Jumat, 08 Mei 2009

TASIKMALYA


The goal of my travelling now is Pangandaran. Before I am reach the beach I am stop in Tasikmalaya. It is a city in West java Province about 106 Km eastern of Bandung. I am stop in this city about late night. I am proud because Tasikmalaya have a good Bus Terminal. The place is well manage and comfortable. It is really different with the other bus terminal in the other cities. I am in a hurry to find a hotel. I get a cheap hotel, for one night stayed I only pay about 60000 IDR. Although a cheap hotel it is a comfortable one to get sleep and back rest. This hotel has simple furniture and interiors. We don’t bother about it, because it is only a stop point. From Jakarta to Tasikmalaya we pay only 40000 IDR one way travel.

There is a specific of Tasikmalaya. This city is an embroidery city. There are many embroidery business and industry. It is very famous in Indonesian Fashion and world fashion. But nowadays after embroidery using a machine, the embroidery demand is decreasing. The government should be taking and pay attention to make increasing of embroidery business demand. Tasikmalaya have built a centre of exhibition for embroidery craftsmanship. The location is in Kawalu. Now Kawalu has developed as a trade city centre in West Java.

In the past Tasikmalaya had known as a Religious City, especially before 1980. There are many “Pesantren” (Traditional Moslem School and Education) in all area of Tasikmalaya, big or small pesantren. We can find tofu easy in Tasikmalaya, because there are many tofu industries in here. This tofu is delicious and different with other tofu from other cities. Lets you try. (Written by Aji and Joe )