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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Go !!!!! Visit Sumatra Selatan

Lubuk Linggau
Lubuklinggau is Lahat town, gateway to Pasennah Highlands. Dotting this mountain plateau are carved megaliths, tombs, pillars and other stone ruins thought to date from date 100 A.D. These are considered the best examples of prehistoric stone sculpture in Indonesia. Oddly shaped rocks have been fashioned into figures of armed warriors riding elephants, wrestling buffaloes or fighting snake. There are dolmens, sanctuaries, colored painting, and other works of art in the area of volcanic Mount Dempo.
Sulap hill is located in the east south of Lubuk Linggau, and become one of nature tourism objects also as the center of recreation and resort with 68.593.18 hectares width. This area is stayed at 471 m on the sea level. There is an irrigation construction in this town, which built by the Dutch in 1941 for irrigation. This water irrigation is come from Kelingi River. 

Musi River
Musi River is both very broad as well as long, comparable to those found on the big island of Kalimantan, formerly Borneo. The river flows right through the city, cutting it in two halves called the Ulu bank and the Ilir bank and linked by a bridge of considerable size and length, called Ampera Bridge. If the visitors do not care to make an interesting or unique boat trip down the river, they could still take a walk halfway over the bridge to see the vast panorama surrounding them, rare at any other place in Indonesia. Down below they will see unbelievable traffic of boats, big and small, crisscrossing water lines without accidents as if steered by the most able navigators. From the same spot both halves of the city are clearly visible as well. And if the times were right, sunrises and sunsets as witnessed from the bridge would be an unforgettable sight of beauty. Worthwhile noticing are the floating restaurants and shops on both sides of the river, and other curious scenes of daily habits of the city's inhabitants.
There is an annual event, which is held around the Independence Day, each 17th of August, and is known as Bidar Race in which boats measuring 24.5 m long and only 0,75 m wide compete. Each boat carries as many as 50 oarsmen.

"Limas", the traditional house
Another interesting item to see is Limas house, which are still found, scattered over the province, most of them built on riversides, however, not facing the waterfront. The daily household activities can be done in full privacy, out of sight of passers. These very ornate wooden houses that built on stilts have rather sizable measurements from 15 to 20 m width and from 30 to 60 m length. A good part of the house has hand-carved columns, door and window frames and cross ventilation between the rooms by placing wooden panels with flow-through carvings just below the ceilings. Indeed, it would almost be a must to observe the architecture and style of these Limas houses, some of them open to the public. 

Ampera Bridge
The bridge that spread above Musi River is becomes the main characteristic of Palembang city. It was built on 1962 - 1965. Ampera Bridge has 78m high of tower. However, the special feature of this bridge that it can be opened and closed, the mechanism is no longer working, whereas is fact, it is the only bridge in Indonesia with the open-and-closed mechanism. Now it is only history. The bridge has to be lifted up of the middle shares each time there every king sized ship, with height above nine meters, will pass by quickly. Both for going to downstream and also which going to the upstream.

Mount Dempo
Mount Dempo is one of the natural tourism objects in Pagaralam. It is the highest peak in South Sumatra and might be reached directly from Palembang by car, after spending 6 hours more or less for about 295 kilometers. Grown in northern Sumatra (Indonesia) Highlands. The liquor tends to be light with a hint of body and meatiness. Dempo Volcano is located at Lahat Regency, South Sumatra Province while little part belongs to Muna Regency of Bengkulu Province. Geographically, it lies at 04° 02'' SL and 103° 08'' EL. The volcano has two peaks called Dempo and Merapi. The highest peak names Merapi with 3173 m high above sea level, while Dempo is about 3049 m. Dempo is a prominent 3173-m-high strata volcano that rises above the Pasumah Plain of SE Sumatra. Remnants of 7 craters are found at or near the summit, with volcanism migrating to the WNW with time. The historically active summit crater of Mount Dempo contains a 400-m-wide lake, located at the NW end of the crater complex. Historical eruptions have been restricted to small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ash fall near the volcano. The big city close to the volcano is Pagaralam. Flight from Jakarta or Bandung to Palembang is the easiest way to reach this city. From Palembang the trip can be continued by car to Pagaralam or Dempo Plantation. Dempo Tea Plantation is the highest village about 1650 m. From this village, visitors start to climb and usually spend the night at Sawah Highland (3000 m) where lots of springs running into. 

Punti Kayu Natural Pine Forest
This recently built recreational complex covers 50 hectares area, consist of four parts: an amusement park, a recreation park, a natural forest, and a man-made lake. In this complex are to be found a children's playground, a cultural park, a souvenirs shop, restaurants and an information booth. Because of its proximity to the capital and easy accessibility, this complex actually caters mainly to the local inhabitants of Palembang city, however, international tourists may enjoy passing a calm day here to watch urbanites amuse themself.

Curup Tenang waterfall
It is the highest waterfall in South Sumatra, located near Bedegung village in Tanjung Agung district, about 56 kilometers South of Muara Enim Regency. Rich in the number of small as well as big rivers flowing through this province, waterfalls of various sizes come with them too. Tenang_ waterfall where the water smashes down from 90 meters height into a deep pool and further downstream in a strong current. It can reach by public transportation and takes 2 hours from Palembang, however, less by private car. The Muara Enim regency, two hours from Palembang, is a land of rivers and waterfalls.

Kemarao Island
Kemaro Island is a tiny delta of Musi River, located about 6 kilometers downstream of Ampera Bridge. There is a Chinese vihara (klenteng Hok Tjing Rio) on it. Kemaro Island lies between the industrial areas of Sriwijaya Fertilizer Plant and Pertamina Oil Refinery in Plaju and Gerong River. Forty kilometers from Palembang, Kamero Island is a popular recreation site in the middle of Musi River. On the island there is a Buddha temple that often visited by Buddhists to pray or to visit the graves. Beside that, there is also mean of foretelling one's life and marriage. A great religious event Cap Go Meh is held in Kemaro Island every Imlek New Year.

Ranau Lake
Ranau Lake is located in Banding Agung district, 125 Km from Baturaja, the capital of Oku Regency. Ranau is an 8 x 13 km caldera partially filled by the crescent-shaped Ranau Lake. It is surrounded by hills and has mount Seminung background. Beneath the Mount Seminung, there is a source of natural warm water. A morphologically young post-caldera strata volcano, Mount Semuning, was constructed within the SE side of the caldera to a height of more than 1600 m above the caldera lake surface.
For most people, Ranau Lake is the climax of a visit to the western highlands of South Sumatra. This blinking Crater Lake is located in the old caldera of Mount Seminung (1340 meters), an active volcano on the border of Lampung province. It's 16 km long and 9 km wide, and has a depth of 300 meters. The climate in these highlands is nice cool and the remote location offers wealthy vegetation, crystal clear water and beautiful trips to a nearby fall, hot source and an island in the lake. However the lake is very popular among the local population in the weekends, it's not spoiled by tourism yet.

Putri Cave
The cave is situated at the edge of Padang Windu Village, Pengandonan district, about 35 Km from Baturaja. It is 156 m long and 8-20 m wide. The maximum height is 20 m. There are many stalactites and stalagmites and a stream in the cave, which empties into Ogan River. The rocks can be very slippery once in a while, so good shoes with a good profile are not to be forgotten. Guides with lights and torches guide the visitors and give detailed information (mostly in Indonesian) about legends, which are strongly connected, to the caves. The main cave is about 150 meters long; the widest point is about 15 to 20 meters. In some places the ceiling is 12 meters high, on other places only 1,5 meters. The ceiling is scattered with hundreds of bats; when light disturbs them, they will fly out all together and just miss the visitors. To enter the deeper parts of the caves you have to be slender enough to pass very narrow points. Legendary stories tell about a king which had his palace in this cave, and every room has it's own story. The stala

Bukit Siguntang
Bukit Siguntang of about 27 meters high from the sea level lies at the western part of Palembang city. During Sriwijaya era it became a holy place for a Buddhists. Based on the historical event, there lived, about 1000 Buddha monks on the hill. Up to now Bukit Siguntang hill has still been considered as a sacred place. In 1920, it had found Buddha statue in Amarawati style and supposed from 11th centuries A.D. This statue put in Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Museu, beside Kuto Besak Fortress. There are sacred graves on the top of Bukit Siguntang. One of them is Sigentar Alam grave that become the oath place of the pilgrimage. According to the legend, Sigentar Alam is a King in Sriwijaya period. Nowadays, Bukit Siguntang has beautiful scenery. 



Friday, November 5, 2010

Island Kemaro : Legend Eternal True Love

Kemaro Islands located in the downstream river musi and breadth about 5 ha, which is a delta in the middle of the river musi now become one of tourism object water.Form the background to its island Kemaro become a ritual where the famous to the foreign country and this means high start a legend in the true love between two people and culture of the period first.

According to the story, at the time of first daughter of a king named Sriwijaya Siti Fatimah married by the son of the king from the land of China named Tan Bun Ann. King Sriwijaya submit this requirement must be met by Tan Bun Ann. Requirements is Tan Bun Ann 9 provide jar must contain gold. Family Bun Tan Ann also accept the terms proposed. To avoid pirate, gold that is in the jar-jar is coated vegetables by the family without the Bun Tan Ann.
On a day trip in sailing from China to Jakarta, Tan Bun An entourage So bring on the mouth of the Musi River and accidentally when the Prince wanted to know whether the contents of the jar is ninth in the Chinese Emperor gave to the question of the daughter Siti Fatimah but after opening one of the jar and how terkejutnya know the content of the jar after the vegetables and feel ashamed in front of a potential law, the one at the jar to dispose d in the Musi River. However, when the last gucu accidentally fell and broke out, jump out of the jar is a lot of gold.

Realizing its mistake, the prince is very remorseful and plunge directly into the river to seek re-jar jar is together with Ajudan apply it for the sake of the beloved daughter. But the Prince did not appear from the Musi River in forever.
See people who are in love it does not appear from the basic river, Siti Fatimah eventually became very sad and desperate, and he decided to follow in the river to search for the Prince with his faithful lady-in-waiting and said that if he does not successfully find the Prince and a time when there are bumps that appear from the land base in this river, then there is the grave of King daughter.

End of story this search, it appeared that the right has the putrid follow the Prince to forever ago and the bumps appear on the land that is now known by the name of Kemaro.
Such as coral mound in the middle of the cemetery is the daughter Siti Fatimah, on the left and right is ajudan prince of China and the lady-in-waiting Putri. In each there is a pile of wood and roof and the stone is given any posts Nisan Font color Red and Chinese well.
This island will be crowded on the go by the visitors from both ethnic in china and abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and other countries, especially at the time of Cap Go Me (15 days after Imlek), and there is a rare tree in a tree where love is when young couples-mudi together when you carve the name of their love they say they will continue to weddings.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Bengkulu Tourism: Panjang Beach



Panjang Beach
Bengkulu Governor Agustrin Najamudin hopes that legions of foreign tourists will be drawn to the province, with Panjang Beach being the main drawcard, and coastal areas in general. Panjang Beach is a 7km long white sandy beach just 3km to the west of Bengkulu city, not to be confused with Pasir Panjang Beach in Malaysia.
Accommodation options along Pantai Panjang had long been limited, he admitted, but the government had already built hundreds of 'homestays' in anticipation of an influx of foreign sun-seekers, which were to be managed directly by the local people:
Foreign tourists who come to Bengkulu are expected to stay at locals' houses located near the beach
But he added that foreign tourists preferred to stay in the homes of local people anyway, rather than in hotels.

Bengkulu is on the map
However the plan to increase tourism would only work if local people got on board:
All people in the province have to be ready and open to welcome foreign tourists who will come because Panjang beach will be turned into an international tourism destination.
Panjang Beach
Fostering tourism was vital to increase economic welfare in the relatively backward province, and Agustrin pointed to the example of Bali, where the people were prosperous because the Island of the Gods had such a dynamic tourism industry that drew people from all corners of the world.
The people of Bengkulu had to be welcoming to tourists, he went on, and ensure that security and order were maintained.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Peacock

Peacock or latin name is Pavo cristatus also known as Blue Peacock.The male has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train," is in fact not the true tail but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. This picture also gives a rear view of an Indian Blue Peacock's tail feathers.
Peafowl (both cock and hen) have a head crest.
The female (peahen) has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long tail of the male but has a crest.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Swallow (hirundo rustica) - sepisok

Swallows have adapted to hunting insects on the wing by developing a slender streamlined body, and long pointed wings, which allows great manoeuvrability and endurance.

Like the unrelated swifts and nightjars, which hunt in a similar way, they have short bills, but strong jaws and a wide gape. Their body length ranges from about 10–24 cm (3.9–9.4 in) and their weight from about 10–60 g (0.4–2.1 oz). The wings are long, pointed, and have nine primary feathers. The tail has 12 feathers and may be deeply forked, somewhat indented, or square-ended. A long tail increases manoeuvrability, and may also function as a sexual adornment, since the tail is frequently longer in males. Female Barn Swallows will select mates on the basis of tail length.

The legs are short, and their feet are designed for perching rather than walking, as the front toes are partially joined at the base, causing the bird to display a waddling gait.

The most common hirundine plumage is glossy dark blue or green above and plain or streaked underparts, often white or rufous. Species which burrow or live in dry or mountainous areas are often unglossed brown above (eg Sand Martin and Crag Martin). The sexes show no, or only limited, sexual dimorphism, with longer outer tail feathers in the adult male probably being the commonest distinction where one exists.

The chicks hatch naked and with closed eyes. Fledged juveniles usually appear as duller versions of the adult. In Manado etnic language they call; SE-PISOK


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