Trip to Pangandaran

Next morning I am going to Pangandaran Beach. We use a metromini bus directly to the beach and paid 25000 IDR. It is enough tired about 3 hours on the bus, passed through some cities such as: Ciamis, Banjar, and Pringsewu. Along the way we went up and down some hills.

Finally we reach Pangandaran at about 12.00 AM; it was a very hot day. By becak we entered the gate and must pay about 20000 IDR include ticket gate. Fortunately the becak drivers become our guide and give us more information about this place. He suggested us to rent a motorboat and journey around the gulf. Without think more, we ask a motor boat to deliver us and reach “ Pananjung”. It is a natural heritage site. Before we drop at “Pasir Putih beach”, we had gone around Pangandaran Gulf. The rental fee is about 120000 IDR, but I am advising you about this price. You must make a negotiation first and free of a tricky way of the motorboat drivers.

After feel enough, we drop at Pananjung Natural Heritage to go swimming and watching sea Garden Park on there. There are many diving tool rental, they offer snorkel for diving. If you want make tattoos, you can pay an artist to make your tattoo. While you feel hungry, there are many people offer some food like “Pecel” a traditional vegetables salad. Or if you just want to drink only, you can buy tea, coffee or other soft drink.

In Pananjung Heritage, you can find many monkeys. They are enough familiar with visitors. You can directly interact with them. You can feed the monkey some nuts. You should not feel afraid, because they are very welcome to you. Just a note, Pangandaran is a very famous beach in west java. It is not a wrong if Pangandaran had been called as the second of Bali of Indonesia.

I am very pleasure in this trip, because I can do many activities such as: swimming, surfing, boating, tanning, and get funs with the monkeys. But unfortunately this evening we must go to Mahoning. We had another program on there. I fell, it was not yet enough to visit Pangandaran and their object tourism on there. I wish you stop at http://www.infopangandaran.com and get more complete information about this place. In Pangandaran you can spend time for shopping. There are many souvenirs counter along the way around the beach. Ok I must go to Majenang. Let you follow me, because I will post about Majenang City. (Written by Aji and his lovers Joe)

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 )