Tangkuban perahu is a volcano, 25 kilometers north of Bandung direction of Lembang. This is Bandung's most famous tourist volcano just 28 km north of the city. This volcano offers many places to see and explore. Whether we look into the huge crater or hike down into it, stroll through the forest on its slopes, or simply enjoy the splendid panoramic scenery. Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is an interesting destination that everyone in the Bandung area is fond of visiting. When seen from Bandung, Mt. Tangkuban Perahu has a distinctive shape, like an upside down boat. Tangkuban Perahu means, in fact, "up-turned boat" This peculiar shape has stimulated the fantasy of the Sundanese people from early times as expressed in the Legend of Sangkuriang. Geologically, Mt. Tangkuban Perahu has played a significant role in the development of Parahyangan highlands. Eruptions have contributed immensely to the hills north of Bandung through lava flowing into the valleys and hardening into rock, thus forming big cliffs over which waterfalls leap. Likewise, mud flows have formed a semi-circular cone of gentle gradient (what geologists call "a fan"), which is now a mass that blocked the valley of the ancient Citarum River near present day in Padalarang (some 18 km west of Bandung), this caused a lake to form covering the whole Bandung plain.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
TANGKUBAN PERAHU MOUNTAIN
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Losari Beach in Makassar
All over Indonesia, there is usually a beach which means to offer we a beauty view of nightfall. This place is Losari Beach in Makassar, Sulawesi Island. The upon all sides of this beach is along north to south of this seashore creates Losari Beach means to serves we nightfall as well as morning during a single point.
Losari Beach has vital upon all sides since it lies upon a executive indicate of Makassar city. It lies along some-more or reduction 4 kilometers away. This beach can be strech simply by categorical highway of a city which is because there have been most general as well as important hotels set up along this place.
The most appropriate time for we to come as well as revisit Losari beach is around 3 to 9 PM. You can lay behind relax as well as suffer this purify beach, or if we wish to have an exercise, we can take 500 meters jogging lane along a pedestrians. Losari beach serves we purify air as well as unstoppable breeze blows, additionally a red as well as goldish object who brush faces along a beach side. Along a beach, we can additionally get normal internal dishes as well as snacks. You can get Coto Makassar, unique dishes from Makassar, as well as additionally alternative seafood which served with unique recipes of Bugis community, peculiar village in Makassar.
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