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lotuspurple69 Says: You cant go to the Baduy Dalam without tour leader who knows the area.The Baduy Dalam would not welcome strangers to their village.The tour leader would ask you to put your electronic stuffs to be stored at the Community leader's house.No radio, cellphone, tape, CD player...
ukirsari Says: A beach nearby Banten, nice yet tranquil and secluded. More pictures on my travelogue, with Andi Okta Yusiawan as a guest in photography :)
ukirsari Says: A big sculpture of lion [called Fu Sen] inside the vihara [temple] Avalokiteshvara where the worshippers praying.
ukirsari Says: The oldest Chinese temple in Banten. Built arund 1860 and successfully renovated at 1930. It's so unique place, since situated in the front of Fort Speelwijk.
ukirsari Says: What a coincidence ... I "met" Hugo Pieter Faure 'here'. This Dutch man died at Banten and the tombstone [the only tombstone I met there] tell he was born [geboren] at Bergen op Zoom, a place in Netherland which is so dear for me. Since I was here and a good friend of mine,...
Old graveyard in Fort Speelwijk
ukirsari Says: After Dutch occupied Banten, the army and navy also live here. Whenever they're passed away, buried in the backyard of Fort Speelwijk. I believe there were completed with plates who tell a bit story about the person die, but stolen by tomb raiders :(
The underground alley of Speelwijk
ukirsari Says: Find the adventurous-sense in visiting Fort Speelwijk
lotuspurple69 Says: No restaurant!You will have a dinner with local foods at the Leader's house. In their simple house, with only the dim light from "Patromak" (wahh.. I dont know the word in English).Along that dinner, the village leader and the guide would tell you about their culture,...
Benlipan Chinese Food: The biggest campignon I ever seen :)
ukirsari Says: An open street vendor which selling many kind of Chinese food. From crab to prawn, from mixed veggie to fried rice. The only one resto in front of Vihara Avalokiteshvara. Capcay [mixed veggie with champignon and mushroom. I like the champignon very much :) The biggest I...
Benlipan Chinese Food: Kelapa Puan and Kelapa Buah
ukirsari Says: What is the difference of kelapa [coconut] Puan and Buah [a whole coconut]. We got the answers; puan means more and more unripe than young coconut fiber, meanwhile kelapa buah is for young coconut. And the only one tent of food street vendor sells both of them :) Kelapa...
Circle K: Sandwiches .... roasted beef ....
ukirsari Says: We just arrange a simple one-day trip. Start from my place to direction of Banten. So, I and Eka quickly make a packing after midnite, buy roasted beef sandwiches then added it with several fresh fruits like apple and mango. Plus fresh guava and orange juices. Roasted beef...
Only 21,000 rupiahs to Jakarta - Banten vice-versa
ukirsari Says: The easiest way to go to Banten from Jakarta is using private or rent car. As happened to me and Eka, we prefer Eka's city car [Daihatsu Ceria] which is economic enough. We just buy gasoline Rp 21,000 for Jakarta - Banten - Jakarta. And of course, it's have a high mobility!
*Every corner at Great Mosque*: Juwed [Javanese grapefruit] and kurma [dates]
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ukirsari Says: Also pedestrian stalls where you can find juwed or anggur Jawa [Javanese grapefruit] sweet and sour and beware since the juicy fruit can change the color of your lips for awhile :) And you can also try kurma [dates] which imported from Iran, Egypt or Syria. Dates is my...
*In every corner of Great Mosque of Banten*: The fragrance of flowers
ukirsari Says: Well, along the pedestrian to Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin's graveyard and Great Mosque, you can see the jasmine garland stalls [also several kind of flowers] which can be used in the graveyard for worshippers. But you can also bring them home. Then several local craft like...
Mixing lingo Sundanese and Chinese
ukirsari Says: A unique lingo I found nearby Vihara Avalokiteshvara where Sundanese and Chinese mixed together :) Like the way they call a girl is 'Neng' [beloved daughter or girl in Sundanese], but they address 'Koko' [Chinese] for brother, not Aa' or Akang [Sundanese] also 'Tacik' or...
ukirsari Says: Beware to take the tollway from Jakarta to Banten at the weekend. You can get heavy traffic around mid-day since so many Jakartans have the same destination to Carita or Anyer beaches.
Long sleeve for a hot sunny day :)
ukirsari Says: One-day pack Cotton t-shirt and short pants, sandals or sneakers and ... long sleeve shirt. Maybe you feel strange; for what purpose? But for me and Eka; definetely to reduce sun-ray from our skin :) We have really tanned skins :) Sunblock SPF15 or above and pills for...
asikajee Says: Baduy tribe is very unique. It is a traditional tribe, but located in the center of civilization. Access to Baduy village is relatively easy. Using public transportation you can go to Ciboleger. This is the 'gate'. Walk around 1km from the Ciboleger terminal, you will find a...
City of water, city of histories, city of beaches
ukirsari Says: Banten can be reached within 1 - 2 hours drive from Jakarta and Serang is the provincional city of Banten. A quite tranquil place nearby tollway with several beautiful beaches [Anyer and Carita plus Banten Gulf], historical site [Banten Lama or Old Banten], national parks...
ukirsari Says: Province Banten used to be part of Province of Jawa Barat [west Java]. Now became a provincional city with their own autonomy. Talking about Banten, Anyer and Carita [the beaches] in Province of Banten, the memories always bring to Jalan Raya Pos [postweg] Anyer~Panarukan,...
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Baduy, The Remote Tribe in West Java
Baduy is a remote tribe at Banten Province in West Java area. There are 2 Baduy : Baduy Dalam and Baduy Luar. The Baduy Dalam very strict to hold their old tradition. They still believe with animisme...
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