Ancol...the nice holiday place

The Impian Jaya Ancol garden was a tourist attraction in Jakarta Utara. In 2006, the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden changed the name became Ancol Jakarta Bay City . As the tour region, the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden evidently has stood since the 17th age. At that time, the Dutch East Indies Governor-general, Adriaan Valckenier, had the guest-house house was very beautiful in the coastal bank. Together with the time trip, the region afterwards developed by the tourist attraction. Unfortunately, when World War II exploded was followed by the independence war, Ancol forgotten. The Ciliwung river generously spilled water and his mud there so as to change this region became dirty, dirty, and muddy. The region that originally pretty, changed to menyeramkan like the 'place' of the 'genie discarded the child'. Then, emerged the proposal so that the region is made function to the area of the industry. However, the proposal was refused unconditionally by President Soekarno. Even, Bung Karno wanted to build the region as the area of the tour. Through President's Decision at the end of December 1965, Bung Karno ordered Special Capital District Governor Jaya at that time, Dr. Soemarno, as the development executive of the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden project. This development project just was implemented under the command of Ali Sadikin that at that point became Jakarta Governor. the Ancol development carry out by to Pembangunan Jaya under the command of Ir. Ciputra.

The Taman Impian Jaya Ancol special characteristics was in the beginning of the establishment marked by the construction of the Mobil Theatre during 1970. Recreation means along with that was built increasingly popularised the existence of the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden, not only in the social circle of the capital, but also all of Indonesia. The development of various projects continues to continue up to now. The stallholder was organised, the hotel was built, the golf-course, and heterogenous the game was produced. That meant recreation means and entertainment in the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden will be increasingly complete. In following years, the procurement of recreation means and entertainment were aimed at technology entertainment means high. That was begun with the construction of the Garden region of Impian "Dunia Fantasi the" I" stage during 1985. Currently, the Impian Jaya Ancol Garden that stood to the land measuring 552 hectare, became the tourist attraction and most big and most complete game recreation in Indonesia.

Enter through the main gate Rp. 12,000/ the person, Rp 12.000/car, Rp. 10.000/motorcycle (update in September 2008 )

The tourist attraction in Ancol Dunia Fantasi Gelanggang Samudra Atlantis Water Adventure - the biggest swimming arena in Ancol. Many game facilities like seluncur with the height approximately 15-20m. In some a part, there was a pond that in certain moments made the wave big so as everyone was in this pond felt as being in sea of the Art Market of Seaworld Indonesia the coastal Marina Carnaval the Coast of the Festival of the coastal Garden of Hailai Mercure the Golf Course Ancol the Gondola Cable-car of Ice World the Island of the Fairy .

Nias... The Surfing Heaven

Nīas (Indonesian: the Nias Island, Nias language: Tanö Niha) Is an island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias (the Nias Island) Is also the name of the archipelago, containing the Hinako archipelago. It Is located in a chain of islands parallel to the coast that are separated from Sumatra by the Mentawai Strait; Simeulue Is located about 140 km northwest, and the Islands Stone are located about 80 km southeast. This chain, which resurfaces in Nusa Tenggara in the mountainous islands of Sumba and Timor, Is the forearc of the South Sumatra Basin along the Sunda Trench subduction the zone. At Nias the oceanic plate Is being obliquely subducted under the Asian Plate at the rapid rate of 52 mm a year (Milsom). Nias Island Is located at 1°6′N 97°32′E/1.1, 97,533, and covers an the area of 4.771 km² which Is mostly lowland the area of approximately 800 m. above sea the level.

Nias Is the largest of the islands off Sumatra that are part of North Sumatra province. This the area consists of 131 islands and Nias Island Is the biggest. The population in this the area Is about 639.675 people (including Ono Niha - the native inhabitant of the Island, Malay, Batak, and Chinese). Until 2003 Nias anxious an administrative regency (the regency), part of the province of North Sumatra. In 2003 it anxious split into two regencies, Nias and Nias Selatan (Southern Nias). The Dalam gulf Is the capital of Nias Selatan. Gunung Sitoli Is the capital city of Nias and it Is the center of administration and business affairs of the regency.

Nias Is an internationally famous surfing destination. The best known surfing the area Is Sorake Bay, close to the town of the Dalam Gulf, ounce the southern the tip. Enclosed by the beaches of Lagundri and Sorake, the bay has both left and right-hand breaks. The USA they wait for waves, surfers can often see sea turtles swimming below. There are also two consistent, world-class waves in the nearby Hinako Islands, Asu and Bring. Many lesser-known, high-quality surf spots with low crowds await adventurous travelers. Nias anxious part of the famous Hippie trail of the 1960s, particularly travelled by surfers, which lead to Bali. Some claim that the waves at the southern beach of Sorake are better than ones in Want. It has been the site of several international surfing competitions in the past, particularly before the 1998 Indonesian Reformation Movement. Despite the storied history of surfing in Nias, international surfing in Nias has slowed down especially (note boots specifically) due to the recent earthquakes. [1] [2] The situation Is slowly changing, however.

Isolated yet worldy, the Nias Island chain has been trading with other cultures, other islands, and even mainland Asia since prehistory. Some historians and archaeologists have cited the local culture as one of the few remaining Megalithic cultures in existence today. While this point of view is hotly debated, there is no doubt that Nias' relative geographic isolation has created a unique culture. As a culture of traders, the people of Nias find tourists to be a welcome - and historically familiar - phenomenon.
Nias best known for its remarkable diversity of festivals and celebration. The most well known events are War Dances, performed regularly for tourists, and Stone Jumping, a manhood ritual that sees young men leaping over two meter stone towers to their fate. In the past the top of the stone board is covered with spikes and sharp pointed bamboo. The music of Nias, performed mostly by women, is noted worldwide for its haunting beauty.

Gunungsitoli is home to Nias's only museum, the Museum Pusaka Nias (Nias Heritage Foundation)[3], which houses over 6000 objects related to Nias's cultural heritage. The museum had recently built a new building and had improved their storage and exhibitions when the 2004 earthquake and tsunami occurred. The museum suffered some damage to the grounds and collections, but museum staff are working to recover from this devastating event[4]
The predominant religion is Protestant Christianity. Six out of seven Niasans are Protestant; the remainder are about evenly divided between Muslim (mostly immigrants from elsewhere in Indonesia) and Catholic. However adherence to either Christian or Muslim religions is still largely symbolic; Nias continues into current day celebrating its own indigenous culture and traditions as the primary form of spiritual expression. The people of Nias build omo sebua houses on massive ironwood pillars with towering roofs. Not only were they almost impregnable to attack in former tribal warfare, their flexible nail-less construction provide proven earthquake durability.
Nias is home not only to a unique human culture but also endemic fauna which differ from other areas of North Sumatra because of the island's remote location separate from Sumatra.

To reach Nias, there is a weekly ship from Jakarta to Gunung Sitoli; there were ferries from Sibolga to Gunung Sitoli, Teluk Dalam, or Lahewa every day; before the Asian financial crisis hit Indonesia, there was a daily flight from Medan to Gunungsitoli. This became less frequent following the crisis.
Since the 1998 Reformation, however, transport links on and to the island have become poor. Internally, the road system is in a very bad condition. Externally the air and ferry links are unreliable. There are two ferry terminals (Gunungsitoli and Teluk Dalam) and an airport (Binaka, near G. Sitoli [5]) on the island, serviced mainly from Sibolga and Medan respectively. However, local ferry companies regularly go out of business (or their boats sink), so only one terminal may be active at any given time. Since the 2005 earthquake, transportation has improved to cope with the increase in travel needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts. Susi Air, SMAC, Merpati Air and UNHAS are the airlines that fly to Gunungsitoli.

On December 26, 2004 the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake struck a few kilometers north of the island, creating tsunamis as high as 10 meters. 122 people were killed and hundreds more rendered homeless.
On March 28, 2005, the island was again hit by the 2005 Sumatran earthquake, initially presumed to be an aftershock following the 2004 quake, but now regarded as the second-most powerful earthquake in the world since 1965 and twelfth-most powerful ever recorded. At least 800 people were reported dead, with the possibility of more than 2,000 casualties. Hundreds of buildings were toppled and many thousands were made homeless. In 2007, almost two years after the earthquake, there are still tens of thousands of internally displaced persons living in camps throughout Nias.
Nias's coastline has changed markedly with the tsunami and earthquake. [6] In some areas, the coast has moved over 50 m inland. In other areas, as much as a further 100 m of land is exposed from the sea. The uplift of land has been recorded as being as much as 2.9 m.
Following the earthquake, many international aid agencies have moved in to assist in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. Oxfam, Giving Children Hope, Save the Children Fund, World Vision, Surf Aid, and Caritas International are some of the international NGOs represented in Nias. UN agencies represented include UNORC, UNDP, UNICEF, UN-Habitat, WFP, IOM and UNIDO. The Indonesian Bureau of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (BRR) has a branch office in Fodo Village of Gunungsitoli.

The Beautiful Bali

Bali was an island in Indonesia, at the same time becoming one of the Indonesian provinces. Bali was located between the Javanese Island and the Lombok Island. The capital of his province was Denpasar, that was located at the south of this island. The inhabitants's Balinese majority was the adherent of the Hindu religion. In the world, Bali was known as the aim of tourism with the uniqueness of various results art-culture him, especially for the Japanese tourists and Australia. Bali was also known as the Island of the Gods.

The Balinese island was part of the Island Sundanese Kecil along 153 km and was as wide 112 km around 3,2 km from the Javanese Island. In an astronomical manner, Bali was located in 8°25′23″ Lintang Selatan and 115°14′55″ Lintang Timur that mebuat him had a tropical climate like the Indonesian part that was other. Mount Agung was the highest point in Bali be as high as 3.148 m.. This volcano finally erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur also one of the available mountains in Bali. Around 30,000 last year, Mount Batur erupted and produced the disaster that was horrifying in the earth. Be different from on the north, the Balinese southern part was the plain that was passed through rivers. The Balinese capital was Denpasar. Other important places were Ubud as the centre of art was located in the Gianyar Regency; whereas Kuta, Sanur, Se- Minyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua were several places that became the aim of tourism, both the coastal tour and holiday accommodation.

First occupants of the Balinese island it was estimated came to 3000-2500 SM that migrated from Asia. The legacy of stone equipment was from this period found in the village Choke that was located at the west of the island. The prehistoric time afterwards ended with the arrival of Hindu people from India to 100 SM. [reconciliation? ] Balinese culture afterwards received the strong influence of Indian culture, that his process was increasingly fast after the 1st Masehi age. The Balidwipa name (the Balinese island) began to be found in various inscriptions, among them the Blanjong Inscription that was issued by Sri Kesari Warmadewa in 913 M. and named Walidwipa words. Estimated around this period the irrigation system subak for planting of rice began to be developed. Several religious traditions and the culture also began to be developing in the period. The Majapahit kingdom (1293–1500 AD) that was religious Hindu and concentrated in the Javanese island, had established the kingdom of the subordinate in Bali around the year 1343 of M. Saat Itu almost all of the Indonesian Archipelago were religious Hindu, but together with the Islam arrival stood Islam kingdoms in the Indonesian Archipelago that in part caused the Majapahit fall.

Europeans who the first time found Bali were Cornelis de Houtman from the Netherlands to 1597, although a Portugis ship had beforehand been casted ashore close to the Hill cape, Jimbaran, to 1585. The Netherlands through VOC then began to carry out his colonisation in the Balinese land, but continued to receive the opposition so as up to the end of his authority their position in Bali not was as firm as their position in Java or the Moluccas. Began with the north Balinese territory, since the 1840 's the Dutch presence became permanent, that initially was carried out by pitting various Balinese rulers against each other that each other did not trust to one another. The Netherlands carried out the big attack through sea and the land against the Sanur area, and were followed with the Denpasar area. The Balinese side that lost in the number and weapons not want to experienced embarrassed because of surrendering, so as to cause the occurrence of the war to death or bellows, that involved all the good people the man and the woman including his king. Estimated as many as 4,000 people were killed in this incident, although the Netherlands ordered them to surrender.

Japan occupied Bali while World War II, and at that time a military officer named I Gusti Ngurah Rai formed Balinese troops the 'independence fighter'. Following surrendered him Japan in the Pacific in August 1945, the Netherlands immediately returned to Indonesia (including Bali) to maintain again his colonial government was proper for the situation before the war. This was opposed by Balinese opposition troops that at that time used the Japanese weapon. On November 20 1940, broke out the Margarana bellows battle that happened in the Clan village, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali middle. Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai, that was 29 years old, led his troops from the east Balinese territory to carry out the attack to death to Dutch troops that were fully-armed. All of the battalion's Balinese member was killed all of them, and made him the Balinese military opposition that was last. During 1946 the Netherlands made Bali as one of the 13 territories part of the Country Indonesian Timur that just was proclaimed, that is as one of the rival's countries for the Republic of Indonesia that was proclaimed and headed by Sukarno and Hatta. Bali afterwards also was put inside Republic of Indonesia Serikat when the Netherlands acknowledged Indonesian independence on December 29 1949. In 1950, officially Bali left his union with the Netherlands and legally to a province from the Republic of Indonesia. The Mount Agung eruption that happened in 1963, could shake the economy of the people and caused many Balinese inhabitants to transmigrate to various other territories in Indonesia. In 1965, together with the failure of the coup by G30S against the national government in Jakarta, in Bali and many areas other happened penumpasan against the member and the sympathiser Communist Party Indonesia. In Bali, was estimated more than 100,000 people were killed or were lost. Nevertheless, incidents in the beginning period of this Baru Order up to at this time did not yet succeed in being revealed .

The terrorist's attack happened on October 12 2002, took the form of the Bali Bombing attack 2002 in the Kuta tourism region, caused as many as 202 people to be killed and 209 other people of the injury. The Bom Bali attack 2005 also happened three years afterwards in Kuta and the Jimbaran coast. These incidents received international coverage that was wide because most of his casualties were foreign tourists, and caused the Balinese tourism industry to face the difficult challenge several last years.

The Balinese inhabitants approximately an amount 4 million souls, with the majority 92,3% followed the Hindu religion. The other religion was Islam, Protestan, Katolik, and Buddha. Apart from the sector of tourism, the Balinese inhabitants also lived from agriculture and fisheries. Some also chose to become the artist. The language that was used in Bali was Indonesian, Bali, and England especially for that worked in the sector of tourism. Balinese and Indonesian were the language that was widest of his use in Bali, and as the Indonesian inhabitants other, most Balinese communities were bilingual or even trilingual. Although being gotten by several dialects in Balinese, generally the Balinese community used a form of social Balinese as the choice in communicating. Traditionally, the use of various Balinese dialects was determined was based on the system of the colour chess in the Hindu Dharma religion; although the implementation of this tradition tended to decrease. English was the third language (and the main foreign language) for many Balinese communities, that were affected by the requirement that was big from the tourism industry.