Suatu Pagi di Pantai Kenjeran Surabaya

Kontes Perahu Tradisional

Kenjeran lama (Bulak Kenjeran)

Surabaya

Hari minggu ini 19 Juni 2011 terasa sedikit berbeda dari hari-hari minggu biasanya. Ya, suatu even akbar sedang digelar, lomba perahu hias traditional. Bukan hanya hiasan perahu, para peserta juga diharuskan unjuk kebolehan mengemudikan perahu layar. Adu cepat antar perahu tradisional menjadi acara utama dalam kontes kali ini. Perserta hanya dibolehkan menggunakan energi angin sebagai penggerak. Melalui rute yang cukup panjang dan berliku dibutuhkan skill dan pengalaman yang cukup untuk mengemudikan. Berbeda dengan lomba perahu selancar angin dimana pengemudinya hanya satu orang, dalam lomba perahu tradisional satu perahu dikemudikan oleh tiga orang. Peserta lomba kebanyakan terdiri dari para nelayan sekitar pantai kenjeran surabaya. Layar perahupun indah dihiasi berbagai lukisan dan tulisan mulai dari bonek, manohara sampai Dani Pedrosa. 

Arena bermain anak

Kondisi pantai yang padat pengunjung ternyata tidak menghalangi minat anak-anak untuk bermain. Sebagian bermain lompat-lompatan dari perahu. Mungkin inilah cara pelampiasan mereka setelah setahun penuh belajar. Maklum pada minggu ini liburan akhir tahun ajaran dimulai. Orang dewasapun tak mau kalah, mereka ikut bermain layang-layang bersama anak-anak. Yang unik adalah sebuah layang-layang berbentuk tokoh Sakerah. 

Warung pinggir pantai dan penjual souvenir.

Yang unik jika kita berkunjung ke pantai kenjeran lama di daerah Bulak Kenjeran adalah warung-warung tepi pantai. Ada beberapa warung yang letaknya tepat di tepian garis pantai, jadi kaki pengunjung dapat terkena percikan riak gelombang yang mencapai pantai. Namun pada saat surut tidaklah demikian karena air laut menjauh dari tepian pantai. Sembari menikmati bakso atau lontong kupang pengunjung bisa menikmati aktivitas perahu nelayan yang beralih profesi menjadi perahu turis saat hari libur tiba. Untuk menyewa perahu juga tidak mahal. Untuk hari libur tarifnya mencapai sekitar 60 ribu rupiah. Bandingkan dengan hari biasa yang hanya sekitar 20 ribu rupiah saja. Para penumpang biasanya berombongan menyewa perahu. Banyak pula rombongan keluarga yang menyewa. Perahu pengangkut rombongan turis domestik dilengkapi dengan motor tempel disamping layar sebagai penggerak. Biasanya motor tempel dipakai pada saat start dari bibir pantai karena harus melawan gelombang kecil pantai kenjeran Surabaya. 

Tak ketinggalan para penjual souvenir dan mainan anak-anak juga ikut memeriahkan suasana. Yang menarik adalah souvenir dari bahan sandal yang dibentuk menjadi rumah mini yang lucu. Juga souvenir berupa hiasan dari bahan kerang-kerangan. Selain itu aneka makanan dan kudapan, yang khas adalah aneka jajanan dari satwa laut seperti tripang, kerang dan ikan. 

Hindu Temples Maker Glory of Ancient Java

When you trip to Yogyakarta, spend time to visit one of the UNESCO world heritage site and the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia, Prambanan. Prambanan temple is a building that was built in the 10th century during the reign of two kings, Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung.
Rose as high as 47 meters (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire to show Hindu triumph in the land of Java. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, 40 km west of Surakarta and 120 km south of Semarang, just on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. In the center area of this temple was built park.

There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple. Once, a man named Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Because of his love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso make 1000 temples with statues in one night. When the request was nearly completed Jonggrang asked the villagers to pound rice and make a big fire that created an atmosphere like the morning sunrise. Bondowoso who only completed 999 statues cursed Jonggrang be a statue of the 1000 because he felt cheated. By many Prambanan temple is often referred to as Loro Jonggrang.
In 1733, this temple was found by the CA. Lons a Dutch nationality. Then in 1855 Jan Willem IJzerman started to clean and move some rocks and soil from the temple room. Some time later Isaac Groneman conduct large-scale demolition and temple stones were piled haphazardly along the River Opak. In 1902-1903, Theodoor van Erp keep parts prone to collapse. In the years 1918-1926, followed by the Bureau of Archaeological (Oudheidkundige Dienst) under PJ Perquin in a more methodical and systematic, as known to his predecessors did removal and demolition of thousands of rock without thinking of the restoration effort back. In 1926 De Haan continued until his death in 1930. In 1931 replaced by Ir.V.R. van Romondt up in 1942 and later handed over leadership of the renovation was the son of Indonesia and it continued until 1993. Many parts of the temple is renovated, using new stones, because many of the original stones were stolen or reused elsewhere. A temple will only be restored if at least 75% of the original stone is still there. Therefore, many small temples are not rebuilt and only looked foundation course.

Prambanan temple has three main temples in the primary yard, namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. The three temples are a symbol of Trimurti in Hindu belief. All of them face east. Each main temple has accompanying temple facing to the west, namely Nandini for Shiva, Swan to Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. In addition, there are two temples wedge, four-color temples, and the four corners of the temple. In the second there are 224 temples. Entering the Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building, you'll see four rooms. One main room contains a statue of Shiva, while the other three rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (Shiva's son). Durga is touted as the statue of Roro Jonggrang described in the legend above. In Vishnu temple located in the north of Shiva temple, you will only see one room containing a statue of Vishnu. Similarly, Brahma temple located on the south side of Shiva temple, you will only find one room with a statue of Brahma. Quite attractive accompanying temple is Garuda temple that is located near the temple of Vishnu. This temple keeps a story of half-bird human being named Garuda. Garuda is a mystical bird in Hindu mythology, who was gold, white face, red wings, beak and wings like eagles. It is estimated, the figure is Hindu adaptation of Bennu (means 'rises' or 'shining', usually associated with the god Re) in ancient Egyptian mythology or Phoenix in Old Greek mythology. Garuda succeeded in saving his mother from the curse of Aruna (Garuda is born handicapped brother) by stealing Tirta Amrita (holy water of the gods) Prambanan also has panels of relief describing the story of Ramayana.According to experts, the relief is similar to the Ramayana story is revealed through oral traditions. Another interesting relief is Kalpataru tree that the Hindu religion is considered as a tree of life, sustainability and environmental compatibility. In Prambanan, relief of Kalpataru tree is described middle flanking a lion. The existence of this tree makes experts consider that the people of the 9th century had wisdom to manage its environment.

On May 27, 2006 earthquake with a strength of 5.9 on the scale hit Bantul and surrounding areas. The earthquake caused great damage to many buildings and death in the population there. One of the badly damaged building is the Prambanan complex, especially the Brahma temple. Until now, the improvement is still underway, and some of them already completed.

How to get there?
To achieve Prambanan, quite easily, with a variety of flight options you can get to and from downtown Yogyakarta warm, you can rent a car or a taxi headed to Prambanan temple with a travel time of about half an hour.
Source: Prambanan Temple in YogYa

Trance Dance

A piece of story....from the Land of Gods
In Bali Indonesia the dance is not just a culture, 
it's a worship, it's a live of the people.
So, watch these my favorite dance ever...
Kecak dance....from Bali


This trance dance called "Reog Ponorogo" with
traditional javanesse house in background


This is a part of "Kuda lumping" trance dance...the dancer eating burning coal!

Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater is located at the peak of Mount Ijen, which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Mount Ijen is located on the east side of Mount Merapi (in East Java also has mountains which have the same name with the mountain in the Mount Merapi in Central Java). Tourism Regions or crater Ijen Park Nature Reserve is located in the subdistrict of Licin, Banyuwangi and Sub Klobang, regency.

Ijen Crater lies at an altitude of 2368 meters above sea level. What's interesting is this crater is located in the middle of the largest caldera on the island of Java. The size of the caldera about 20 miles. Size own crater approximately 960 meters by 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters. This crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall.

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Why crater is one of the most acidic crater in the world? Do you know how many degrees of acidity (pH) of this crater? This crater has a very high acidity level that is close to zero so that the human body can dissolve quickly. In addition, the temperature of the crater that reached 200 degrees Celsius increase amazed by this huge crater. However, behind the numbers that make these fears, it presents the enchanting beauty of this crater is also amazing. The beauty of what you can get in the crater?

Enchantment Beauty crater

Ijen crater from the top of Mount Ijen looks very beautiful. This crater is a large lake with a bluish-green mist and sulfur fumes which are very charming. In addition, cold air with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, and even can reach a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, will add its own sensation. A variety of plants that exist only in the plateau can also be found, such as Edelweiss Flower and Pine Mountain.

At early morning, when the sun began to shine crater area, beautiful scenery you can enjoy. Ijen Crater bluish green will be added to the golden sunlight that bounces in the crater. Stunning scenery you can also get to see the enchanting beauty of nearby Mount Merapi. Mount Merapi have a similar shape to Mount Ijen. The most appropriate moment to witness the beauty of Ijen is in the morning.

To get to the crater, you have to down a path along the caldera cliffs. Do not forget to bring life cover because sometimes sulfur smoke blown through the track. You can also surround the caldera in the region which takes around 8 to 10 hours on foot.

Sulfur miners Traditional
One of the attention of visitors at the crater area is a traditional sulfur miners. They boldly approached the lake to dig sulfur with simple equipment and then carried by the basket.

This sulfur miners take sulfur from the bottom of the crater. Here the smoke is thick enough, but with nose closing to the degree necessary equipment such as gloves, they are still looking for molten sulfur. The molten sulfur obtained from the pipe leading to the source of volcanic gases that contain sulfur. This gas flowed through a pipe and went out in the form of molten sulfur are red. Once frozen sulfur yellow.

After the sulfur is cut, the miners would carry it through the path. The loads carried enough weight between 80 to 100 kg. The miners are accustomed to bear this heavy burden as he walked the path on the caldera cliffs down the mountain as far as 3 miles.

Towards crater
You can reach the crater through two alternative routes. Here is a route frequently used by visitors to Crater of Ijen:

From Banyuwangi
This route is more difficult to pass due to poor road conditions. Usually used by the climbers for climbing route of Mount Ijen. This route can be reached from Banyuwangi, then headed to Licin District. From Licin to Jambu and then to Patulding. From Patulding you walk through the trail and the caldera cliff as far as 2 kilometers to the crater. The total mileage of this route is 38 kilometers.

From Bondowoso
This route is more easily passed because road conditions are good and relatively smooth. This route can be reached from Bondowoso, then headed Wonosari, then to Sempol and finally to Patulding. From Patulding you walk through the trail and the caldera cliff as far as 2 kilometers to the crater. Mileage of this route is 70 miles with views of pine forest coffee trees and charming.
You can go Bondowoso and Banyuwangi with public transportation from Surabaya.Distance from Surabaya to Banyuwangi Bondowoso and approximately 200 kilometers. For security reasons, the crater was closed starting at 14.00 because of the intensity of the toxic fumes of sulfur increases after that hour.


Ijen Crater
Ijen Crater is one of the charms of natural beauty of Indonesia. Many foreign tourists and local tourists visiting the region Ijen to witness the charm of natural beauty and uniqueness of the traditional sulfur miners in the crater. You are interested to visit him on vacation this time?

Beach of Balekambang, East Java

Beach of Balekambang

Malang-East Java

The beach is located in District 
Bantur Balekambang 65 km, 
south of the city of Malang. 
Balekambang beach is quite 
beautiful and charming. This is 
also supported with adequate 
facilities, parking area, camping 
ground, souvenir shops, 
restaurants, toilets, information 
office, sedeharna bungalows, swimming pools and earth 
scout camp, praying and marquee. Sloping beach is filled with 
sea corals, which stretches along the 2 km with a width of 200 
meters towards the sea, during low tide, it will be visible on the 
water underneath various types of small ornamental fish that 
diverse. In addition, offshore islands appear three in a row to
 the west, Ismoyo Island, and Island Anoman Wisanggeni. 
Just above the Ismoyo Island stands a temple, named Pura
 Luhur Amertha Jati. To reach this temple, you can through a 
bridge footpath with a width of 1.5 meters. In the month 
of Suro, Cote Balekambang quite busy in coming to tourists  
both from domestic and foreign. There are special events
 at the beach this Balekambang namely Ceremony Surohan 
(Suro'an) and Jalanidhi Puja ceremony.

Getting There
This beach can be reached via the District 

and Sub Gondanglegi Bantur, proceed to the village or 

through the District Kepanjen Srigonco, District Pagak turn

 left toward Sub Bantur to use the vehicle, either car or 

motorcycle.

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Where to Stay
In the vicinity of the beach area there are 

simple bungalows you can rent. If you decide you 
want to do camping, it is also available around the 
camping ground  Balekambang Beach area.

Dining Guide

You can dine at food stalls located in the beach area 

Balekambang.

Things to See or Do

In this beach you can perform a variety of activities, from enjoying the beautiful sunset that sometimes appear on the sidelines of the three small islands on this coast, walking towards the temple located on the island of Ismoyo or just play water.

Souvenir

You can buy souvenirs at the souvenir shops located in the coastal area Balekambang.

Tour 

You can walk to the beach araound

Tips

• Be sure to check your vehicle's engine performance to be safe and comfortable journey.
• Do not forget to bring a change of clothes and other supplies such as sun block, hats and more.

Ecotourism Mangroves Wonorejo Surabaya

On an area covering 871 hectares that are in Sub Sukolilo Rungkut, Gunung Anyar and Mulyorejo Surabaya, continued greening of mangrove tree planting.

Each year the targeted planting of mangrove trees reach 50 thousand rods, with an area of 10 hectares.  Currently these mangrove areas have become attractive natural sights to visit.

Located in Surabaya, East Coast region, Ecotourism Mangroves Wonorejo (EMW) offers rehabilitation, education, and recreation. Local managers named bapak Joko Suwondo have imposed a system to track the package tours, so visitors can better enjoy the tour comfortably.

To achieve the rich sights of natural beauty, the visitors have to travel about five miles from the Bridge MERR II-C that exist in the area of Pondok Nirwana or STIKOM Surabaya.

From the bridge, visitors walk to the east past the IPH School, Orenz taxi stands, to find a direction toward the EMW. Mileage from that point until about 2.5 miles to location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

      

To find the natural wealth in Wonorejo Mangrove Forest, visitors should be down by boat. During the stay in the boat, guests will be guided by the local youth tour guide.

After the trip, visitors will be invited to the secretariat of tourism agencies in the District office at Jalan Wonorejo 1. There, the manager has prepared a variety of products Wonorejo residents work for the visitors.

On the other hand, for marine species population of monkeys or long-tailed monkey is not extinct, District Rungkut long-tailed monkey transfered to the conservation of mangrove forests in Wonorejo. Not only enjoying the Mangrove tour while boating, but the visitors also can be friends with the animals living around the mangrove.

Watch in sequence these video below .......

The Departure

 

Go Boating

The Jogging Track

For the time being, this site is open only during the weekend and holiday, starting 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. But, in Feb 2011 when the restaurant near gazebo established then it planned  to open for tourist for the whole day in a week.

Interested? Please visit and enjoy Ecotourism Mangroves Wonorejo are still the only tourist in Surabaya mangrove. The town 
is known to be very busy and always crowded, but it still store a natural attractions that can release you from your busyness and fatigue.

Eye of the Tiger

Want to know how you feel when face to face with the tiger? Her green eyes glared wow !... ..chilling goose bumps. Maybe it was an instant feeling of each prey to the king of the jungle before the sharp fangs tore apart the flesh. So brutal .... but you can feel his eyes with so close without having to lose your life. Just come to the tiger cafe in the TS II Pasuruan Indonesia. There, while enjoying nice food and beverage you can settle eye to eye with the king of the jungle. 20 mm thick sheet of glass is enough to protect your life .........So, watch this video!

Tips. Choose a seat by the pool, there are attractions in progress. Arrive at about Tiger eat time  ... what I know at 15:30. Have a nice try ..!

Santet or Indonesian Black Magic Evident

The medical world has grown so rapidly. Then was it partly stems from the

 tradition of traditional medicine smell "mystical"? 

Is black magic really exist? Is it possible to believe, the pain suffered by a person because there are nails, hair, pellet, or the graveyard, in the stomach and chest? The answer can be found at the Health Museum, located on Jl. Indrapura 17 Surabaya.Yes, the museum is often referred to people as a museum of witchcraft, it is enough to provide a scientific record of the results of health research that flourished in this land of emerald equator. In one room sits, there is a special display case that holds all things related to witchcraft. 

There is a bowl-shaped pottery witchcraft tools and puppets of people with stomach stuck a nail. There is a rotten egg, hair, thread, and more. "Instruments of witchcraft that we get from the original witches. Meanwhile, around him are goods which succeeded in out of body people affected by black magic, "said Mubaroch, Head of Information and Library Network Subbid Sisjakkes Center (Center for Research and Development of Health Systems and Policies). In addition, there are the scanned picture of a baby that looked full of plug pins on the chest and stomach. There's another photo scans showing three buckshot lodged in the ribs adults. This fact, he said, clearly illustrate that story around black magic really exist in the realm of our health sciences. He is not a figment story. In fact, medical cases like this sometimes untouchable modern medical technology. "The treatment would only be reached by another road, with the power of science a kind of a more positive," he added.  In the other
corner of the same room we can meet a couple of mystical doll called Jailangkung and Ninik Towok . Usually people use it as a medium for calling the spirit of the ancestor in order to get the mystical information or for healing from severe illness. 


So, why you not spend time to meet them all at Musium Kesehatan Surabaya....C Ya!

Source: http://dongengdalam.blogspot.com/search/label/Heritage

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