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26 Desember 2010

Jakarta Old Town Tour, Part 2

Every town has its own charm, as well as Jakarta. in Jakarta you will find not only modern building, but also the remnants of past-style mix of Dutch, Chinese, Arabic and Malay.
Entering this area you will feel taken with a time machine to tens or even hundreds of years ago, when Jakarta was called Batavia which is one of the largest city of the Netherlands East Indies


I think this area is built using dutch urban country with canals which divides the city and become one of the important modes of transportation. Jakarta is known as the bustling port city in Southeast Asia even after hundreds of years ago. therefore many of the nations residing in this town, they bring their own cultural and ultimately enrich the culture of Jakarta.
This area you can easily access from the glamorous downtown Jakarta by using various modes of transportation.
Do not forget to rent a bike to explore this area, bicycles for rent here is very unique because it is a classic bike that has existed since the time of the Dutch East Indies.
Do not forget also taste Indonesian food that you probably never felt before. Cafe Batavia is my favorite one.

12 November 2010

Indonesian Traditional Houses, part 1

My great nation Indonesia has thousands of islands, there are so many unique culture of Indonesia.

Traditional house is a part of Indonesian culture, every region in Indonesia has its own traditional house that different each other. When i visited TMII (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah) i saw so many magnificent Indonesian traditional houses. let me introduce you some.

From Nangroe Aceh Darussalam.

Rumoh Aceh is beatiful wooden house with unique traditional engraving of Aceh.
it consists of 3 rooms generally,
  • seuramo keue as room for receiveing guests, reading Al-Qur'an and boy beds
  • Jureu which is devided in 2 chamber (rumoh inong and ruang anjong
  • seuramo liekot as kitchen and dinning room

From Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan/Borneo)


Rumah Betang is a home for many families, its length will be increased if there is a new family, that's why they call this house rumah panjang/long house. in this house all the society member life in peace and help each other

this house is 3-5 meters above the ground in order to save the resident from the enemy or wild animals.

Painting of Dayak Warrior as wall decoration