangkuban Perahu, very closely with the legendary land of the most famous Sundanese, which is Sangkuriang. Tangkuban Perahu, which from a distance looked like a boat upside down, allegedly caused by the power of Sangkuriang that failed to complete its task in making an overnight boat to marry Dayang Sumbi that none other than his own mother. Because so upset it could not complete the boat, the boat finally Sangkuriang kicked it unfinished. The legend that is the close connection in the naming Tangkuban Perahu mountain.

To go to these attractions, visitors can drive a motorcycle or car. Travel time to Sari Ater attractions, namely the town of Subang with travel time approximately 40 minutes to the south of Bandung, while around 50 minutes and from Jakarta via toll SADANG with travel time approximately 3 hours while the hot water attractions with travel time Ciater 15 minutes.
Condition of the road to this area, both from Subang and Bandung is very good. However, keep in mind about the condition of the vehicle, due to the location from Bandung and Subang will go through a pretty tough climb.

Lake Toba In Sumatera

Toba Lake is the highest lake in the world, the largest lake in South East Asia, and also one of the most spectacular, surrounded by tall mountains and with a large Samosir Island in the middle of the lake, at an altitude of 1.000 meters. Toba Lake is 100 km long and 30 km wide, bigger than Singapore, formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption. it is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth.

Toba Lake is estimated that was formed during a volcanic eruption about 70.000-75.000 years ago and which was the most recent super volcano eruption. It is estimated that volcanic materials that were spewed out the mountain totaling 2800 cubic km, with 2,000 cubic km of ignimbrite that flowed over the ground and 800 cubic km volcanic ash that is estimated was blown (wind) to the west for 2 weeks. After this eruption, a caldera was formed that was filled by water afterwards and now known as Toba Lake. The pressure from the dormant magma, which has not yet erupted, caused Samosir Island to emerge. The region that now known as Samosir Island originally was a peninsula that attached to the Sumatra mainland.

Toba Lake lies in the Batak highlands, visited by both domestic and foreign tourist, and has become one of the main tourist attractions for a long time in North Sumatra apart from Bukit Lawang and Nias. It has a very enchanted scenery for being surrounded by green hills with steep, pine covered sloped. It offers beautifully magnificent view, fresh air, tranquillity, and pleasant. If visitors descend from the mountain they see the lake glittering in all its beauty.

The island in the middle of the lake - Samosir Island - was joined to the caldera wall by a narrow isthmus, which was cut through to enable boats to pass; a road bridge crosses the cutting. Tuk Tuk, named after the linguist Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk, is the main town to stay on Samosir Island. On the western side of the Samosir Island, just across the causeway from Pangururan, there are hot springs. In the Island, visitors can also find many big statues as Cemeteries for Batak people ancestors especially King Sidabutar's Graveyard, traditional houses of Batak Toba Samosir tribe, Batak museum with traditional dance performed in Simanindo, stone chairs used for judgement and executions in Ambarita, and see a waterfall up the hill around Tuk Tuk. In Samosir Island, there are two other lakes namely Lake Sidihoni and Lake Aek Natonang. Generally visitors go to Samosir Island by ferry from Parapat, a town on the side of Sumatra mainland.

Many types of flora live within the boundaries of Lake Toba, include various types of phytoplankton, emerged macrophytes, floating macrophytes, and submerged macrophytes. Lake Toba also offers a nurturing environment for fish such as the tilapia mossambica, aplocheilus pachax, lebistes reticulatus, osphronemus goramy, trichogaster trichopterus, channa striata, chana gachua, clarias batrachus, clarias nieuhofi, clarias. sp., nemachilus fasciatus, cyprinus carpio, puntius javanicus, puntius binotatus, osteochilus nasselti, lissochilus sp., labeobarbus sora, and rasbora sp.

Location of Destination:
Lake Toba encompasses three districts, Simalungun, Parapat, and Ambarita districts. It lies about 176 km southwest Medan City, Capital of North Sumatra Province, Republic of Indonesia.

Route to Get Destination:
By plane to Sukarno-Hata Airport (Jakarta). Then by domestic flight about 2 hours from Sukarno-Hatta Airport (Jakarta) to Polonia Airport (Medan).
Then by car approximately 4 hours from Polonia Airport (Medan) to Toba Lake. Or by train about 2 hours from Medan to Pematang Siantar town, then by car about 1 hour from Pematang Siantar to Toba Lake.

Aryo Blitar Grave

Aryo Blitar was the first gouvernor in Blitar. He was one of figures that had big influence to Blitar development. Because of that, many people always visit his grave. Grave of Aryo Blitar is located in Blitar sub-district, Sukorejo district, Blitar city about 2 km towards west side of the city. This grave is crowded at Sura month as well as every Friday night (Jum'at Legi). There are many people come to the graves to get a benediction from Aryo Blitar.

Almost the visitors of this grave are come from Blitar area. But there are also the visitors that come from the other area. If you interesting in pilgrimage tour, don’t missed to visit Aryo Blitar grave.

Tambak Rejo Beach

Tambakrejo coast approximately 30 km from the town of Blitar, in the village district tambakrejo Wonotirto at this location each month suro offerings float ceremony, and visited by thousands of people from various corners.

Southern ocean with waves and heavy enough sunshine in the afternoon, adding to the atmosphere became calm and peaceful. It fits perfectly refreshing for city people who get bored with the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. They can enjoy a natural beach with waves of beauty and charm of the sunset. The visitors can also perform some activity on this beach such as swimming, sunbathing, fishing, boating ride, etc.. Tambakrejo has a white sand beach that stretches along 10 km. The waves were not too dangerous for visitors who want to swim.

There is a rubber forest in the vicinity of the beach that add natural beauty. And along the way you can see the hills. When we reached the beach, visitors can see the blue sea and boating can also have ready to accompany the visitors into the sea. You also can enjoy a sunny morning air and sea food around the coast Tambakrejo. If you visit the Blitar, try to visit the beach Tambakrejo, then you will get a new experience.

Barong Dance

There's just the uniqueness of Indonesia in Indonesia.

These are typical pictures of an entity called 'Indonesia' with all the uniqueness that is unrivaled by any other country in the world! This is a typical face of Indonesia, which many people do not think and imagine. An exciting cultural treats and delights the eye. Enjoy!

Simak

Baca secara fonetik

Selling as no room anywhere. Danger? Number seven! There's no rules really. During the government allowed and not allowed to provide the ingredients mean, right? do not bother

Simak

Baca secara fonetik

Mount Merapi

Merapi is the name of a volcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia is still very active today. Since the year 1548, this mountain has erupted 68 times as much. Located quite close to the city of Yogyakarta and there are still villages on its slopes to a height of 1700 m. For people in the venue, Merapi brings material blessing of sand, whereas for the local government, Mount Merapi, a tourist attraction for tourists. Merapi is now included in the National Park area of Mount Merapi.

King Sri Kertawijaya could not bury grievances. King of Majapahit was worried thinking bubrah character of its people without direction. After the death of King Hayam Wuruk and Mahapatih Gajah Mada, the glory of Majapahit stay bitter story. Civil war broke out everywhere. Stage gambling, womanizing, and drinking to "rush" of the nobility-even daily average citizen.

Seeing the heavy burden of her husband, Queen Darawati feel obliged urun recommendation. "I have a niece who is an expert educating moral decline," said the empress who is also the daughter of King Campa it. "His name is Ali Sayyid Rahmatullah, son Kakanda Candrawulan Goddess," Darawati added. Without thinking, Kertawijaya send an envoy, Rahmatullah pick Ali to Campa-present Cambodian territory.

Ali Rahmatullah is what would become known as Sunan Ampel. Grandson of King Campa was the son of Sheikh Ibrahim Asmarakandi both partners and Goddess Candrawulan. His father, Sheikh Ibrahim, is a scholar from Samarkand, Central Asia. This area produced some great scholars, including Imam Bukhari hadith narrators.

Ibrahim managed to convert the king of Campa. He was later appointed as a law. A number of sources of historical records and genealogy Ibrahim Rahmatullah, who came to the Prophet Muhammad through the line of Imam Hussein bin Ali. Auliya chronicle the work of KH Mustofa Bisri include the name of Rahmatullah as a descendant of the Prophet to-23.

He estimated born in 1420, since when in Kilkenny, in 1440, a source of historical 20-year-old calls it. You see, the more historians discuss the coming year Rahmatullah in Java. Portuguese adventurer, Tome Pires, expected arrival was in 1443.

Hasanuddin saga before the 1446 estimate on-year fall into the hands of Vietnam Campa. De Hollander wrote, prior to Java, Rahmatullah introduce Islam to the King of Palembang, Arya Damar, in 1440. Estimated Tome Pires become stronger. In a trip to Java, Rahmatullah was accompanied by her father, her brother (Sayid Ali Murtadho), and his best friend (Abu Huraira).

The delegation landed in the town of Tuban Airport, where they preach for some time, until the death of Sheikh Asmarakandi. His tomb is still preserved in the village of Gesikharjo, Cross, Tuban. Time entourage went on to Trowulan, the capital of Majapahit, facing Kertawijaya. There, the king requests Rahmatullah undertakes to educate the nobility and moral subjects Majapahit.

As a reward, he was given land in Ampeldenta, Surabaya. A total of 300 families left to be educated and established settlements in Ampel. Though the king refused to convert to Islam, Rahmatullah was given the freedom to teach Islam in Majapahit citizen, provided without coercion. During his stay in Majapahit, Rahmatullah was married to Nyai Ageng Manila, Tumenggung princess Arya Teja, Regent of Tuban.

Since then, the title of prince and raden attached in front of his name. Raden Rahmat treated as a family palace of Majapahit. He was even more widely respected. On the appointed day, the group went into Ampel Raden Rahmat. From Trowulan, through the village of Krian, Wonokromo, continuing to Desa Kembang Kuning. Along the way, Raden Rahmat continue to preach.

He handed out a fan made from the roots of plants to residents. They repay for smth. Good enough fan that by reciting the shahada. Followers greatly increased. Before arriving at Ampel, Raden Rahmat build broken (musala) simple in Kembang Kuning, eight miles from Ampel.

Break it later became a large, stately, and survived until now-and was named Rahmat Mosque. Arriving at Ampel, Raden Rahmat first step is to build a mosque as a center of worship and preaching. Then he built a boarding school, following the model of Maulana Malik Ibrahim in Gresik. Pesantren format similar to the concept of the monastery which has been known to the Javanese community.

Raden Rahmat is known to have sensitivity adaptation. How instill faith and Shari'a very concerned about the condition of society. The word "prayer" was replaced with "Prayer" (originally: worship and hyang). Places of worship are not named musala, but "broken", similar to the studio said. The prosecution called science students, came from Shastri who know the sacred books of Hinduism.

Anyone, nobles or commoners, could nyantri on Raden Rahmat. Although the Hanafi sect embraced, Raden Rahmat very tolerant of adherents of other sects. Santrinya freed join any sect. With a neutral point of view, the education in Ampel received widespread sympathy. Hence the title "Sunan Ampel" became popular.

His teaching philosophy is the famous "Moh Limo". This means: do not do five things reprehensible. Namely moh main (not gambling), moh ngombe (not drunk), moh thieves (do not want to steal), moh opiate (do not want to smoke opium), and moh Madon (do not want to commit adultery). This philosophy is in line with the problem of moral decline residents complained of Sri Kertawijaya.

Sunan Ampel very concerned about regeneration. The proof, of the many sons and santrinya, there is a later become a leading Islamic figure. From his marriage to Nyai Ageng Manila, according to one version, Sunan Ampel was blessed with six children. Two of them also became guardian, namely Sunan Bonang (Makdum Ibrahim) and Sunan Drajat (Raden Qosim).

A daughter, Asyikah, he wed with his students, Raden Patah, who later became the first Sultan of Demak. Two other daughters from his wife, Nyai Karimah, he wed the two pupils who are also carers. Namely Goddess Murtasiah, diperistri Sunan Giri, and Goddess Mursimah, who was married to Sunan Kalijaga.

Sunan Ampel usually disagree with mantunya sons and disciples who are also the guardians. In terms of addressing indigenous, Sunan Ampel more puritanical than the Sunan Kalijaga. Sunan Kalijaga ever offered to convert the customary offerings, salvation, puppets and gamelan. Sunan Ampel refused smooth.

"Do not worry it will someday customs ascribed to Islam?" Said Sunan Ampel. "It'll be heresy, and Islam is not pure anymore." This view is supported Sunan Giri Sunan Ampel and Sunan Drajat. While the Holy Sunan Bonang and Sunan Sunan Kalijaga approve. Holy Sunan create two categories: traditional Islam that can enter, and who did not.

This is similar to the debate in usul fiqh: whether customary law can be a source of Islamic or not. However, this difference was not disturbing relationship among all guardians. Sunan Ampel was known wisely manage dissent. Therefore, after the death of Maulana Malik Ibrahim, he was appointed as elders Wali Songo and the mufti (interpreter fatwa) as the land of Java.

According to one version, Sunan Ampel was the one who initiated the establishment of the Board of Wali Songo, as a strategy to save the message of Islam in the midst of political turmoil Majapahit. However, on the date of his death, there is no definite historical evidence. Traditional sources give different Date and time.

Gresik Chronicle mentions the year 1481, with candrasengkala "Ngulama Seda Ampel Mosque." The story said the states, he died while prostrate in the mosque. Fiber Kanda Brandes declared the year 1406 edition. Another source pointed to 1478, a year after founding the Mosque of Demak. He is buried on the west Ampel Mosque, in an area of 1,000 square meters, with hundreds santrinya.

Tomb complex is surrounded by great walls as high as 2.5 meters. Tomb of Sunan Ampel with his wife and five relatives lined stainless steel as high as 1.5 meters, a circular area of 64 meters square. Special tomb of Sunan Ampel surrounded by white sand. Every day, pilgrims to the tomb of Sunan Ampel average of 1,000 people, from all over the country.

The amount is increased in certain rituals, such as the Great Haul of Sunan Ampel to-552, early November. The crowd exploded to 10,000 people. If the tomb of Maulana Malik Ibrahim lonely pilgrims during Ramadan, the tomb of Sunan Ampel even more crowded 24 hours in the month of fasting.

Hot Mud Sidoarjo

Hot Mud Sidoarjo flooding or mud or mud Lapindo Sidoarjo (Lusi), is the event menyemburnya hot mud in the drilling area in the Hamlet of Lapindo Brantas Inc. Balongnongo Renokenongo Village, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, since May 29, 2006. Hot mud for several months has caused tergenangnya settlement areas, agriculture and industry in three districts in the vicinity, and also affect economic activities in East Java.

Surabaya, The City of Memories

Surabaya, Surabaya oh, oh Surabaya, the city of memories, of memories, never forgotten ... This song is so famous in Surabaya, a city that has a fish symbol Sura and Crocodile. And, certainly, down the city of Surabaya is a very pleasant thing for me. Walking in the city, see the sights of skyscraper buildings, malls, city parks are beautiful with the fountains, giving the impression of Surabaya increasingly turned into a true metropolis, but still consider beautiful environment.

That characterize the main hangout place in Surabaya is the shopping center, from the modern to the legendary. Galaxy Mall, Surabaya Plaza, Plaza Tunjungan, Royal Plaza, Supermal Pakuwon Beautiful, Pakuwon Trade Center, Red Bridge Plaza, ITC, Surabaya Town Square, are the names of a modern mall with the support of world brands in it. Among the malls it was, that became my favorite is the Plaza Tunjungan (more people here call it Tunjungan Plaza / TP, because the name was used before it was changed to Plaza Tunjungan today). The reason for this mall had a form of architecture is not boring.
That is like this. TP is divided into 4 building, which also each have a designation TP 1, TP 2, TP 3, and the last TP 4. Each building has architectural forms in different buildings. When all the views from the top, TP 1 square, where booths are at the edges, and the center of the left hole, and unique, in the building, parts of which are used to people walking made slightly tilted, so that when we walk surround the building, on the one hand we walk a little ride, on the other hand slightly down, in other words building a spiral concept. While TP 2, the rectangular, the center also left a hole, but its size is smaller than the TP 1, giving the impression in this building is more lively, perhaps because people were walking close together. TP 3 circular. And when we're on the top floor, we could look down, bottom floor. First, on the bottom floor was built ice skating field, the coldest place in Surabaya. But unfortunately, now functions transferred to the fairgrounds. Well, most recently, namely TP 4, or also called SOGO (because it is occupied by a large department store), it also is rectangular. On the ceiling in TP 4, there are paintings of clouds, birds, angels, so memorable as open space.
Another reason that makes me love to hang out on TP is, because it is situated in the heart of the city, so not too far from my reach. TP is located in one of the busiest streets in Surabaya, namely Tunjungan road, close to the Majapahit hotel, hotel to witness the history of the Dutch flag torn by arek-arek Suroboyo during the first struggle. In addition, on the road a lot Tunjungan passed by public transportation (bemo), city bus, or taxi that has routes to all parts of Singapore, so do not worry if do not have their own vehicle. Staying asked people about what transport to the TP, ride transit, until deh.

However, Surabaya is also famous for its legendary shopping centers, such as Atum Market and Pasar Turi (which is the largest wholesale center). About Atum market, the legendary and visited until now is because the price of their goods less expensive goods in the mall, although also not the cheap stuff, to say the middle and still affordable by the community.

I'm also pleased at this Surabaya if you want to find a place to eat. From a cozy and luxurious, until the nyantai and efficient, there are all here. Lots of options, and certainly all of them provide a variety of menus. Stay aja we choose which one I like.

Vicinity of Mount Bromo

In the vicinity of Mount Bromo there, the mountain seat, magic mountain, the mountain ider-ider, mountain shell, mountain kepolo, and of course mountain semeru .. The highest point in the Java Island. Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 feet (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo. We can reach up to summit crater, and felt a strong sulfur dust. Bromo crater could diputari, meaning surrounded by walking kakai. Just a wealth of horror really, if for example there is wind, one-one we can plunge into the crater or even plunge to the foot of the mountain.

In the desert bromo, there are temples which are used as places of religious worship Hindu Tengger. Tengger tribe residing in the vicinity of national parks is a tribal Hindu. According to legend, the origin of these tribes from the kingdom of Majapahit into exile. Uniquely, saw residents in the vicinity (Tengger Tribe) seemed no sense of fear despite knowing it is dangerous Bromo-yes, including many tourists who visit the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park during a special ceremony in this place Kasodo.Yang?. crater of Mount Bromo and the view of Mount Bromo and its surrounding areas when seen from climbing too diliat Sunrise from climbing. Bromo turns out to be a mountain surrounded mountains and restricted the vast desert, its unique mountains higher than Mount Bromo itself, such as shells and climbing mountains.
In climbing this is the best spot to look toward the mountains bromo, too, in a kind of climbing is provided tribune to watch the sunrise from the east of Mount Bromo. The shift from dawn into the morning is really remarkable, when the sun light slowly sweep the majority of the earth until all the light and the sun is above the horizon, amazing!

Indonesia's Variations in Culture Have Been Shaped

Although not specifically determined--by centuries of complex interactions with the physical environment. Although Indonesians are now less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of nature as a result of improved technology and social programs, to some extent their social diversity has emerged from traditionally different patterns of adjustment to their physical circumstances.

Indonesia is a huge archipelagic country extending 5,120 kilometers from east to west and 1,760 kilometers from north to south. It encompasses 13,667 islands (some sources say as many as 18,000), only 6,000 of which are inhabited. There are five main islands (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya), two major archipelagos (Nusa Tenggara and the Maluku Islands), and sixty smaller archipelagos. Two of the islands are shared with other nations; Kalimantan (known in the colonial period as Borneo, the world's third largest island) is shared with Malaysia and Brunei, and Irian Jaya shares the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea. Indonesia's total land area is 1,919,317 square kilometers. Included in Indonesia's total territory is another 93,000 square kilometers of inlands seas (straits, bays, and other bodies of water). The additional surrounding sea areas bring Indonesia's generally recognized territory (land and sea) to about 5 million square kilometers. The government, however, also claims an exclusive economic zone, which brings the total to about 7.9 million square kilometers.