National Monument (Indonesia-part1)

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The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional (Monas)) is a 433 ft (132 metre) tower in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia's independence. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and the museum is open daily from 08.00 - 15.00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7), everyday throughout the week, except for the last Monday of each month, when the monument is closed.
Background

A letter expressing Sukarno's wish for the construction of a "National Column" dated 29 July 1963
After the Indonesian government returned to Jakarta from Yogyakarta in 1950 following the Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence, President Sukarno began to contemplate the construction of a national monument comparable to the Eiffel Tower on the square in front of the Presidential Palace. On 17 August 1954, a National Monument Committee was established and a design competition was held in 1955. This attracted 51 entries, but only one design, by Frederich

--> Silaban, met any of the criteria determined by the committee, which included reflecting the character of Indonesia in a building capable of lasting for centuries. A repeat competition was held in 1960, but once again, none of the 136 entries met the criteria. The chairman of the jury team then asked Silaban to show his design to Sukarno. However, Sukarno did not like the design as he wanted the monument to be in the form of a linga and yoni. Silaban was asked to design such a monument, but his design was for a monument so large that it would have been unaffordable given the economic conditions at the time. Silaban refused to design a

bercanda di pantai molang

Sebenarnya, Tulungagung memiliki banyak potensi pariwisata yang bisa diandalkan sebagai salah satu sumber pendapatan daerah. Sayangnya, masih banyak potensi pariwisata yang belum digarap secara baik oleh Pemerintah Kabupaten Tulungagung. Meski demikian, industri pariwisata di Tulungagung cukup berkembang dengan objek wisata andalan Pantai

Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau) part 2

In February 1780, the crews of HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, on the way home after Captain James Cook's death in Hawaiʻi, stopped for a few days on Krakatoa. They found two springs on the island, one fresh water and the other hot. They described the natives who then lived on the island as "friendly" and made several sketches. (In his journal, John Ledyard calls the island "Cocoterra".)

--> Dutch activityIn 1620 the Dutch set up a naval station on the islands and somewhat later a shipyard was built. Sometime in the late 17th century an attempt was made to establish a pepper plantation on Krakatoa but the islands were generally ignored by Dutch colonial authorities. In 1809 a penal colony was established at an unspecified location which was in operation for about a decade. By the 1880s the islands were without permanent inhabitants; the nearest settlement was the nearby island of Sebesi (about 12 km away) with a population of about

Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau),

In February 1780, the crews of HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, on the way home after Captain James Cook's death in Hawaiʻi, stopped for a few days on Krakatoa. They found two springs on the island, one fresh water and the other hot. They described the natives who then lived on the island as "friendly" and made several sketches. (In his journal, John Ledyard calls the island "Cocoterra".)

--> Dutch activityIn 1620 the Dutch set up a naval station on the islands and somewhat later a shipyard was built. Sometime in the late 17th century an attempt was made to establish a pepper plantation on Krakatoa but the islands were generally ignored by Dutch colonial authorities. In 1809 a penal colony was established at an unspecified location which was in operation for about a decade. By the 1880s the islands were without permanent inhabitants; the nearest settlement was the nearby island of Sebesi (about 12 km away) with a population of about

history of kelud mountain

Kelud is a volcano mountain located in East Java on Java in Indonesia. Like many Indonesian volcanoes and others on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Kelud is known for large explosive eruptions throughout its history. More than 30 eruptions have occurred since 1000 A.D. this mountain has erupted many times. On May 19, 1919, an eruption at Kelud killed an estimated 5,000 people, mostly through hot mudflows (also known as "lahar"). More recent eruptions in 1951, 1966, and 1990 have altogether killed another 250 people.

Kelud (Klut, Cloot, Kloet, Kloete, Keloed or Kelut) is a volcano located in East Java on Java in Indonesia. Like many Indonesian volcanoes and others on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Kelud is known for large explosive eruptions throughout its history. More than 30 eruptions have occurred since 1000 AD.

On May 19, 1919, an eruption at Kelud killed an estimated 5,000 people, mostly through hot mudflows (also known as "lahars"). More recent eruptions in 1951, 1966, and

canggar geyser pool - i like it

hellow indonesiancore lovers... now we will go to canggar with PPMI (Persatuan Pers Mahasiswa Indonesia)
Cangar is geyser pool of mount Welirang. 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.
In cangar there is a Japan

mendaki gunung kawi (part 3-habis)

Meski hujan dengan derasnya dan angin menyerang dengan kencangnya, akhirnya kami memutuskan untuk turun gunung. Dengan pertimbangan bahwa bekal kami sudah habis. Jika kami tetap bertahan maka kami akan kelaparan dan bukan tidak mungkin terjebak lapar di hutan sehingga kami mati kedinginan. Bergegas kami mem-packing semua perbekalan. Dan kami turun dengan kondisi agak tergesa karena keburu malam yang akan menyulitkan perjalanan karena banyaknya jurang. dalam perjalanan, saya berjalan dengan zazun yang membawa barangcukup berat sehingga kami pada posisi paling belakang. Kami turun gunung ditemani hujan yang cukup deras. Baru setelah melewati pos 4 kami baru bisa melihat awan putih dengan indahnya. Seperti ini gambarnya.


Sambil terus berjalan kami berdoa agar cuaca semakin cerah, namun kehendak alam tidak demikian. Hari semakin petang. Jam sudah menunjukkan lebih dari pukul 5 sore. Sementara saya, zazun dan fuad tertinggal jauh dari kawan-kawan yang entah sudah sampai mana. Kami bertiga terpisah dari tim. Hari semakin gelap. Senter tak ada, hanya senter dari korek api 2000 ribu-an yang kami punya. Cukup riskan untuk meneruskan perjalanan. Untungya kami menemukan pos 2 sehingga kami bisa membangun tenda di sana. Meski tanpa air. Kami mengandalkakan air hujan. Hanya itu yang bisa kami nikmati. Ada yang lucu di sini, setelah puas menenggak air separuh cangkir untuk bertiga. Kami melihat isi air, termyata isinya ada

Mendaki Gunung Kawi (part1)

Gunung kawi adalah sebuah gunung berapi di Jawa Timur, Indonesia, dekat dengan Gunung Butak. Tidak ada catatan sejarah mengenai letusan gunung berapi ini.
Gunung Kawi, terletak di sebelah barat kota Malang merupakan obyek wisata yang perlu untuk dikunjungi bila kita berada di Jawa Timur karena keunikannya, obyek wisata ini lebih tepat dijuluki sebagai "kota di pegunungan". Di sini kita tidak akan menemukan suasana gunung yang sepi, tapi justru

mendaki gunung kawi (part 2)

Kami mencoba mendaki gunung kawi meski terkena cukup angker, toh kami punya pemandu yang cukup handal salah satu kawan ku. Zazun namanya. Kami packing dan persiapan di kampus berangkat dengan APV kampus di antar bapak Hery dosen kemahasiswaan kami. Kami berangkat pagi. Sampai di gerbang kawisari kami harus istirahat berjalan hingga perkebunan teh senggrong. Disanalah kami mempersiapkan segalanya sebelum melangkah memuncak. Kami berangkat cukup sore, sehingga memaksa kami untuk membangun tenda di pos 1. Selain gelap, hujan deras juga mengguyur kami sehingga memaksa malam itu kami berkemah. Pagi2 kami bergegas untuk melanjutkan perjalanan, namun hari keburu sore sehingga kembali lagi kami tak bisa mencapai puncak dan harus puas di pos ke 5. Selain hujan yang cukup deras, badai gunung juga mengahajar kami. Kami akan memuncak esok hari.

Pagi hari cuaca cukup tenang meski kabut tak dapat menghilang. Tenda kami biarkan tetap di pos 5, tim di bagi 2. Ada yang memuncak sambil mencari air, ada yang tunggu tenda. Karena saya belum pernah mencapai puncak, saya memilih untuk ikut ke puncak bersama beberapa kawan yang lain. Seperti halnya di pos 5, kabut tebal dan angin kencang namun dengan kualitas lebih besar menerpa kami. Dingin sekali di puncak kawi, sayang cuaca hari itu berkabut tebal sekali sehingga sulit untuk menikmati panorama gunung kawi. Seperti ini

Senangnya Outbond di Pantai Serang

Sekilas
Pantai Serang merupakan sebuah pantai yang berada di desa Serang kecamatan Panggungrejo kabupaten Blitar propinsi Jawa Timur. Terletak kurang lebih 45 km di arah barat daya kota Blitar.
Setiap bulan Suro, diadakan upacara di pantai ini. Pantai ini juga sering digunakan untuk memperkirakan bulan Ramadhan dan menentukan hari Raya Idul Fitri.

--> Pantai Serang merupakan pantai alam yang indah. Terbentang pasir putih sepanjang pantainya. Pengunjung dapat melakukan banyak kegiatan di pantai ini seperti

kuta beach bali-surfer heaven

helow indonesian tourism core lovers. Kuta is the most famous tourist places in Bali. It is famous with the spectacular white sandy beach, several of hotels from luxury and until budget hotels are available, hilarious nightlife, plenty of restaurants with international cuisine, bars, pub, Water Boom Park and shopping center. It is one stop place for holiday in Bali by offering the plenty of selection we need and make it the right place to visit on your vacation in Bali.

Kuta History
At three hundred year ago, in this place had been built a Konco (Buddhist Temple) located beside of

Tanah Lot Temple - bali temple on the rock

Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30 Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of

pantai tambak rejo - tambak rejo beach blitar

Pantai Tambakrejo kurang lebih 30 km dari kota Blitar, di desa tambakrejo kecamatan Wonotirto di lokasi ini setiap bulan suro diadakan upacara larung sesaji, dan dikunjungi oleh ribuan orang dari berbagai pelosok.

Dengan deburan ombak laut selatan yang cukup deras dan sinar matahari di sore hari, menambah suasana menjadi tenang dan damai. Cocok sekali buat refreshing orang kota yang jenuh dengan hiruk pikuk metropolitan. Mereka dapat menikmati pantai alami dengan keindahan ombak dan pesona matahari terbenam. Para pengunjung juga dapat melakukan beberapa aktivitas di pantai ini seperti; berenang, berjemur, memancing, naik berperahu, dll. Pantai Tambakrejo memiliki pasir putih yang membentang sepanjang 10 km. Ombaknya pun tidak terlalu

Balitar- Friendly Town

BLITAR
Had you hear Blitar? Town with a lot of place to refresh your brain. If didn’t know, I well tell you man. Blitar is the second small regency in East Java province. Blitar is noteworthy for being the hometown of Indonesia's first president, Soekarno. It's a sleepy place that's got a tiny business district as well as ancient Hindu temples (called Penataran temple).

Blitar city has principle “Kridho Hangudi Jaya” (work hard to

Mistery of The Biggest Temple

Historical Records
Borobudur stands in the geographical center of the island of Java, fifteen miles from Yogyakarta, on a plateau that is the caldera of an ancient volcano ringed by the Menoreh mountains. Two sets of twin volcanoes – Merapi and Merbabu to the northeast, Sumbing and Sindoro to the northwest – stand sentinel across the plains. Merapi, the "fire mountain," is active.
A legend is told of a heavenly architect who built Borobudur in a single day and laid a curse on anyone who dared ascend his holy shrine. According to Asian art historian, Jan Fontein: "There is a mountain south of Borobudur that when viewed from the

North Sulawesi Province

indonesian tourism core.... Volcano Mountain influential to the ground fertility is the main capital economic from a province. This area is agricultural land that is chockablock trees, such as; coconut palm, clove and nutmeg. Manado, North Sulawesi capital is really busy city. Unfolding to lowland, palm hill around the wide bay, encircled by fertile tropical plant. Do a journey to beach, South Manado to Tasik Ria beach and to Tanawanko, then leave the hinterland through Taratara to plateau town Tomohon. It is famous as "Interest Town", Tomohon between the two volcanoes, Lokon and Mahawu. Hilltop area have yield of fruits, vegetable, and the flower line, which is wide such as, trumpet flower, Bougainville, lily, gladiola flower, angelic and chrysene flower. The beautifully Inspirasi hill give town view with mount as the background. Two-hour climb from Kaskasan, will reside in beautiful top of the mountain. About 36 southwestern km is Manado city, the beauty of Tondano Lake have waited. Having vehicle through the pathway in Tondano through a real interesting rural and extent of clove garden. Around the lake there are a lot of restaurant providing delicious burning fish. All plateau, like this area is shown by many resident old cottages and interesting that you have to find. From the simple cottages until interesting cottages that built from odd hardwood, you will wish to spend some nights in cold climate.

MANADO
North Sulawesi Provincial Capital, Manado is initial boundary to explore Minahasa area, which is powerful drawn. Full of cheers and affection, Minahasa people live in natty wooden house framework, with fence and Flower Park, give the impression that Manado like Europe. There are a lot of hotels and restaurants, which must be tried with hot cookery taste goal Minahasa. In this city there are many shops and markets with goods consumer and agricultural produce, while every stripper building, in a flash seen like emerald hill and blue sea. Marine Park Bunaken that famous in the world is near with offshore. Manado outbacko, the journey through Minahasa plateau will give you are eagerness to know about the places history of funeral, mount volcano, source of temperature wellspring, Tondano Lake plateau and awful scenery in fertile mountain, coffee plantation and coconut, orchid garden and rice field check stepped aside the hill. From Manado you can visit Dua Saudara Preserve, which is birdhouse and other typical animals in Sulawesi, like 'Tarsier'.

MINAHASA
Minahasa Region wide is about 1922,55 km2 with number of residents 441671 men (based on resident census in 2000). The capital of Minahasa region is Tondano, which located in plateau 700 m to sea level, encircled by magnificent hinterland with cold mountainous climate. Minahasa people trust a legend that they are the descendant of Toar and Lumimuut. The proof at the past time is Waruga, a gravestone in Sawangan Airmadidi and Watu Pinabetengan in Tompaso. At XV century, before Spain nation had arrived, a decision being taken by 7 tribe heads about division of each tribe / clump in Watu Pinabetengan. Minahasa word means merger from various tribes that taken away from word 'esa' or 'one', therefore its region named Minahasa.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
Minahasa people hardly love music. The famous traditional music is Bambu and Kolintang. Orchestra bamboo applies castanets that made from bamboo (exclusive bamboo), sometimes made of bronze (bamboo clarinet) or tin (bamboo zinc). Kolintang come from Minahasa area. Kolintang is looks like Xylophone (xylophone which made from wooden) and famous in all of countries.
Music Bia, quad scallop-shell is other castanets that less popular, but still applied in some places in North Sulawesi.

TRADITIONAL DANCE
Maengket is common name for dance traditional drama that used in some places in Minahasa. There are 3 folk dances:
Makamberu: a dance that is describing / depict when it crop and some choreographies remind at poem / love rhyme.
Marambak: that is carrying out to build a new house and under developed of era in traditional value.
Mah'laya; usually it is humor and generally full of joviality.
There are also some other folk dances, like:
Kabasaran: sometime called as "Cakalele Minahasa", what carried out as welcome dance to greet the 'Datuk' who had visited.
Tumatenden: it is a nymph love story, which describes folklore of Tumatenden.
Lenso Dance: it is a dance that being taken away from Maengket, where the dancers apply hand broom when they were dancing.

THE MEANING of MINAHASA SYMBOL
* Shield Form: An ability Symbol to face various challenges.
* Motto I YAYAT SUSANTI: ready with intention strive for the shake of development.
* Bird Manguni: the bird type in Minahasa, where plenty is admired by people because it can give sign if something there will be, and have deep feeling, and its eye is far sharply stare.
* Number of wings 17 sheets and 5 sheets, mean the proclamation number of Republic of Indonesia independence, which based on Five Principles.
* Chest part is coconut palm symbol, as Minahasa main commodity since former.

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