Gosa Kerta

August 12, 2010 by in Activities, Bali, Destinations, Traveling Tips | Comments Off

Kerta Gosa is a building (Bale) who is part of the complex buildings of  Semarapura Palace and has been built around the year 1686 the foundation stone of power and the first holder of the throne of the kingdom of Klungkung is Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe.

Kerta Gosa consists of two buildings (Bale) is Bale Kambang and Bale Akerta Gosa. Bale Kambang called because the building is surrounded by a pond in the garden of Gili. Uniqueness Kerta Gosa with Bale Kambang is on the surface of the ceiling is decorated with a bale of traditional Kamasan style painting (a village in Klungkung) or style of puppet that is very popular among the people of Bali.

At first, the paintings which decorate the ceiling of the building was made of cloth and Parba. New since 1930 is replaced and created on the plasterboard and then on-site restoration in accordance with the original picture and still intact today. As a cultural heritage Semarapura Palace, Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang enabled to prosecute the case and a place where religious ceremonies are especially Yadnya cutting teeth (mepandes) for the children of kings.

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Kota Batu Malang

August 11, 2010 by in Activities, Destinations, Traveling Tips | Comments Off

Kota Batu is located in the highland area of Malang is suitable be used as tourist attractions. The air is cool, fresh and clean can be a place to calm the mind from the hustle and bustle of the city. Moreover, coupled with the beautiful scenery of green mountains can be a pleasant resting place. This atmosphere you can feel when visiting tourist attractions Selecta in Batu, East Java.

Ordinary cold air blanketed the city of Malang and surrounding areas, including in the town of Batu. This is the major attraction for tourists both domestic and foreign tourists. This place can be an oasis, especially for visitors who live in big cities full of pollution. Here, you can enjoy the fresh air to meet your lungs. As an addition to the refreshing pleasure, you can enjoy the panoramic beauty of nature.

One of the places visited are common sights Selecta. The strategic location with good infrastructure already gives customers the ability to arrive at this place. Selecta sights surrounded by mountains so that the atmosphere really feels natural. Various facilities are available to you and the kids, make this a place where tourism fits into the family.

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Elephant Attraction

August 6, 2010 by in Activities | Comments Off

Not only soccer, elephants at Maesa Elephant Camp has other attractions are wont to do at 08:00 o’clock, 09:40, and 13:30, such as a parade of elephants, elephants playing harmonica, an elephant playing darts against the human (throwing arrows into the balloon), massaging the elephant man, attraction of elephants to paint!

This last attraction diacungi clearly deserves two thumbs up. Imagine, in the camp
These elephants are trained to be able to paint. Not just the original painting graffiti, but they can paint like Pak Tino Sidin.

Landscape painting, flower, until the painting elephants themselves alias can be done quickly and beautifully. In fact, the elephants painting entitled “Cold Wind, swirling Mist, Charming Lanna I” made it into Guinness World Records and was awarded the Ripley Believe It or Not.

The painting, made by the eight elephants, Kongkum, Wanpen, Kamsan, Lankam, Duanpen, Songpun, Punpetch, and Pu OOD has a 2.4 meter high and 12 meters wide. Wow!

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Student Arts Competition in Tampaksiring

July 22, 2010 by in Activities | Comments Off

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited the students and participants reserved for painting and poetry competitions from around the country, to continue to hone their talents, interests, and capabilities, particularly in the area reserved for painting and poetry. Invitation was conveyed in the preface to the Book Arts Notices Children Archipelago.

In addition, the President reiterated his hope that through this contest, arts talents of young generation in the country can continue to hone and grow, so that in time could develop into Indonesia’s great writers and artists. So, National Students Art Competition is not merely as a place of creativity and artistic creation, but also a means of nation character building.

Nation character development through the Student Art Competition Notices National Level, again emphasized the theme of this year. Reserved for Student Art Competition National Level which this year was held at the Presidential Palace Tampaksiring, Bali on July 26, 2010 themed ” Nation Character Building by Art and Culture ”.

Menbudpar Ir. Jero Wacik, S.E. stressed how important it is to build the nation character early on, starting from children, from elementary and junior high school student level. Wacik says Notices National Level Art Students Competition held every year before the Declaration of Independence anniversary, as a follow-up to realize the idea of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when giving a speech in commemoration of National Children’s Day on July 23, 2006 at Taman Bunga Cipanas, West Java.

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Hundreds Mass Helding a Demonstration at Polda Bali

July 19, 2010 by in Activities, Others | Comments Off

Hundreds mass from Tabanan Bali, today staged a demonstration at Polda Bali (Bali Police Main Office). Demanded the mass ranks of the police thoroughly investigate the Bali Police suspected cases of corruption in the Tabanan regency which allegedly cost the state tens billions rupiah.

Hundreds of people from Tabanan Bali came with Balinese traditional clothes. They came to the Bali Police Headquarters with a few pieces of vehicles, complete with traditional gambelan bleganjur and dancers Joged Bumbung.

Because didn’t got permitted to enter Polda Bali court yard, hundreds mass staged a  demonstration not far from the Polda Bali  building.

In this demonstration, the mob demanded that the Bali Police thoroughly investigate serious allegations of corruption cases in the district of Tabanan. According to residents, several cases of alleged corruption were reported during this to law enforcement officials in Tabanan, do not get serious handling.

“The case of alleged corruption of the Regent of Tabanan, Adi Wiryatama, is to much and no one has seriously addressed. One of them was the alleged misuse of funds for the benefit bansos recent local elections and allegations of corruption international hospital development in Kediri which cost the state tens billions rupiah. We came to Bali Police for the security forces in Tabanan not want to prosecute cases of alleged corruption seriously and thoroughly, “said coordinator of the demo, Gusti Semadiyoga.

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UNWTO recommends Culture-Based Development

July 3, 2010 by in Activities, Bali, Others | Comments Off

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO ) recommends to the local government of Bali to develop culture-based development. Especially the development of culture-based tourism. Especially during the Bali became one of the world tourist destination due to the uniqueness of art and culture owned.

This recommendation is submitted UNWTO is also related to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to make Bali as a World Cultural Center.

Member of the UNWTO Gede Ardika said that Bali could become the cultural centers of the world so every aspect of
development in Bali should be based on culture and local wisdom which held the people of Bali. If need culture-based development  must be implemented
in the form of political policy.

“That is mean political decision made by Parliament with both local government and district-level  city” firmly Gde Ardika.

Gde Ardika reveal if Bali is able to implement the development of culture-based tourism industry in Bali will continue to grow.

Especially during these tourists often have repeatedly come to Bali because the concept of Balinese culture which is maintained.

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