Friday 24 February 2017

Bandung City

Bandung is the capital of West Java province. The city in ancient times was known as Parijs van Java. Because on the highlands, Bandung is known as the cool air area, especially in the northern part. This makes Bandung one tourist destination city. While the number of public universities and many private colleges made the city known as one of the student cities in Indonesia.
Bandung is located at the coordinates 107° E and 6° 55' South Latitude. The broad of the city is 16,767 hectares. The geographic city is in the central part of the province of West Java. By doing so, it has a strategic value to the surrounding areas.
Cities city lies at an altitude of ± 768 meters above sea level. The area north of the city of Bandung is higher than the south. The height of the area to the north is ± 1.050 meters above sea level, while the southern part is ± 675 above sea level. a city ​​surrounded by mountains that create a sort of basin city.
Bandung city is drained by two major rivers Cikapundung and Citarum River and their tributaries, which generally flow to the south part and meet at the Citarum River. Under these conditions, the region of the south is highly vulnerable to flooding.

Malang City

In a written symbol Malang logo reads Malang Kucecwara which means "God destroys a false and upholds the good". The logo was approved to be the motto of Regional Municipality Level II Malang on 1 April 1914. In a written symbol Malang Malang Kucecwara logo which says which means: God destroys evil and upholds good. The logo was approved by a government slogan Level II Malang on 1 April 1914.
The motto is closely related to the origin of Malang in the Ken Arok approximately 8 centuries ago became a place name Sekotar temple named Malang. The location of the temple was still in question and requires further research. Malang and surrounding areas including Singosari which is the center of politics and culture from the year 760-1414, by writing in stone Dinoyo. Activities during that time followed by cultural activities can not be described as the development of only one dynasty, but a series of political and cultural activities of some derivatives.
Further expressed from several breeds, there are clearly separated in the sense that there is no relationship between one another descendants, such descendants Dewasimba, and Gajayana in Dinoyo with Balitung descent. Daksha, Tulodog, and Eve, then Sindhok. Descendants went to Dharmawangsa, Airlangga until the last rule is Kertajaya (1215-1222). Then the emergence of the Ken Arok dynasty is the first relay Majapahit kings until the last king Tumapel (1447-1451). At the time of Ken Arok show activities, Tumapel was just a district in the area Jenggala rule at that time was under the practically Kertajaya in Kediri. Batara Malangkucecwara is mentioned in the charter of the year 908 near Singosari.
Charter in 907 it was explained that the people who got the charter are god cults in Malang, Putecwara Kutusan, Cilebhedecwara, and Tulecwara. The mention of names like Batara in Malangkucecwara, and putecwara prove that these names are names of the kings who ruled and when buried in the temple called the Batara. With the mention of the Dinoyo temple in the countryside of Malang.

Surabaya City

Surabaya is the capital of East Java province, Indonesia. This city is the second biggest city after the capital city of Jakarta. With a population of nearly 7 million, Surabaya is the center of business, industry, commerce, and education in the area of ​​Java and beyond. Surabaya is known as the City of Heroes because it plays an important role in the history of Indonesia's independence struggle against the Dutch colonial invaders. Surabaya word was taken from the Javanese myth animal battle between Sura and Buaya or shark or crocodile.
At the time of the Indies Netherlands period, Surabaya residency status as the capital of Surabaya, whose territory also includes the district of Sidoarjo, Mojokerto, Jombang, and Gresik. In 1905, Surabaya got class as a municipality and region in 1926, established as the provincial capital of Surabaya, East Java. Since then Surabaya changed and grown into the second-largest business city in Indonesia after Jakarta.
Prior to 1900, downtown Surabaya only revolves around Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, but until 1920, the growth of new residential areas such as Gubeng, Darmo, Sawahan, and Ketabang. In 1917 built modern port facilities and make this city getting busy as an economic center in East Java.

Solo City

Surakarta also called Solo is the second largest city in Central Java province, Indonesia. Solo is the tenth largest city in Indonesia. The east side of the city passed a river immortalized in a song titled a song of Bengawan Solo. The city has a tourism slogan "Solo as The Spirit Of Java". Expected to build a view of the city of Solo as the center of Javanese culture.
The establishment of Solo is inseparable from the history of Islamic Mataram, because Solo was once a seat of government, after the removal of the palace Kartasura in 1745. After the division of Mataram due Giyanti agreement, the city of Solo as its administrative territory Mataram Tamerlane. Agreement Salatiga 1753 made ​​the city divided into two: the southeast to the north of Surakarta and to Mangkunegaran. Unification of the new city government took place during Indonesian stands.
Solo became a tourist destination and offers some interesting sights such as Mangkunegaran and Kasunanan palaces, Triwindu antique market, Central Wholesale Solo, batik Klewer Market and nature located on the eastern side of the city of Solo, one of the natural attractions waterfall of Grojokan Sewu.

Semarang City

Semarang is the largest city in and the capital city of Central Java. At the beginning of muddy plains which later evolved into advanced rapidly and appears as an important city. As many large cities absorb immigrants, then made a living and settled in the city of Semarang to the end, after another the next life.
In the past, there was a prince of the Sultan of Demak named Raden Made Pandan Arang, leaving Demak to go to Semarang and spread the teachings of Islam. From time to time the more fertile region. From the sidelines, it appeared fertility tamarind tree that rarely, thus giving the title or name of the city Semarang.
Semarang has a harbor and it is large enough that the gold cape became a city of business. There are many old buildings that were built by Dutch and are still in good condition causing a well-maintained textile factory that has export quality, as well as having a considerable potential market, as well as plays an important role in trade.
There are some tourist attractions and culinary in this town:
  • Dutch heritage buildings: the Blenduk church and Lawang Sewu
  • Natural attractions are located in the mountains south of Semarang
  • Shore excursions: Golden Horn, Coastal Marina
  • Travel culinary: Loenpia, Wingko tripe, Milkfish presto

Sunday 5 February 2017

Gili Trawangan Island

Gili Trawangan is the largest of the three Gili islands located in the northwest of Lombok. This Gili Trawangan is the only island of Gili whose height above sea level is significant. With a length of 3 kilometers and a width of 2 kilometers and has a population of about 900 inhabitants. Among the three dyke, Gili Trawangan has the means and facilities for a wide variety of travelers. The dense population is an east island.
Gili Trawangan has shades of the crowd more than Gili Meno or Gili Air because many parties all night every night of the show rotated by some public places. Activities that are popular and frequently performed by Trawangan tourists are snorkeling, swimming, and surfing. Also, some places for tourists to learn to ride around the island.
Gili Trawangan and Gili Air and Gili Meno, because there are no motor vehicles are not allowed by local rules. Common means of public transportation is the bicycle, which was lent by local people for tourists, and Cidomo, a simple horse-drawn carriage that is common in Lombok. For traveling from or to other Gili, people usually use a means of motor boats.
Nowadays, these Gili Islands are more popular, and more visitors as well from local and other countries caused of tourism promo which is done by the local government. Supported with hotel accommodations, restaurants, public, hospitals, and clean places everywhere.

Ulen Sentalu Museum

Ulen Sentalu Museum existence indivisible in Kaswargan Park, a neighborhood with historic sites Territories functions, like for example, Hastorenggo Guest homes, engineered by Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII (1877-1921) and Wisma Kaliurang place maintained 3 National Consultive Commission on The Independence Revolution land (1945-1949). Every Javanese cultural art museum is set within the province of Yogyakarta. Early begin Ulen Sentalu Museum depart from the love of a family and was raised within the variety of batik textiles. Seeing the truth that within the 1970's several ancient batik afraid by foreign collectors, raises deep concern for the family, then began a foundation to save Ullen Sentalu's ancient batik.
Disability is obtaining a positive response from four relatives of Kraton Mataram, however, they can shield the inspiration, including Sri Paduka Paku Alam VIII (Pengageng Pura Paku Alaman 1937 to 1998), Sunan Paku Buwono XII (King of Surakarta Kasunanan Hadiningrat 1945 to 2004), Wrestling Ratu Alit KGPH Kanjeng Poeger (Uncle of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X King Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat 1989) and Nurul Kusumawardhani Wrestling (Princess Sri Mangkunegara VII). Through this kingdom's relative repository, Sentalu Ullen things get personal grants within the kind of batik cloths, accessories, images, manuscripts, and a story concerning life within the palace.
The museum building's stunning design dominated and was noted within the field which entire construction of the building style as harmonization with the encircling surroundings. The creator of the Ullen Sentalu construct repository design is DR.KP. Widyadiningrat prophet. Sentalu Ullen Museum has 2 main buildings, particularly Guwa Selo Giri (catacomb) and floating village (complex of buildings on water Dravidians). Consists of the floating village building Sekar Bale Kedathon. The financial gain Bride jack fruit vogue, house Batik Yogyakarta and Surakarta special vogue, house Coast Batik patrician one thing longed for. This collection keeps in Selo Giri cave and conjointly within the village of Rock.