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Visit to Orang Utan conservation
lgh Says: Ride a small canoe along the quiet river and meet a couple of local people coming back from fishing to the ridges of the conservation. Watch the dropping of Orang Utan foods and it's "fiesta" time for these orangutans.
The three major parts....part two : the riverside
belgianchocolate Says: All the way across the riverside there are pile houses. It is a complete city. The moment whe were there it was dry season and the water was really low. But that changes quickly after some rain.You will find small shops , churches , ....And on the river you will see floating...
Two attractions in this picture...
belgianchocolate Says: If you are a caucasian white male from about 1,90 meter YOU will become the major tourist attraction in town. Don't freak out if they touch you on the bus , or where ever. No harm in it. Most times they strike with a finger along you leg or arm.If you are a blond??? haha...
The three major parts....part three : new city
belgianchocolate Says: I didn't exactly new how to call this part. It is more open and it has wide concrete streets.A lot of buildings are official ones , like the house of the governor...You will also find the head office of the bni Bank.We also found this dayak-longhousemuseum. But we didn't get...
The three major parts....the center
belgianchocolate Says: To discribe Palanka raya , I have to divide it into three parts.-the center : this contains the covered marked and the markeds around the streets. The covered marked is a smelly jungle of small alleys. You can find food , clothes , kitchenware....fruit , dried fish. It is...
HOTEL LAMPANG: At the Heart of the Town
meiyergani Says: Located at the heart of Palangkaraya city, just beside the traffic light, a crossing of Jalan Ahmad Yani and Jalan Irian Airconditioned Clean room with hot and cold water bathroom, Cabel TV with Indonesian and International channel: National Geographic, etcThe price at this...
Hotel Aquarius: Most modern hotel in Palangkaraya
lgh Says: This hotel is the lattest addition to few numbers of upscale hotels you can find in Palangkaraya. Best to make reservation in advance as the hotel is often fully booked. The hotel is about 15 minutes walk to the only shopping mall in Palangkaraya where you can find a more...
Hotel Lampang.: Company behind the airco...
belgianchocolate Says: Since al the hotels in palangka raya have got dark windows and a narrow athmosphere ...this seems to be the best hotel arround. Altough this city is the capital of the 'propinsie' there aren't any international looking accomodations.After coming from The Borneo swiss hotel...
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Twice we went here...
After a week in the forrest and doing our own cooking (witch was more then okey but...) ...
We didn't had breakfast , and we had a little experience on elastic time in Indonesia it was way after noon.
- tempeh with a coconut gravy and vegetables
-a fish baked in a banana leaf. such a tender taste.
-fried minifish
-fresh water fish in al sizes....
Favorite Dish: Do I really have to choose...
the price??? 22 000 Ir. less then 3 euro. We did had dinner with three , 2 drinks each.....
And it was good quality food...
Updated Jul 18, 2003
Address: jalan S. parman 16
toko souvenir new singapure - as an example...: Dayak souvenir street...
belgianchocolate Says: They have a souvenir street in Palanka raya. This area used to be dayak. The long houses are gone and the ones wich are still living in are for tourist , the other are museums.But you can still find some dayad handcrafts. The shops are all in one street. The sell lots of...
Bali Indah: The biggest fotoshop in Palanka raya
belgianchocolate Says: For all of you who ran out of photo material already.This is the largest photoshop in palanka raya. It is a cool place and they have photomaterial - books , pencils , paper....And by cool...I mean the films are in a cool place as that is important. If your on a special...
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For us it is very strange to see females but males as well with a thick layer of cream on their face.
Well they don't want a suntanned colour. THey want to be as white as possible. So people make a mixture of ricewater and put it on their face when they leave the house for shopping. The people who can allow it buy products like the one shown in the picture.
It is whitening and nourishing. And the one with milk in it is the most expensive since cowmilc is really expensive and not available on Kalimantan. A can flown over from new zealand cost you about 12000 ir.
Updated May 26, 2004
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Favorite thing: I'm always the first to try out new things.
And you must admit , don't these little 'apples really appealing?
They just arrived at a very nice little shop where we had a break with a teh es. (the local ice tea)
I pointed out that I wanted to taste one. After a bite I was making faces. The little 'apple' seem to have a real bitterly edge. Then a big smile came on the womans face and she opened a little can full of 'sugar' with small pieces of 'orange'. Eager i plunged the 'apple' in it and took a bite. The 'sugar' appeard to be salt and the little orange things where chillipeppers.
Again faces. Then she showed me how the locals eat the things. On a plate a little bit of salt , lots of ketjap manis. But my enthousiasm was already gone.
Again , those stupid white ones were the talk of the town.
The 'apples' are named RUJAK (thank you miss @rie -ukirsari-)
Updated Jul 17, 2003
We arrived in the evening.... and after banjarmasin it seemed much more an european city. The people aren't as extravert as in banjarmasin. It felt like a cold shower. But the next day the city opened...
Palangka Raya is the capital city of the Central Kalimantan Province, situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers. The population of the municipality is 170,761. Kalimantan Tengah (Central...
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