The Town that Surrounded by Five Mountains

Magelang is just a small town that located in the central Java.but magelnag is the unique town. magelang is Town that Surrounded by five mountains. there are Mount Merapi, Merbabu, Sumbing, Telomoyo, and Menoreh. it would not be surprised if Magelang become one of coolest city in Indonesia.

1. Merapi

2. Merbabu


3. Menoreh


4. Sumbing


5. Telomoyo

Three mountain are located in eastern of Magelang,there are Merapi, Merbabu, and Menoreh. while two others are in the western and southern of Magelang. Because magelang is surrounded by five mountains, so magelang has a fertile land that support to built agricultural business.

Magelang also known as the Town that has many tourism object. Not only Borobudur temple, Magelang also have many nature tourism such as waterfall, pool, hills, and the mountains. So if you going to Indonesia, do not forget to visit Magelang, it just 30 kilometres from Yogyakarta.

Indonesian Cartoon Museum

March 13 2010 is a historic date for Indoneisan cartoon, because at the date, The Indonesian Cartoon Museum was inaugurated by senior Indonesian cartoonist such as Priyanto Sunarto, Pramono R. Pramooedjo, Jango Peramartha, Praba Pangripta and Cece Riberu and Initiated by Istio Ad (The Owner and Manager of Jangkrik85, famous cartoon t-shirts manufacturer from Bali).

Indonesian cartoon Museum (Museum Kartun Indonesia) is The first Cartoon museum and only one in southeast asia. Indonesia Cartoon Museum is located on 85 Sunset Kuta Bali street (adjacent to the jangkrik85). In Indonesian Cartoon Museum, you can see the various collections of cartoons that produced by the Indonesian talented cartoonists like Pramono R Pramoedjo, GM Sudarta, Dwi Koendoro, and Jango Paramartha.

You can also learn how to make T-shirts cartoons, how to draw cartoons, and other cartoon training that organized by Jangkrik85. So if you're going holiday to Bali, do not forget to visit Indonesia Cartoon Museum.

Phinisi, Indonesian Famous Traditional Ship

Indonesia is one of the largest maritime countries in the world. it would not be surprised if Indonesia has a lot of maritime cultural heritage. One of the most important maritime heritage of Indonesia is Phinisi. Phinisi is the most famous traditional boat from Indonesia. even pictures of this ship had drawn in one of the Indonesian paper money.

Phinisi boat is a traditional sailing boat from Indonesia, which originated from the Bugis and Makassar in South Sulawesi Tribe. These ships generally have two main masts and seven-screen, three front end, two in front and two behind. This ship is usually used for inter-islands transport of goods. Other information was an aircraft that uses this type of display screen schooner with two poles with seven strands of the screen that has a meaning that the ancestors of the Indonesian nation able to navigate the seven great oceans of the world.

Phinisi has been used in Indonesia since several centuries ago. Historically, this ship was first created by a royal prince named Sawerigading Luwu, Sariwegading trying to make a sailing boat that big and strong to be used to sail the South China Sea in order to apply for china princess. According to the story, on his return to the archipelago, the ship was buffeted by big waves and make this ship split into three parts. Bugis society then combine the three parts of the ship and then the ship was named Phinisi

Price of a Phinisi can reach hundreds of million rupiah. This is because almost all parts of the ship made of wood and the production process also requires a lot of ceremonies once there is a company ritual.Bahkan ship Caribbean origin who bought this Phinisi ship up to 3 billion rupiah.

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