Bogor Botanical Gardens

Bogor Botanical Gardens might not be a stranger to you who live in the city of Bogor, Jakarta, or the surrounding areas. Botanical Garden has become one of the characteristic of the city of Bogor. Although, long-established but the tour was never boring to visit again, because in this place there are many interesting things we can get.

Regions with an area of 87 hectares has been established since 1817 on the initiative of Sir Stamford Raffles, a British national who served as governor of Java. The trees in this area hundreds of years old. So not surprisingly, the trees here have a big trunk and reach tens of meters high. In each tree, which contains the label attached to a tree and when trees began to be planted. So, in addition to travel, we can also know the trees that we may not know existed.
A large tree in the Botanic Garden is making the air cool and rich in oxygen. There are more than 17,000 species, including species of rare orchids. The trees are here not only from domestic bersal but many also come from abroad. Which is always interesting to watch is the development of carrion flower (Rafflesia arnoldi). This flower is unique because the large size and when the bloom will remove the stench that was named the dead flowers.
Here we can see the calm green area which we rarely encounter in big cities. The sound of singing birds can also listen to us. To add to her beauty, there is also a swimming-pool with water fountains, so that we could hear the sound of water. For those of you who took the children, this place is perfect because there are many parks, so the sons and daughters wide you can freely play. For example the park near the lotus pond is a favorite place for families to play with their children. There is also a way that resembles the long corridor with large trees on the left and right. The chairs in between the tree into a comfortable place after walking around this area.

  Transportation to the Bogor Botanical Gardens
To travel to this place, you will not be difficult to find. Because of this Botanical Garden is located in the middle of the bustling town of Bogor. Or if you are from Jakarta and the lazily bring cloning vehicle, you can try to take the train. There are many options if you want to train to the city of Bogor, ranging from the economic train to an express train. You do not have to wait long at the city station, because there is a train to Bogor once every half hour.

  Tourist
Bogor Botanical Gardens mempu attract visitors from various backgrounds, ranging from the young people, families, and even foreign tourists. Not infrequently there are groups of tourists with a guide who explains the details of this botanical garden. This is because the Bogor Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest Botanical Garden in Asia and has its own beauty.
To keep the Bogor Botanical garden remains a favorite tourist attractions, the managers should pay more attention to hygiene at this place. The leaves are scattered, haphazardly dumped rubbish and graffiti on a tree if left to destroy the beauty of this area.

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Borobudur temple

Borobudur was built around 800 BC or 9th century. Borobudur Temple was built by the Mahayana Buddhists during the reign Sailendra. This temple was built in the heyday of Sailendra dynasty. The founder of the Borobudur Temple King Samaratungga from Sailendra dynasty or dynasties. The possibility of this temple was built around 824 AD and was completed around the year 900 AD in the reign of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the daughter of Samaratungga. While architects who contributed to build this temple according to the story of a hereditary named Gunadharma. 

Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, in addition to being a busy tourist attraction visited, also a center of worship for Buddhists in Indonesia, especially at every celebration of Vesak. This is in accordance with the meaning of the name of 'convent in the hills ". Borobudur is currently designated as one of UNESCO World Heritage.

Currently, Borobudur has become a tourist attraction which attracts many tourists both local and foreign tourists. In addition, Borobudur has become a holy place for Buddhists in Indonesia and become the most important annual celebration of Vesak Buddhist.

Borobudur one of excellence and evidence of human intelligence has ever made in Indonesia. Borobudur become cultural attractions and major in Indonesia besides Bali and Jakarta. After visiting Borobudur, you can also visit the surrounding villages such as Karanganyar which has some interesting attractions. So, what you waiting for? Please visit Borobudur temple or other places in indonesia.

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Pura Luhur Uluwatu ( Uluwatu Temple)

Pura Luhur Uluwatu sits 600 feet above the sea on the peninsula of the Bukit and is one of Bali’s most spectacular temples, most often visited at sunset as it is one of the most photographed cliff temples on the island. The temple is about 20 km from Denpasar, but everyone will know where it is so you will have no difficulty getting there. The inner sanctum of the temple is magnificently perched on the edge of a step cliff that towers above the powerful wave below. The best views from the temple are from the northern and southern sides. There are many sign posted cautioning tourists to beware of the monkeys, instructing visitors to take off their sunglasses, hide their cameras and pocket their jewelry.

These signs are there for a very good reason, as occasionally the monkeys do get aggressive and there have haven even been suggestions of collusion between the thieving monkeys and the Balinese “finders” who offer to retrieve your possessions – for a finder’s fee of course. Uluwatu is one of the six most important Sad Kahyangan temples in Bali. It is believed that is location on the most south-western point of the island serves to guard the Balinese from the evil spirits of the ocean.

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OLEG TAMBULILINGAN ,A DANCE OF LOVE (a Balinese Dance).

In 1952, I Ketut Maria, a dance maestro from Tabanan regency, Bali, created a dance that is full with the spirit of love. It was John Coast who proposed him to create a new dance since he wanted to take Indonesian artists to Europe and the United State of America for a cultural exchange mission. At the time I Ketut Maria, famously known as I Mario, was around 50 years old and he felt too old and unwell to create a new dance. But after some efforts by John Coast to persuade him, he finally took the challenge. He had already taken some new inspiration but he was stuck, and had almost given up when Coast gave him a collection of books about classic ballet complete with pictures. Those books were the source of the inspiration behind the lovely traditional Balinese dance that we can still see performed nowadays.
The dancers are male and female who perform smooth swaying dance routines. They carry our imagination to a garden where the flowers are blooming and the bees are enjoying their mealtime imbibing the flowers’ essence. The dancers are transformed into bees that are attracted to each other so the male bee is chasing female so on. Flirtation happens over a mealtime which ends up into a beautiful love story where they are finally caressing each other. The whole performance creates such an intense romantic atmosphere also shows that both sexes naturally need each other.
It’s only the routines that are beautiful but also the costumes. The female dancer is wrapped in Balinese traditional fabric called prada (material with gold printed pattern) and has a long transparent yet shiny scarf attached as her wings. The colors of the costume usually bright, a combination of green, rd and yellow and her head carries a massive mountain of golden flowers. The male dancer also wears same type of fabric but with a different way of wrapping. For the male, the end of specific length of fabric is left unwrapped, the Balinese call this kancut. On the head , he wears udeng, the Balinese traditional hat while he carries a prada fan and spins it effortlessly with his right hand.
It has been many years since the maestro created the dance, but Oleg Tambulilingan still has great popularity. The beauty of the dance has successfully charmed whoever has watched the performance over years. The simplicity of the routines, that blends nicely with some routines the Balinese classic dances. Janger and Legong Keraton, show the story the creator wanted to tell clearly. The routines and the colors of what the dancers wear are just simply impressive.

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Wayang Kulit or Balinese Shadow Puppet

Sesame Street may be the ideal storytelling medium of western kids of worlwide, but the Balinese sticks to its aged-old Wayang Kulit or shadow puppets.

An oil lamp flame licks and glimmers through a thin white cloth screen as melodies air from the gamelan ensemble. A crowd gathers in front of the center of attraction. Their eyes struggle to adjust as they begin to focus in the dimly it space. Silhouettes dash across the screen to the typical knocking of wood. The dalang (puppet master) is set and his show about to begin. The screen flutters with hazy objects, moving in the time to the music. The image suddenly becomes clear as all the other puppets appear, pressed against the screen and appearing more in focus.

These shows can be magical, with audiences entranced by the shadow puppets’ movements and the beautiful sounds of the gamelan. Even though most foreigners witnessing the show won’t understand the ancient Kawi or Balinese used in the dalang’s dialogues, most are still entertained by the story. Recently, the next generation island puppet masters have twisted the custom a bit and displayed out of the box creativity, such as Nardayana and his humorous Cenk Blonk puppet characters, and many other dalangs occasionally interject some Indonesian slang, Balinese accented English, and quirky Japanese, inviting the grins of foreigners and the laughs of the locals.

Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry has many in-depth lessons and are the ideal portrayal of good conduct rooted in centuries-old Hindu text. The puppeteers themselves would easily be regarded as the island’s version of Mel Blanc, with their versatile and dynamic vocal skills. Some of the clown or battle scenes are easily reminiscent of the grotesque humor of Punch “n Judy, with the dashing and clashing of opponents.

A dalang must have among the most rare skills on earth. He must master many character voices – a voice actor on his own through a whole screenplay. He is a single person who controls the play, thus he must know the various stories and folklore and be able to cue in time with the music.

Shows always start with a simple ritual to ask for divine permission and guidance to achieve the best performance, and blessings are made also for the puppets. And it is the day of Tumpek Wayang, the Balinese 210-day Pawukon calendar system, a day for the blessing of the puppets and show items that accompany the performances.

Gifted dalangs bring the live even apparently ordinary puppet shapes, which in turn represent a distinctive character from popular Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

The usual Wayang is performed at night. Variations on this style of puppetry have been especially popular in Asia for hundreds, and possibly thousands, of years. There are special occasions when Wayang is performed in the light of day, a performance named Wayang Lemah.

In Bali, Wayang Kulit performeces involve between 3 and 15 personnel, including the puppeteer, an assistant, and the gamelan orchestra. Wayang Lemah is performed sans the kelir screen and blencong oil lamps. The dalang plays his puppets against a white cotton string that acts as a frame of the scenes, and tied at either side to an end of dapdap or Erythrina wood, stuck into a length of a banana tree.

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Candi Boko

“Keindahan Yang Tersembunyi”

foto By Barry Kusuma

Jika anda sedang bertamasya ke Candi Prambanan, tidak ada salahnya anda mampir ke candi Boko. Candi Boko berada dikawasan wisata budaya, yang berjarak 3 km dari arah selatan kompleks candi prambanan. Situs candi boko ini masuk dalam kecamatan prambanan, kabupaten sleman Yogyakarta. Anda dapat kesana dengan sarana angkutan apa saja, jika anda mengendarai kendaraan bermotor dari arah pusat kota Yogyakarta akan menghabiskan waktu kurang lebih 30 menit. Situs candi boko ini sangat indah, karena situs ini terletak diatas bukit. Dan kita dapat menikmati panorama alamnya yang cantik, situs ratu boko terletak diatas bukit pada ketinggian 195.97 meter, dengan luas sekitar 250.000 meter persegi, dipuncak bukit ini anda dapat melihat pemandangan yang indah. Karena kita dapat melihat dengan jelas Gunung Merapi yang selalu mengeluarkan asap yang terletak membelakangi Candi Prambanan dan Candi Sewu, tidak hanya itu diarah selatan anda dapat melihat panorama keindahan perbukitan dengan penuh dengan warna bangunan candi.

Yang tidak kalah menariknya adalah suasana Sore menjelang malam, atau yang biasa kita sebut dengan sunset. Matahari tenggelam di Candi boko ini sangatlah menarik, karena kita dapat melihat jelas saat matahari tenggelam. Pemugaran Candi boko pernah dilakukan sejak tahun 1938 sejak jaman penjajahan belanda, usaha itu kemudian dilanjutkan Pemerintah Indonesia sejak tahun 1952. dan sampai saat ini situs candi boko merupakan salah satu objek wisata yang menakjubkan, karena dikelola secara profesional oleh pemerintah daerah setempat. Selain anda dapat menikmati keindahan alamnya yang indah dan unik, disana juga dibangun banyak fasilitas seperti pusat informasi, ruang pamer, gardu pandang untuk menikmati keindahan alam dan candi prambanan, kamar mandi, fasilitas perkantoran. Selain itu dibangun juga fasilitas – fasilitas yang lain seperti tempat parkir, camping area, taman dan yang sangat penting adalah jalan utama untuk langsung ke Candi boko ini. Sehingga anda dapat dengan nyaman menikmati keindahan dan wisata candi boko ini.

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