Green Bay, The Paradise Inside Meru Betiri

Green Bay, is commonly called as Teluk Hijau or Teluk Ijo is located inside Meru Betiri National Park in Banyuwangi. This bay is called as Green Bay, since the water of it seems to be greenish. Usually, the visitors just pass by this Green Bay when they would like to visit Meru Betiri National Park, because the visitors must pass through the footpath before reaching it.

Yet, actually, after reaching Green Bay, the visitors indeed will be shocked by the charming paradise inside Banyuwangi. There, we can enjoy the warm of sun shine, play sand, swimming, and other activities that can be relaxing our mind and brain :).

Enjoying the Beauty of Bay's Panorama, and Let the Lil' Wave of Water Sings the Natural Songs

Ohooo, It's So Nice to Spend Our Vacation There ..... Many People, Many Friends, Many Happiness

Togetherness, Unity in Universe .....

Spending Our Vacation with The Rash of Water .... The Paradise Inside

Ahemmm .... It's So So .... Swim Swim Swim ......and 'I Feel Freee"

Nobody can Forbid Us to Swim and Enjoy This Life .... It is God's Gifts that Must be Enjoyed

White Sand, So Tenderly ....

Playing Sand in Seashore, Feeling the Warm of It ....

Sooooo, .... now, just one sentence that I can say to you, "Let's Go There Now, and enjoy the Gods Gifts, The Paradise Inside".

Pics. Syifa - Siti Fatimah, November 09, 2014

The Charming and Beauty of Goa Cina Beach

Goa Cina Beach or Pantai Goa Cina is located in Malang, accurately it is in Sitiarjo Village, subdistrict Sumber Manjing Wetan, South Malang, East Java, Indonesia. We can reach there from Surabaya for about five hours, in which Surabaya-Malang is for about 2 hours, and Malang - Goa Cina Beach is for about 2-3 hours. 

This beach is very charming, and we can list this one as the best travel destination for our vacations. We can enjoy the rolling of waves, sands, the warm of sun shine, and some trees that grow in the seashore.

Yet, one thing that must be considered when we visit this beach is that, the characteristics of waves that is the billow or big waves that tend to be danger as the south beach characteristics as general.

Even, by the carefulness and circumspection, we remain can enjoy this charming and beauty beach in Malang all day long, in wetness, swimming and soaking in the water. And also, playing the sand in the seashore .......

Ahemmm ... before we get there, never worry about the lanes and roads, because we can go through the good roads with charming panorama. And, we can also go through the Jembatan Bajulmati in which for about 80 metres to reach this Goa Cina Bbeach ....
So, just plan your trip, and enjoy your great traveling there .....

Pic. by. Syifa - Siti Fatimah, March 30, 2014

Reog Ponorogo, The Uniqueness of Traditional Dance

Reog Ponorogo is the traditional dance from Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia. Commonly this dance is full of magic activity such as other traditional dance, for intance Jathilan or Jaran Kepang. Yet, nowadays, this dance is aimed to entertain people.
Recently, Reog Ponorogo also only is performed in the certain event, therefore it is became the unique and attracting performance. People will get crowded when they hear that there will be Reog Ponorogo perfomance ....
Hence, it is my luckiness, when I could see its performance in front of my home. Free ....

Here are some pictures that were taken when they performed in front of my house ....

The Rare Performance of Reog Ponorogo Make a The Street in Front of My House so Crowded

A Couple of Reog Dancer

After Performance of The Dancer .....

Great Mask of Lion .....

The Backside Mask of Dancer ... So Great ...

And ... here is the video that I could capture ....

All pics and Videos, taken by @mom_of_five November 29, 2014 at Surabaya by Oppo Yoyo 

Culture and Tourism Week 2014: The Colorful of Kediri

Kediri town had completed the Culture and Tourism Week that were held on 10-17 August 2014. This event is aimed to promote the tourism potential of Kediri and encourage Kediri as the Business Center District, by increasing the creative economic product. This event was supported by several participants that were not only from Kediri, but also from Blitar, Bantul – DI. Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Malang, Banyuwangi, Probolinggo, Ngawi, Sampang, Pamekasan, Bojonegoro, Madiun, Tulungagung, Trenggalek, Jombang, Nganjuk. 

This event was designed in several cavalcade and fair, such as Cultural Cavalcade and Ornamental Car Parade in the grand opening 10 August, 2014; Exhibition of Tourism and Creative Economy, as well as SMEs; and Arts and Entertainment Exhibition and games. This event was taken place in Simpang Lima Gumul Kediri.

Here are some photos that are taken by Niko Setiawan and friends from PT Karunia Mandiri Consultants Surabaya when visiting this Fair on 17 August, 2014. Thanks Niko :)

The Location of Cultural Fair and Tourism 2014 at Kediri

Japaplokan Become the Icon in This Fair and Exhibition: Welcoming The Visitors

Blitz... Blitz ... Blitz ....

Take Action: Here is Mr Niko Setiawan

SMEs Center: Here We can Find Many Creative Economic Product By SMEs in Kediri

One Stand of Participants from District TulungAgung

Stand of Kampung Bahasa: English Village of Pare, Kediri

Hmmm, Cincau Ice: Fresh and Sweety

Many Kind of Craft

Creative Economic Product: Barbie Palace

Barbie Palace

Various and Colorful Brosses

Songkets's Area

One Stand of Participants from District Blitar

Paintings

Creative Product by Youth Community

Hmmm .... Traditional Culinary: Pecel Mbok Sonah

Creative Culinary: So Cute and Funny

Coffee Putri Wilis: Original Coffee from Kediri

 

Safety Riding Campaign by Police Corp

Economic Creative: Any Apparel and Accessories Could be Found Here

Participants' Stands: Just Go Around There

Food Security Campaign

Simpang Lima Gumul, The Arc de Triomphe of Kediri

Simpang Lima Gumul Monumen

If we know the Arc de Triomphe (L'arch D'Triomphe) in Paris as the gate of victory of French, in East Java, Indonesia, there is Gumul Simpang Lima as the gate of victory of Kediri in unified five areas as one Kingdom, Kediri. Therefore, this monument has been become the Icon of District Kediri. It is justfor about 6km from Kediri or 120km International Juanda Airport Surabaya.

This Gumul Simpang Lima Monument is built by District Kediri's Governance on 2003 and be finished on 2008. This Gumul Simpang Lima is located at Tugurejo Village, Subdistrict Gampengrejo, District Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. It is in the five cross of five roads to Menang, Kediri, Pare, Pesantren, and Plosoklaten.

This Monument is aimed to be a new city and western trade center of East Java Province (Central Business District). Therefore, in this place, the visitor can find convention hall, regional bank, bus terminal, public transportation, and Water Park Gumul Paradise Island. There are also minimarket, cafetaria, information center of trade and tourism, shopping center, wholesaler center, and souvenir center.

As a Central Business District, this place is always visited by people, even though just for fun or spending their time to relax. Many streets vendors (PKL) lines along the roadside to provides traditional culinary, clothes, apparel, accessories. Usually, in Sunday morning, this area is used to be jogging track, family recreation place, or just for spending the time to enjoy the traditional market area, Pasar Tugu.

Where People ENjoy Their Time with Their Family and Friends

Enjoy the Simpang Lima Gumul Area

In One Side of Simpang Lima Gumul

Historical Reliefs in the Building

A Statue at One Corner of The Simpang Lima Gumul Monument

Then, in the Gumul Simpang Lima Monument area, the visitor can enter the long aisle to enjoy the historical diorama, enjoy many historical reliefs and statues. The visitors also can enjoy room by room, level by level until the eight floor where they can watch around the Kediri's scene. 

Road to Long Aisle in the Monument

On The Stairs Where We Can Level Up and Down Manually :)

By the way, there are three tunnels to the monument. So, it will be fantastic and exotic trips when we visit this Arc de Triomphe of Kediri.

Pic. by Niko Setiawan, Kediri, 17 August, 2014