Lawang Sewu, Semarang

Lawang Sewu 1920

     Lawang Sewu (thousand doors) is a building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office of the Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij Spoorweg or NIS. Built in 1904 and completed in 1907. Located on the Circle of Tugu Muda, in the past called Wilhelminaplein. The citizen called Lawang Sewu because the built have a lot of doors although the number of doors isn't thousand. The built have big door and window at all part.

     The luxury ancient built have three floors and one underground,at the past the built used for train main office called PT. Kereta Api Indonesia and ever used for military main office. During the struggle the building has its own history that is when the last event called Pertempuran 5 Hari Semarang against Kempetai and Kudobutai from Japan. Because of value historic of  Lawang sewu is great so the government include as one of ancient buildings must be protected.

Lawang Sewu

     Little History in Lawang sewu, in the Netherlands in Indonesia, the building use for the office but when the Japanese come in Indonesia the building change the function example from the storage change to torture room at the japanese at the 3rd floor. When the Japanese at Lawang Sewu that is the cruel time because much people died there

Several room and prison for torture :

1. Prison Stands

    The custody (indonesian) entry in the room size 1x1 meter and fill with 6 people. The custody cant sit because the room is not enough if they can sit there will be sink because the prison that fill with water until adult knee. The people there until died

2. Prison Squat

    The custody entry in the room tall 1 m and width 1,5 m, the Prison fill 7-8 people and they are there until died

3. Decapitation

    The custody is stubborn,they will decapitation in basin, after he die the body will be throw in the river behind the building

That is the cruel when wartime,now the building become one of resort in Semarang and you must visiting it

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Parangtritis Beach, Jogjakarta

Parangtritis

     Parangtritis is a beach lies at least 25 kilometers Southern from Jogjakarta and side of Indian Ocean. The history of the name Parangtritis is so interested to known, along time ago there are a fugitve of Majapahit Kingdom,his name Dipokusumo, at the beach he perform mystical culture. At the moment he look some of water fall (Traditional language : tumaritis) through rock crevice (Traditional language : Parang).

Parangtritis

     

     Parangtritis is one of famous resort in Jogjakarta, Parangtritis have a unique scenery which other beach dont have it, example Parangtritis have big waves and there are dunes around the beach. At parangtritis you can rent ATV, horse-drawn carriage and horse if you want enjoy the beach with other situation. Aeromodeling is there are too in Parangtritis if you hobby with this sport. 

Facility at Parangtritis is complete, there are stall, restaurant and hotel if you want stay at parangtritis in several days. entry ticket is cheap

@ person : Rp.3000

@ vehicle : Rp 2000-3000

@ rent horse-drawn carriage : Rp 20.000

@ ATV : Rp 50000 - 100.000

money changer = $1 : Rp 9.500

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Malioboro Street

Malioboro

     Jalan Malioboro (Malioboro Street) is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street. It lies north-south axis in the line between Yogyakarta Kraton and Mount Merapi. This is in itself is significant to many of local population, the north south orientation between the palace and the vulcano being of importance.

    The street is the centre of Yogyakarta's largest tourist district surrounded with many hotels and restaurants nearby. Sidewalks on both sides of the street are crowded with small stalls selling a variety of goods. In the evening several open-air streetside restaurants, called Angkringan, operate along the street. Less obvious to the tourist, but more for the local population, side streets, lanes and structures that lead on to Malioboro are as important as the street itself.

     It does not reach the walls or grounds of the Yogyakarta Palace, as Malioboro ceases in name adjacent to the very large market Beringharjo (on the eastern side as well). From this point the street changes name to Jalan Ahmad Yani (Ahmad Yani Street) and has the former Governors residence on the western side, and the old Dutch Fort Vredenubrg on the eastern side.

Malioboro

     Ankringan in Malioboro very special because angkringan start in Yogyakarta. Angkringan will open at the night when several large stores closed. there many menu we can choose ant the night day, dont worry about the food price in angkringan Malioboro, almost all food is cheap. i can give you guarantee if you get expensive food price in angkringan Malioboro.When you dinner at Angkringan Malioboro you will meeting several singing beggar and they will will give you some songs. you can enjoy dinner while you can hear several songs at the night day.

  See you at Malioboro ^^
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Raja Ampat Islands in Papua, Indonesia)

Raja Ampat

     Raja Ampat Islands is a series of four adjacent islands located in the western part of the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Papua Island. Administratively, it is under the cluster of Raja Ampat, West Papua Province. The islands are now a destination for divers who are interested in the beauty of the underwater scenery. The four islands that belong to the four named after its largest island, which Waigeo Island, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Batanta Island.

Raja Ampat

     Raja Ampat Islands is a great potential to be used as a tourist attraction, especially the dive. Raja Ampat Islands waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognized as number one for the completeness of underwater flora and fauna at this time.

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

     Dr. John Veron, coral experienced experts from Australia, for example, in a site he revealed, the Raja Ampat Islands located at the westernmost tip of New Guinea, about 50 miles northwest of Sorong, has the best reef areas in Indonesia. Approximately 450 species of coral had been identified during the two weeks of research in that area.

     A team of experts from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Institute of Oceanography (LON) Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) have done a quick assessment in 2001 and 2002. As a result, they noted in these waters there are more than 540 hard coral species (75% of the total species in the world), more than 1,000 types of reef fish, 700 species of mollusks, and the highest record for gonodactyloid stomatopod crustaceans. This makes 75% of the world's coral species in Raja Ampat. Nowhere the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.

Diving photograph

 

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

 

Raja Ampat

 

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

Surface photograph

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

    Visiting these islands is not too difficult although it takes time and big enough expense. We can use the airline's flights from Jakarta to Sorong via Manado for 6 hour flight. From Sorong-town big enough and quite complete facilities for exploring the Raja Ampat-there are two choices, take a boat tour with pinisi or staying in the resort of Papua Diving. Although most of the tourists who come to Raja Ampat is currently divers, actual location is interesting also for non-divers as tourists also have white sandy beaches are very beautiful, clusters of karst islands nan fascinating and unique endemic flora and fauna like Cendrawasih red, Cendrawasih Wilson, maleo Waigeo, various parrots and parrot, possum Waigeo, as well as various types of orchids.

Phinisi Ship at Raja Ampat

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