Jolotundo There are two sites on Mt Penanggungan which can be visited quite easily, that is the bathing places of Jolotundo and Belahan, it located on the western and eastern sides of the mountain respectively. Jolotundo is like a swimming pool area that located near to Seloliman village, Trawas district, and east slope of Mount Penanggungan. This site is believed has relation with King Airlangga. This temple was prepared for Udayana King from Bali who embraced Gunapriyadharmapatni prince. From their marriage, it was born Airlangga it was build in 997M.…
Month: January 2011
Tegal Regency
Tegal Tegal is one of 35 regencies and towns in Central Java province. The capital is Slawi, which is located in 14 Km aside from Tegal city. This regency is bounded with Java ocean and Tegal city in north, Pemalang regency in east, Brebes regency and Banyumas regency in south and Brebes and Tegal regency in west. Tegal regency is one of the busiest districts in Central Java. Especially around the town of Tegal or along the highway of Tegal-Slawi. In everyday life Tegal people are using Java Banyumasan Language…
Grahadi Building Surabaya
Grahadi Building Grahadi building is convention hall and the official resident of East Java Governor. See it’s a self remain as of the Dutch commissioner Dirk Van Hogendorp (1794-1798). Initially the front of Grahadi faced the river. During tea-hours in the afternoon, the occupants could see small vessels with passengers up and down the river. The small vessels used to transportation, they arrived and go by the small vessels. In 1802 the front side of building which originally faced the North, had changed into the South until the present time.…
House Of Sampoerna Surabaya
House Of Sampoerna Situated in “old Surabaya”, this stately Dutch colonial style compound was built in 1858 and is now a preserved historical site. Previously used as an orphanage managed by the Dutch, it was purchased in 1932 by Liem Seeng Tee, the founder of Sampoerna, with the intent of it being used as Sampoerna’s first major cigarette production facility. This complex consisted of a wide central auditorium, two smaller buildings in east wing and occidental and some wide barns with one floor behind central auditorium. The buildings that stay…
While Enjoying Boranan Rice
Boranan Rice Nasi Boranan or Boranan rice or Sego Boranan in Javanese, is traditional culinary taken from Lamongan regency. This culinary not already famous outside Lamongan, because it only available on Lamongan. This rice is usually sold around the urban markets in Lamongan, presented in form of Lesehan or the customers are sitting around the seller. Boranan Rice is consist of rice, seasonings, side dishes, peanut brittle or Rempeyek. The seasonings of boranan rise are made from the spices that already mashed, and the side dishes are varies, including chicken…
Rambak Industrial
Rambak Crackers Rambak is one of Indonesian side dishes or snack that commonly become cracker. Rambak is made of deep fried cow hide. Rambak industrial that become famous in East Java Province is in Mojokerto. This industrial is located in Kauman Village, Bangsal sub-district, Mojokerto. The process of making Rambak is start from drying the cow hide then boiled with lime and salt water. After expanding, cowhide will dried again to remove the water, but not become so dry. Next step is cutting. After the cutting, re-dried cowhide until completely…
Tawun Park, The Pool And The Lake
Tawun Recreational Park Tawun recreational park and swimming pool is located about 7 kilometers in the east of Ngawi city. Apart from the beauty, the park is also provides artificial lake equipped with facilities as canoes, mini animal park, fishing arena, tortoise pond, and swimming pool. In this place, the people around ar always held a traditional sacred ritual ceremony, which called “Keduk beji”. This traditional ceremony always held once a year on Tuesday Kliwon (Javanese calendar) after successful harvest. More info visit www.eastjava.com
Sragen Regency
Sragen Sragen is one of regencies in Central Java province, with the capital city of Sragen. It located around 30 KM east side of Surakarta city. This regency is bounded with Grobogan regency in north, Ngawi regency in east, Karanganyar regency in south and Boyolali rgency in west. Sragen is located on the road connecting Solo and East Java. The road is very potential for the smooth transportation of goods between the two areas. It is one of economic advantages for Sragen development. A modern plant producing chemical stuffs for…
Jawa Timur Park I
Jawa Timur Park I East Java (Jatim) Park is located in Jl. Kartika 2 Batu offers recreation tourism of new entertainment amusement for all level. It begins from children, finite adolescent until grandmother and grandfather. Of course, this tourism object has drawn up as family tour area in East Java. To get to the location, is not too difficult, because, the object only 2, 5 kilos meters from Batu city. This tourism object is about 22 hectares width with 850 meters height to sea level, save the multifarious knowledge, and…
Flora Hill Nongkojajar
Flora Hill Flora Hill of Nongkojajar is also known as Bukit Flora Nongkojajar, which located in Nongkojajar – Pasuruan, East Java. Flora Hill has often visited by students who having learned about flora or just want to have out bond activity. It provides with some facilities, such as; flower and fruit garden, coffee garden, playground, radio, tape, sound system, and out bond guide. Otherwise, the out bond activities also completed with some interesting facilities, including; slide down, military game, bear stairs, pull body, and the other interesting games. Flora Hill…