Friday, May 29, 2009

Tamansari garden is the kingdom of Yogyakarta

Tamansari garden is the kingdom of Yogyakarta, which functions as a place of meditation and self-enlightenment. Tamansari is a quite interesting place to visit. location not too far from the Sultan's Palace which is a major tourist city has several specialty.
Tamansari building located in the relatively intact and support the very existence of tourism.
Tamansari of Portuguese-style architecture, so that the building has an art and architecture of Europe is very strong, but the symbolic meaning of Java be retained. If we observe, meaning more dominant element of Java.
Tamansari built during the Sultan Hamengku Buwono I or around the end of XVII century M. Tamansari garden is not only the kingdom, but this building is a complex consisting of a bathing pool, canal water, special rooms and a pool large.

Tamansari garden is the kingdom of YogyakartaThe above is a part used for the Sultan and his family have fun. This section consists of two ponds separated by a terraced building. From pond water spray shaped animals typically. Building a pond is very unique with a vase of flowers inside.

Tamansari garden is the kingdom of Yogyakarta_001Tamansari indicated a building with a little alone. This room consists of a building to function as a place to retreat Sultan and his family.

Tamansari garden is the kingdom of Yogyakarta_002Kenanga Island is building a high-functioning as a place of rest and observation. The building is on Tamansari. Tamansari if viewed from this place, the building seems a lotus flower in the middle of the pond is very large.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Watu Dowo, the courage test in Indonesia tourism

Watu Dowo, the courage testWatu dowo or stone long, located on the south coast Timang, Sidoharjo village, Tepus District , Gunungkidul District, 70 km from Yogyakarta.

Watu Dowo, the courage test_001Watudowo is a coral reef by a separate beach. to be able to reach the crossing with a rope.

Watu Dowo, the courage test_002Strap that connects the mainland with the stone has a simple tool to cross over.

Watu Dowo, the courage test_003In this place, we can test how big a challenge with courage we get across to the rock with the rope.