Bandung-get-Partial-Solar Eclipse-on-March-9-2016

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Bandung-get-Partial-Solar Eclipse-on-March-9-2016

The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Rizal Ramli together with the Ministry of Tourism Arif Yahya agreed to make Total Solar Eclipse (GMT) 2016 which will take place simultaneously in almost all parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, as a momentum to boost the national tourism sector.

"Natural phenomena which are rare, can be used as events to increase tourist arrivals to Indonesia and to mobilize domestic tourist trips in the country that this year's target of 12 million tourists and 260 million trips" says Rizal Ramli in a press release on Monday 25 January 2016. Total Solar Eclipse event is much in demand by astronomers and researchers, the astronomical community, the photographer, as well as foreign tourists and domestic tourists, including local communities. Taking this momentum to increase tourism is a good step.

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Bandros Bus is a double-decker bus in the city of Bandung, which is provided by the government of Bandung for tourists who want to get around the city of Bandung. inaugurated by the Mayor of Bandung Ridwan Kamil coincide with New Year's Eve, 2014.

The tour bus is serving the tourists in the city, Bandros also a form of Corporate Social Responsibility of the Company in cooperation with city government. The tour bus has a capacity of approximately 30 people is maximized on the second floor, while the first floor there are only 6 stools, benches, and there is a balcony outside which can be used for stand tourists.

In addition to delivering tourists to the tourist attractions in Bandung, bus tours

are designed with a comfortable and attractive, is expected to reduce private car use so that it can reduce traffic congestion that occurred in the city of Bandung. Previously, to naming names its own bus, city government also held an open contest to name the tour bus through social network Twitter. The competition was won by Erry Pamungkas, who gave the name of this tour bus with bandros name, abbreviation of Bandung Tour on The Bus.

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Farm-House-Lembang-Bandung-West Java-Indonesia

Lembang farmhouse located at Cihideung Jl. Raya Lembang No. 108, the line is easy to reach by either four-wheeled vehicles and motorcycles. To visit this site visitors from outside Jakarta or Bandung can use rail transportation to the Bandung station then proceed to ride public transportation routes station Bandung to Lembang.

These tourist sites are in the main line Bandung - Lembang and a direction toward the other tourist attractions such as the Floating Market, De'ranch and Maribaya waterfall.

Farmhouse Lembang is an exciting new recreation area to visit with a girlfriend, friends and family. Especially during the holiday weekend, of togetherness will be more fun to enjoy a holiday in the open. presents a miniature view of the countryside, the atmosphere is a little impressed as in one of the European environment.

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Jaipong also known as Jaipongan is a dance that was created in 1961 by Gugum Gumbira. At that time, when President Sukarno prohibited the playing of rock and roll and other western music played in Indonesia, local artists are challenged to offset the prohibition rule by reviving the traditional arts.

He was inspired by folk art, one of which is Ketuk Tilu made aware and know very well the patterns of dance traditions that exist in Kliningan or Bajidoran or Ketuk Tilu. So that he can develop a dance or art that is now known by the name Jaipongan. Jaipongan dance begin appearing in public in 1974 in the Hong Kong Arts

Festival, involving the singer-dancer tatih Saleh, Gugum Gumbira as a choreographer, and Nandang Barmaya, a musician and puppeteer. When the government was trying to ban this dance because it feels inclined amoral and sensual. But instead of fading, jaipong even more popular, especially in the '80s. Jaipong dance form when it is no longer presented as a social dance like the dancers, tayub or ketuk tilu dance, in which the dancer position parallel to the spectator, but as a stage dance. Jaipong usually done by female dancers, but it can also be done in pairs (male and female).
this dance more popular and started to increase the frequency of the show both on television, celebration, and celebrations organized by the government or by private companies.

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Lake-Situ Cileunca-Bandung-West Java-Indonesia

Some people of Bandung, may be unfamiliar with this attraction, due to its location far and very narrow road to get there.

If we just talk about Situ Cileunca and never visited is certainly it does not fit, because the natural scenery offered by Situ Cileunca very beautiful with green tea plantations Malabar and three mountain standing strong, namely the mountain Malabar, windu mountain, and the mountain wayang.

Situ Cileunca located 45 KM south of Bandung and 185 KM from the city of Jakarta, Situ Cileunca at an altitude of 1550 Mtr above sea level and is surrounded by two Malabar tea plantations managed by PTPN VIII, Situ Cileunca located not far from the district Pangalengan, puddles of 180 this hectare village is flanked by two Village Wanasari and Village Pulosari.

The history of Situ Cileunca 

Historically, Situ Cileunca was private area of a Dutch citizen named Kuhlan who had settled in Pangalengan. Within its construction Situ Cileunca implemented in longer periods of time that for 7 years (1919-1926) with the stem, river flow Cileunca, forming a situ which eventually became a dam that is now named Dam Pulo.

In the Dutch colonial era Situ Cileunca  used as a source of electricity for the city of Bandung, in addition, water discharge is also used as a backup source of clean water for the city of Bandung, with a capacity of 9.89 million m3 of water.

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Tape-Bandung-Fermentation-Of-Cassava

Talking about the city of Bandung it's not complete if you have not talks about a variety of typical food of this flower city. right, in every corner of Bandung there are many decent food you should try.

Peuyeum Bandung or in Indonesian called the tape (casava) is one of the typical Sundanese food. Peuyeum based material is basically divided into two types. The first is made from cassava. This Peuyeum often found at the center of a food store. Then the second is peuyeum made from glutinous rice that has been fermented.

Peuyeum Bandung

Peuyeum (tape) normally sold by way of hang on the ceiling in a simple shop front on a side road. You can also find sellers peuyeum that walk's around. But now the roving sellers peuyeum is rarely found.