Gedung Sate, Bandung, West Java

Gedung Sate Bandung is the first building using reinforced concrete construction, is also building institutions of governance Dutch Colonial Center. Gedung Sate called, because the roof ornament shaped puncture sate. Now the building was the center pemerintahah Governor of West Java. Designed and built in the 1920s, by the architect J. Gerber.Building on the north, there is...

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From Semarang with Bandeng Presto

This is a delicious and ready to eat dish from Semarang, Capital City of Central Java, Bandeng (Milk Fish) Presto. Bandeng Presto is a smoked milk fish which cooked with pressure cooker. The cooking method is similar to steaming. This process make the fish become literally tender to the bones and those bones can be eaten. This Bandeng, a large toothless silver fish that lives...

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Lumpia : Don't leave Semarang Without It!

After several time living in Semarang, now I really love this Semarang’s food. The term lumpia derives from lunpia, lun-pián, in the Hokkien dialect of Chinese. The recipe of Lumpia was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in Indonesia, esspecially in Semarang, the capital city of Central...

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Botanical Garden, Bogor, West Java

The Bogor Botanical Gardens are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia. The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace). The gardens cover more than 80 hectares and are said to be the inspiration of Sir Stamford Raffles who was governor of Java from 1811-1816. The extensive grounds...

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Amusement Park in Bogor, West Java

Bogor is a city in West Java with a population of approximately 800,000 people in the CBD area and 2,000,000 in suburban area, bringing a total of 3 million population. It was the capital of Indonesia during the British occupation under Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the Dutch during the dry season, then known as Buitenzorg (meaning "beyond worry"). Bogor...

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Jakarta: Diversity Blends Beautifully

Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, offers endless surprises. As one of the dynamic city in the world, it has many facets waiting to unfold: the history, the people, the culture and the nature. Its metropolitan outlook goes in harmony with the traditional and diversity resulted from its multicultural lives. These make the city more vibrant. Visitors will never really...

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