Matta Fair 15-17 March 2013 @PWTC

  

Fantastic Trans Studio Bandung

TRANS STUDIO BANDUNG THEME PARK is the second indoor theme park in Indonesia after Makassar. Trans Studio Bandung is much more spectacular and exciting than Trans Studio Makassar, but both have their own uniqueness that makes Trans Studio Bandung not only the biggest in Indonesia but also one of the biggest in the world.

TRANS STUDIO BANDUNG THEME PARK has 20 rides and variety of shows. It divided into 3 different zones. Visitors will feel the experience of becoming a star also become a men behind the scene of your favorite TV programs in TRANS TV and TRANS 7, such as 'Dunia Lain', 'Jelajah', 'Si Bolang' and many more.

Studio CentralThe Famous Hollywood is right in front of you. Walk through this area and see who's the artists on the Walk of Fame. You will be pampered with Hollywood 60's architectural design style. You will feel like stepping into the center of entertainment world. Find and meet your favorite Stars such as Marlyn Monroe, Michael Jackson & Jeng Kelin.

Lost CityPrepare yourself for an amazing adventure! You will experience an amazing trip. Rescue the Trans TV crews in their expedition to the jungle along the safari track. This amazing experience will be part of your adventure to explore the Lost City!

Magic Corner

The magic will start here. Magical touch will dazzle your trip and you will be caught in the sensation. The magic will enchant you so that you will be convinced that it is true. The only place that is full of exciting and magical adventure.

Trans Studio Mall

Trans Studio Mall is the place where you will enjoy an endless array of shopping and entertainment experience in Bandung. ShopFind over 250 leading stores and Metro Department Store, the city's first and only international-class department store. Come and be spoiled with the latest and the best in style, quality and service from top homegrown stores and international labels.

DineFrom Indonesian favorites to mouth-watering international foods, we have the menu for everyone. For romantic, hang out places and family gathering, visit the café and restaurants in every floor of the mall. Straits Kitchen with more than 700 seating capacity and 45 outlets offering varieties of fast food and ethnic food. Don't miss this food heaven when you visit TSM.

Tasik Malaya

Tasikmalaya is a city in southeastern West Java, Indonesia, located between Bandung and Purwokerto on the southerly of the two major road routes across Java. It is also the administrative capital of a regency bearing the same name. The city is located in the mountainous Preanger region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres. 

Sixty kilometers from Garut, Tasikmalaya is known for its plaited mats, painted umbrellas and batiks of particular designs and colors. Geographically, Tasikmalaya is situated between 107° 53' to 108° 20' eastern longitudes and between 7° 3' and 7° 49' southern latitude. 112km from Bandung, takes about 3 hours drive from Bandung to Tasikmalaya. The population of the entire regency (the city and rural area around it) is about 1.58 million. Like most of West Java, Muslim, ethnically Sundanese people, mostly populates it with a small Indonesian Chinese minority. A quarter of Tasikmalaya Regency, which has an area of about 256,756,692 hectares, is covered by forest. This Regency may be divided into two areas, lowlands and mountainous regions.

Kampung Naga

One of the most interesting villages in all of Sunda land is Kampung Naga (Dragon Village). Despite its fierce name it is in reality a very peaceful place that has preserved its traditional village layout, architecture, and way of life. The village is scenically located near the road connecting Garut and Tasikmalaya. From the road to Kampung Naga and back, including a short walk around the village, takes about an hour.

The uniqueness of this village lies in the uniformity of the houses: the direction they face, their design, and the building materials. All the gables of the houses pace the river and are aligned along an east-west axis. The thatching material for the roofs is ijuk (sugar-palm fiber). There are no motorcycles or any other vehicles in or near the village, - they could not negotiate the stairs, anyway. The narrow lanes between the houses are made of round cobble stones, as are the retaining walls and the stairways which lead to the upper parts of the village. There is no electricity in Kampung Naga, and even the use of window glass is very recent. All in all, Kampung Naga has just over a hundred houses and as many families.

     

Rajapolah Craft Center

Rajapolah handicraft center located in Tasikmalaya regency. Rajapolah itself is a center of handicrafts and the marketing production areas spread over several areas in Tasikmalaya. This craft centers sell various goods with unique design and attractive to international quality ranging from umbrellas, slippers, decorative lamps and others. Here also the visitors can buy goods from these crafts with variable values.

Goods of handicrafts are sold in this tourism object uses the basic material of natural fibers such as Bamboo, Pandan, water hyacinth and other fibers that have environmentally friendly nature. handicraft making in this area is different from other crafts. Rajapolah is 13km from the town of Tasikmalaya can daluli from Bandung city with route Singaparna, Tasikmalaya town, and ends at Indihiang Rajapolah.

 

Pantai Cipatujah

Cipatujah coast, with an area of 115 ha, is rich in rocky coastal reefs for fish spawning and breeding. This beach is the widest and longest beach in the South Beach neighborhood, as well as offering an excellent iron sand for sunbathing and other beach recreation perform activation.

Cipatujah beach beauty looks from the fusion of a sloping stretch of beach, the ocean waves, lush coconut plantations, as well as a vast expanse of lawn. The buffalo ranchers who live near coastal areas often buffalo graze in the fields and the occasional water buffalo race held attraction accompanied wasps martial, rampak drums, plus a lot of angklung invite people to watch. A local cultural performances certainly interesting to watch.

Many of the usual beach activities done by tourists when visiting this area, such as swimming, beach volleyball, sunbathing, and fishing in estuaries Cipatujah. 

    

City of Rain Bogor

Bogor, 60 km south of Jakarta and 120km from Bandung, is most famous for its botanical gardens. In the days before independence, however, this was the most important Dutch hill station, midway between the mountains and the heat-ridden plains. Governor-General van Imhoff is credited with its discovery in 1745. He built a large country estate which he named Buitenzorg ('Without a Care'), but it was not until 1811 that it was first used as a country residence by Sir Stamford Raffles, during the British interregnum, and not until many years later that Bogor became the semi-official capital.

Bogor has become an important centre for scientific research, including botany, agronomy and forestry. Though Bogor stands at a height of only 290 metres it's appreciably cooler than Jakarta, but visitors in the wet season should bear in mind the town's nickname: the 'City of Rain'. Bogor has probably the highest annual rainfall in Java and is credited with a record 322 thunderstorms a year.

BOGOR PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

In the north-west corner of the botanical gardens, the summer palace of the president was formerly the official residence of the Dutch governors- general from 1870 to 1942.  The huge mansion was destroyed by an earthquake and a new palace was built on the site a few years later in 1856. Following independence, the palace was a much-favoured retreat for Soekarno, although Soeharto has ignored it. Today the building contains Soekarno's huge art collection of 219 paintings and 156 sculptures but the palace is only open to the public by prior arrangement.

BOGOR BOTANICAL GARDEN

At the heart of Bogor are the huge, world-class botanical gardens, known as the Kebun Raya (Great Garden) covering an area of around 80 hectares. They are said to be the inspiration of Governor-General Raffles, but the spacious grounds of the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace) were converted to botanical gardens by the Dutch botanist Professor Reinwardt, with assistants from Kew Gardens (London, UK), and officially opened by the Dutch in 1817. It was from these gardens that various colonial cash crops such as tea, cassava, tobaco, and cinchona were developed by early Dutch researchers during the so-called Forced Cultivation Period in the 19th century. The park is still a major centre for botanical research in Indonesia.

The gardens contain streams and lotus ponds and more than 15,000 species of trees and plants, including 400 types of magnificent palms. The gardens' orchid houses are reputed to contain more than 3000 orchid varieties and are open to the general public. Admission to orchid houses is Rp.1000. North of the main entrance to the gardens is a small monument in memory of Olivia Raffles, who died in 1814 and was buried in Batavia, and further north, near the palace, is a cemestry with Dutch headstones.The gardens are open between 8 AM to 5 PM. The entrance fee is Rp.5000 on weekdays and Rp.4000 on Sundays and holidays.

BAG STORES IN TAJUR, BOGOR

In Bogor, precisely in the area Tajur, there are many shopping areas selling various kinds of bags, shoes, and other personal equipment. Region in recent years started to grow, always visited by buyers from all walks of life. Every weekend or school holidays, the area is visited by many visitors from Jakarta and surrounding areas. There is also a stopover here on his return from the tour in Puncak.

Various kinds of bags with different styles and sizes pegged to the price is pretty cheap, like bags ranging from 20,000 school children, office bags from 25,000 bags from 15,000 women, - and luggage bags ranging from Rp. 20.000. There is plenty of choice of sizes and models according to the trend. Brand was diverse, ranging from a branded to unbranded abroad. Tajur bag is already quite well known, especially for the citizens of Jakarta. Even some handbag stores in Jakarta to buy from here. In addition to handbags, there are also shoes, clothes, jackets, wallets, belts, and so forth. 

To go to this area is easy, as seen from the location that is not how far away from the terminal Baranang-noon, Bogor toward Ciawi. When from the summit, you can get through the market Ciawi grab a straight path toward the city of Bogor.

Nature and Culture in Harmony Saung Anklung Udjo

Established in 1966 by the late Udjo Nalagena (1929-2001) and his beloved wife,Uum Sumiyati, Saung Angklung Udjo was built with purpose and dedication to conserve  West Java's Sundanese traditional art and culture. It was Udjo Nalagena who brought the passion and principles which made Saung Angklung Udjo a place where Sundanese art and culture thrive and gained proper respect worldwide. His efforts to introduce and promote angklung finally paid off when UNESCO inscribedAngklung in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List in November 2010. His love and dedication for Sundanese art is manifested in this beautiful and tranquil complex, consisting of performance hall, a bamboo handicraft center, and bamboo instrument workshop.

A group of children joyfully line up in traditional Sundanese costume, welcoming all visitors as they walk into the green bamboo hall of Saung Angklung Udjo Villagein Bandung, West Java. Simply translated as Udjo's House of Angklung, this one-stop cultural workshop offers a complete experience around angklung, Indonesia's traditional musical instrument made of bamboo.  Angklung consists of one single note, creating a soothing chord.  It produces sound when it is shaken rapidly. An ensemble may consist of 3 or 4 players to a full orchestra playing the angklung repertoire.

Saung Angklung Udjo adopts the philosophy of easy, affordable, educative, attractive, massive, and cheerful performances that are essence of their ultimate show called "Kaulinan Urang Lembur"or villagers' playtime. The show is packed with spectacular short performances, commencing with wayang golek (wooden puppet) show, helaran (agricultural harvesting celebration) rites, traditional dances, kids games, introduction to angklung, angklung orchestral performance, interactive angklung performance that involves visitors playing angklung, and arumba performance.

 

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