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The Singapore Of Surabaya

In 1989, PT Ciputra Surya Tbk was become the pioneer of ‘Kota Mandiri’ development in Surabaya west part. The first company project is Surabaya Citra Raya Real Estate that opened in 1993. The real estate that is resides in an area with width of 1126 hectares and as the development project of the biggest Real Estate in East Java.

Now Great Image known as The Singapore of Surabaya is a cleanness, modern and green town. This luxuriant housing is built with inwrought security and safety system. Power cable tissue system, telephone and polarization of water stay underground so that if there are any repair is not necessarily dig-cover hole and done swiftly and inwrought.

It all supported by various facilities like golf courses and family club, international school, shopping market, and other. The housing area is managed inwrought by an institute. Once in a while we meet busy women to abstract grass weed, sprinkle crop by using sprayer and water faucet being attached alongside the road. They are worker woman that is visible contrast with “moderation” and a luxuriant housing image.

Following the success of Citra Raya, the Company developed several other projects to expand the existence of Ciputra Group in East Java and also other parts of Indonesia. In 1995 the Company marked the opening of 18-hole Ciputra Golf, followed by the next 9-hole in 1997 to become the most popular golf club in East Java. The Family Club adjacent to the Golf Club House commenced its operation also in 1997. Both the golf and family clubs are private clubs by membership only.

In 1998, the Company launched Graha Citra, a residential estate in the north of Citra Raya. Due to weak demand during the monetary crisis in 1998, this project was suspended until 2001. In 2003 this project was re-launched as Bukit Palma. Bukit Palma more affordable houses for middle class, therefore complements Citra Raya that provides more offers houses.

In August 2005, the Company also commenced the operation of Ciputra Waterpark in Citra Raya. Covering 4 hectares of land, Ciputra Waterpark is the largest water park in Indonesia. The Company has been through a long journey to become a major real estate player in Indonesia. It created vision on raw land and develop it for better living of the people. It successfully survived during the monetary crisis in 1998 and has been growing afterwards.

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Ranu pane Lumajang

This area has beautiful scenery. It is located in Panupane village in Senduro district, about 50 km west of Lumajang on the slope of Bromo and Mount Semeru . There are a wide variety of home stay options available.

Pane, Regulo and Gembolo / Gumbulo Lake are the fantastic lakes in Lumajang regency. Enjoy the clear water, nature scenery, fresh air, comfortable situation in these area.

For More Details Please Visit:
www.lumajang.eastjava.com

Wonorejo Dam Tulungagung

Wonorejo Dam

Wonorejo Dam is located in Wonorejo village, Pagerwojo district, Tulungagung regency, East Java province, Indonesia. It is about 12 km of the center of the city. With about 122 million meters cubic capacity, Wonorejo dam become one of biggest dam in Indonesia, even South-East Asian.

Wonorejo dam is declared in 2001 by President of Indonesia , Megawati Soekarnoputri, after built almost 9 years since 1992. Wonorejo dam has function as the power of electricity and source of drink water in East Java province. This dam is also functioned to avoid flood in Tulungagung, together with Neyama Dam in Besuki district.

Now on, Wonorejo dam is also functioned as one of tourism object in Tulungagung, beside Popoh Beach. Some facilities are built around Wonorejo Dam, one of them is Swah-Loh Resort.

Beside functioned as PLTA and as irrigation, Wonorejo Dam is also introduced as tourism object that presents comfortable and recreation facilities. In its concept, Wonorejo Dam is aimed to supply clean water in Tulungagung area and also as irrigation facility in Pagerwojo area.

As one of tourism object in Tulungagung, Wonorejo Dam is equipped with canoe, camping area, helicopter lines, fishing and standart circuits for Motocross event and off road.

With about 15 km from the center of the town, Wonorejo Dam is easy to reach. Beside that, the visitors will enjoy their journey to Wonorejo Dam, because it has beautiful scenery and completed with resort and villa with high quality. The hill is fresh with cool valley and clean air, very comfortable and pure in tropic area. Wonorejo dam is using foundry concept in a hill and has artistic value for the visitors. This tourism object is also has clean environment which can make the visitors for more longer.

Many events are held here, both in region and national level. The annually events are; national paper kite competition, motocross and 4WD OFFROAD competition, bow and narrow competition, etc.

The other mission of Wonorejo barrage is trying to develop mountain tourism concept in Tulungagung, so that the tourism concept not only in coast sector or agro business, but also the important public facilities can exposes for tourism. On day, Tulungagung is not only known as marble city, but also a city that presents many recreation places.

For More Details Please Visit:
www.tulungagung.eastjava.com

Rambut Monte Blitar

Rambut Monte

Rambut Monte tourism is located in Krisik village, Gandusari district, more or less 30 km from town Blitar. This temple is an altar for Hinduism at Majapahit Empire era. There is clear pool and big water that formed a lake. This Lake has dwelt by hundreds of scarce fish and also sanctify by the local public.

Some while, there are a few people try to fishing in this lake, or have a family recreation and enjoy the fresh air because there are many trees around the lake.

If you interesting in ancient and sacred tourism, then this tourism area is suitable to be visited.

More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com

Ledhug Suro Ceremony Magetan

Ledhug Suro Ceremony

So many ways are being used by the local government to celebrate the new year of Hijriah. At Jogjakarta there is Sekaten, at Solo (Mid Java) there is Grebeg Syuro because it coincidently come with the change of Java’s year which starting from Suro. Any other places like Sukabumi (West Java) is also celebrate this Islamic new year by doing Larung. Different with other places, in Magetan East Java, in order to attract the visitors to come, they make “Ledhug”. Lesung Suro and Bedug Muharam (Ledhug) is drum on continually and it is been combined by the sound of gong and many more instruments then make a uniqueness traditional music.

Before the process of Ledhug is begin, there is a “Prosesi Andum Berkah Bolu Rahayu”, which is the most attractive one. Thousand of societies are gathering in front of town square, struggling to take the Bolu or the bread. Before it goes on procession to go to town square, the bread is on ritual offering, because it believe that it has grace for those who eat it. Moreover, there is Jarak lawu traditional dancing which brought by the elementary students and also Magetan traditional transportation called Delman is being ride in the middle of the crowd. When the sound of Gamelan, traditional music, is presented, the Major of Magetan and other local government is taking the Bolu and welcome flower by Dyah-Bagus magetan (it is like Miss Magetan). The Bolu bread is been modified as a mortar (Lesung), Bedhug and Gong then it is spread out to the people.

Lesung suro is having purpose to celebrate the year of Saka, which starting on 1st Suro. As mention, Lesung or Mortar is a tool for pounding the rise and the object to communicate with the ancestors. Bedhug Muharram is having purpose to celebrate the new year of Hijriyah, which starting on 1st Muharram. Anyway, Bedhug for Moslem is a media for calling the people to pray to God, and Gong is Magetan industrial product, that already becomes an Exported product. Judang is a traditional equipment to carry the ‘Uborampe’from Magetan society, which want to celebrate the marriage. The main purpose for those celebration is about to dig, to cultivate and to promote magetan traditional and industrial field, in order to develop Magetan as a Tourism Object and Tourism Destination Object.

More info visit: www.magetan.eastjava.com

Sigolo Golo Cave Jombang

Sigolo Golo Cave

What make something interesting of this cave is the visitors must pass a real footpath complicated length and must take a ride the stones on the cave’s wall before reaching the cave. This journey is very compatible for visitor who loving nature and like challenge, because along the length of journey, they will pampered by the greenness of natural forest which so friendly and although on the left and right side is crevasses, but it is not fearful.

Sigolo Golo cave, is located in Sranten sub-village, Panglungan village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. It can reached using motorcycle or car, but to come to the cave, we go on foot. The cave which has 9 meters length and 10 meters width, for its development is very frequent visited because the uniquely and its history value.

From those various story about the cave, it is said that this cave is a place of Patih (docile) Maudoro meditation, Damar Wulan’s father in Majapahit era. In his meditation, Patih Maudoro always pray for people and Majapahit nation for always given safety and welfare from God, beside that the meditation is also has purpose for strength of own self spiritual in order to get good personality in his life.

Seen from its history, the moral value is what a persistent struggle in Majapahit era which being knocked by Patih Maudoro and if we implement with condition of this nation, at least Goa SigoloGolo can note a history of nation. That history needs to be byword.

Hence, it is not strange, that Goa Sigolo Golo, besides its beautiful nature, it also create a good personality of man. It is proved that this cave is become a place of meditation people with good wishes. If its intention is bad wishes, it is possible that man will get an accident, and he does not get his wishes.

More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com

Gili Ketapang Island Probolinggo

Gili Ketapang

Gili Ketapang is an island that is North Sea of Probolinggo. It has beautiful scenery and there are many sands in the east and south of this, unpolluted and bluish. There are many kinds of colorful corals. It is about 5 miles from Ujung Tembaga port and takes 30 minutes by boat. The population is 7.600, the most of them are Madurese and almost 90% are fishermen.

Beside its scenery, there is also “Goa Kucing”. According to historical, this is the rest place of Syech Ishaq, a person who spread Islam from Blambangan, Banyuwangi. At that time, there are thousands cats, but finally the cats are gone everywhere. Up to know, on Friday “Legi”, the sound of those cats is heard from the dark cave and it will lose when we are trying to find it.

The other unique of this island is people believe that this island have a mysterious power, which can move to the middle of sea. According to them, when Semeru Mountain had exploded, there was an earthquake and the land of Ketapang village had separated to middle of sea about 5 miles from Probolinggo. Because of that, people call this island “Gili Ketapang”. Gili comes from Madura language, which means, “Flow” and “Ketapang” is the name of the village.

More info visit: www.probolinggo.eastjava.com

Kemiren Village Banyuwangi

Banyuwangi – Era may go on. but do not that way with pattern and life style Tribe Using in Kemiren Countryside, Glagah District, Banyuwangi Sub-Province.

Countryside aparting around 7 Occidental direction km from the Banyuwangi downtown, still taking care of mores their ancestor heritage. It is not strange if the Government Banyuwangi Sub-Province around year of 1995 settles countryside who(which having dweller the 2663 men as Countryside Custom Wisata.

Many customs Using which still making everlasting and defended member mostly lives by having cultivation this. Like house building beraksitektur Gebyug still, house of queer Using custom of typical characteristic and has philosophy life in keeping house.

Except, pattern farms tradisonal as using wood propeller to dissipate pest still being be performed.

Marriage ceremony still using custom order which is degraded by hereditaryly, for example ceremony lamaran manten and kirab kampong circumference presently has seldom be met area Banyuwangi Town.

Do not under developed of local menariknya,warga to have some custom events which is carried out by routine per annum, for example Tumpeng Sewu or ordinary called as member

Clean Countryside

which is executed at Monday or initial Friday in Haji.

event God clean this year countryside of we having selanggarakan at 1 coming December,” say Mr. Arising, doyen Countryside Kemiren at the time of is met by detiksurabayacom, Wednesday ( 15 / 10 / 2008) morning.

Besides holding firmly mores in all day long his(its, member of Kemiren Countryside all the majority believes in this Islam also bows to its(the religion teaching.

Social relation between member intertwins solidy.

there is hajatan tetangga,kami all berduyun-duyun urun negotiates matter or simply energy,” light Mr. Arising again.

Nature of member of tending to open, friendly to make balmy of whosoever paying a visit or even lodges to this Kemiren Countryside. Do not less than tens of his(its monthly tourist pays a visit to learn traditional wisdom of Tribe original this Banyuwangi.

wish to pay a visit door of our wide open house of for who only,” clearly Child Glorious Tahrim, Head Of Kemiren Countryside.

Many art galleries becoming place learns for every tourist, unnecessary to confuse place to shelter. Because continuing Tahrim because most all member unsalariedly will pass in visitor to live in its(the house.

Even lodge for the duration of who(which sufficiently long, one week or even one month.

assist us money mas shopping?expense,” his(its continuation.

Jelling it Cultural and Custom in Kemiren Countryside the more complete with wrapping Countryside situation which still Asri with the many growing trees .

River still flowing with clearness of original water of mountain splits areal rice field encircling Countryside. Jalan Countryside also has paved even do not smoothly road(street in downtown.

Middle by countryside there is Bridge Wisata with a width of 1800 M2 beginning of its establishment as central place activity of artistry of typical of Using as Gandrung Dance or Barong. The bridge now becomes place of conventional recreation with two swimming pools becoming its(the pledge.

For go on taking care of continuity of its ancestors heritage, Countryside the Government publishs Countryside Regulation or Perdes about Custom conservation in character only manage. Including existence of Conscious Group Wisata ( PokDarWis) which will serve cordially arrival the tourists.

Even so for member of Tribe Using in Countryside mores Kemiren is ancestor book which must still be taken care of and preserveed as respect at its ancestors. They believe if its mores was disregarded by hence their threatened countryside sos.

More info visit: www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com

Lontong Balap Surabaya

Lontong Balap: Original Food From Surabaya City.

Typical original Surabaya’s food which is cooked from the rice cake, sprouts, fried tofu, Lento (made of soybean), soy sauce, fried onion and chili sauce.

Lento is made from rice peanuts/Tholo with flour, afterwards it is added with galingale, the spring onion, rough-skinned citrus fruit and adequate salt. It is formed round resembled the croquette.

Lontong Balap is full of sprouts. Lontong Balap is not served well without Kerang Satay.

Shellfish satay, ismade from the shellfish that is boiled and then it is served like satay, but without being roasted. Lontong Balap will be more delicious to eat if being added with hot soy sauce and chili sauce.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Bumbu Pecel Madiun

Pecel flavor is one of the sauce as a food supplement.
Present usually with vegetables.
this food has become a traditional food culture jawa.sudah a typical food for the people East Java.

The classic Javanese spicy peanut sauce.

Make it up in large batches because it will stay fresh in or out of the refrigerator for weeks. Then mix a few tablespoons with warm water whenever you want some gado-gado or nasi pecel.

1½ cup raw peanuts
10 small red chilis
2 large red chilis
2 tsp asem tua [mature tamarind]
6 lime leaves
2 cloves garlic
2 thumb-sized pieces of kencur
2 tsp salt
about ¼ cup gula jawa [palm sugar]

1. Fry peanuts in oil for about 3 minutes
2. Crush peanuts to a fine powery paste in a lemper
3. Remove peanut mixture to a separate container
4. Crush remaining ingredients in a lemper
5. Add peanuts and mix well.

More info visit: www.madiun.eastjava.com