Do you know that Indonesia is an archipelago country comprising 17.508 island? Do you know that Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups ? Do you know that Indonesia has 3 different time zones: UTC+7, UTC+8, and UTC+9? How big do you think Indonesia is? Indonesia is Huge. It is impossible to travel around Indonesia and visit all provinces, places, and see all the cultures in a short time visit. One, two, or even three weeks is not enough if you plan to explore Indonesia. “But I love Indonesia. I’d love to explore Indonesia more”. Worry not, friends. I tell you the secret: If you want to explore the Indonesia in one day, please come to Jakarta and visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or literally translated as Indonesia Beautiful Mini Park is a 250 acres park that is a synopsis of Indonesia culture. This park is a culture-based recreational park located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Jaipong Dance in West Java Pavilion In this park you can see culture of each province in Indonesia. Each province in Indonesia has its own pavilion with the collections of traditional architecture, clothing, dances, and other traditions. For example: Aceh. Aceh is the most west province of Indonesia. In Aceh pavilion you can visit Aceh traditional house which really represents the real traditional house in Aceh. In this pavilion they also show the first airplane owned by Indonesia which during the colonialism period was bought by Aceh warrior. By so, you can learn not only culture of each province but also the history of that province. Since this park is quite big, it is recommended to rent bike to go around the pavilions. Aceh Traditional House In the middle of the park there is a lake with miniature of Indonesia Archipelago. You can rent swan paddle boat and go around the islands in the lake. You also can take boat ride in this lake. Around this park, there are some religious buildings which represent the religion that exist in Indonesia. Beside the buildings, this park also has several museums where you can learn about Indonesia development in general, such as transportation museum, sport museum, soldier museum, stamp museum, and so on. For the foods, you can easily find restaurant around the park which serves Indonesian authentic cuisines from all over Indonesia. #Bali_Gate: There are also Theaters where you can see live performance of Indonesia culture on occasional events. To explore more about nature of Indonesia, several gardens would welcome you to see the beauty of Indonesia from it flowers and other authentic flora and fauna. They are jasmine garden, cacti garden, bird park, fresh water aquarium, orchid garden, medical herbs garden, golden snail flower garden, and many more. This park is become one of favorite recreational spot by local people in Jakarta. Many local tourists from all over Indonesia as well as international tourist from all over the world also often come to this park to see Indonesia thoroughly since it is possible to visit Indonesia provinces one by one. Come to this park, and you will feel as if you’ve been exploring Indonesia
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 02:33:03 +0000
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