Monday, March 23, 2009

Travel Bali, ..Why not ?

Travel to Bali, why not ? Bali is once of Indonesian islands which has many beautifull art and good civilization , beautifull nature, and you can see sunrise and sunset beautifully from Kuta beach. Mount Agung is the highest place in Bali have 3.148 m long. Bali is take place beside the Java Islands. To get there from Java, you must using a ship. Cause the distance to arrived Bali from Java not long ( it is about 3,2 km ) , you may can arrived to Bali fastly by the ship.There are many important place in Bali, like a Ubud city, the center of art place in Bali . And the other place like Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are some place which using for tourism or for a rest place.

People in Bali choose to be a farmer or fisherman to accomplished their life, another like to choose as artist. Bali have many traditional music. Some of their music as same as another music in Indonesian country. “Kecak” is the famous songs from Bali. Kecak is usually play in the night. Kecak is a song like a monkey sounds. Can you imagine why kecak songs like a monkey sounds ? Well…., Bali Have many instrument music too, there are : Gamelan Jegog, Gamelan Gong Gede, Gamelan Gambang, Gamelan Selunding, and Gamelan Semar Pegulingan. Generally, Bali music Instrument is a combine from many metallic percussion Instrument ( metalofon ), gong and Wooden percussion ( xilofon ). Because social interaction, politic, and civilization in the best interaction, Bali traditional music or “gamelan Bali style” give some infulence for another place near their civilization. For example in traditional Banyuwangi music and traditional Lombok music.

One of the famous dance in Bali for tourism is a kecak dance. In 1930th , Wayan Rimbak has been accompanying with Germany painter , Walter Spies , was made this dance Inspirated from Sahyang and some part of Ramayana story.There are many dance in Bali style like a Sang Hyang Dedari, Sang Hyang Jaran , Rejang dance, Baris dance, Janger Dance, topeng dance , gambuh, Legong dance, arja , Joged Bumbung, Drama gong, Barong, Pendet dance , kecak dance, Calon arang, etc.

Actually if you want travel to Bali, let’s start it now!! Bali is enjoy place, you can see the sun very big in their beach, you can relax under the sun while you drink a cup of coffee. You can spend your time , see the blue beach , you can breathe ……breathe…..and breathe……and relax from your business that make our crazy. Relax from the city, going to the nature . Breathe a long- long time you want. That’s its……….!!!!
Don’t spend your time to travel Bali !!!



Travel to Borobudur Temple , One of the Wonder in the World

Borobudur is one of the wonder in the world. Borobudur is a famous temple take place on Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur is a buddishm temple, was made by the follower of Buddishm Mahanayan Religion. This temple was made in 800th ( possibly ) when the campaign of Syailendra was hold. Borobudur is a big temple. If you see this temple from the front , you may see this temple like a mount. Very – very big temple….!!!. Maybe Borobudur is the biggest temple in the world. Many theory tried to explained why this temple called Borobudur. One of the theory explained that Borobudur name was made from “Sambharabhudhara” , its means “ gunung” ( mount ). And another theory give the respond that borobudur name was made from “ bara “ and “ beduhur “. Bara means the complex of temple and Beduhur means “tinggi” ( tall ).

The shape of Borobudur temple like a mount, or In Indonesian say punden berundak . There was six floors like a square, three floors with round form, and the main stupa as a top of the temple. Borobudur have no room like another temple that we see. But , Borobudur have many long path using for the way. This path are almost narrow , you must be carefull to walk on it . In this path might be Buddha follower have done their ceremony religion walked arounding the temple. The building have no room and made from many floors, estimate from evolution of punden berundak building, the natural form from Indonesia since prehistory time.

There are many even making a Borubudur temple. In the first even, Borobudur was building on 750th - 800th (possibly). In the first step, Borobudur was staked like a piramyd. But the construction was changing. Second even, widening the foundation, and other steps in this even. Third even, many stupa was built at the top of the steps with a big stupa on the center. Fourth even, there are some changing In made a relief and the other.

Well…..,,, Borobudur is a nice temple. Was made In hundred years ago with a history in their relief making us go back in the pass time . If you like history , I recommend you to travel Borobudur temple. You can learn Indonesian story from its relief. What happened in the last time ?, why the Borobudur temple is so big ? For what that Borobudur temple was built ? You can answer this question…..