King Sidabutar on Samosir Island,Saturday, January 31, 2009
King Sidabutar on Samosir Island, Indonesia
King Sidabutar on Samosir Island,
Samosir Island in Indonesia : The Beatiful Island
The Beatiful Islan of Samosir Island in Sumatera Indonesia.Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Bromo Mountain : The Great Mountain in East Java
Bromo Mountain :Mt. Bromo is without doubt East Java's most well known attraction. The pre-dawn departure and trek across the mountain's 'sand sea' to watch the sun rise at the crater rim has become a daily ritual, joined by visitors from all over the world. Although by no means the highest mountain in the region, Bromo has gained a reputation on account of its fantastic surrounding landscape. Little wonder that this mountain has been revered for centuries by the local inhabitants, the Tenggerese, who claim descent from a princess of Majapahit. Each year, on the fourteenth day of the Tenggerese month of Kasodo, which falls in December, a special ceremony is held on the sand sea below the crater of Bromo. Livestock and agricultural produce are offered to the spirit of the mountain as a kind of thanksgiving, and as a request for a bountiful harvest in the coming year. The Tenggerese believe that failure to observe this annual ceremony will result in a calamity.
Source Article: Http://www.eastjava.com/books/wilds/html/incomparable.html
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The Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park
The Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park :
When you are in Kuala Lumpur and need to get away from the city, the Lake Gardens offers you several places to commune with nature.
One such attraction is the Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, just a stone's throw from the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. The Butterfly Park houses more than 6,000 butterflies from 120 exotic species.
The park is an imitation of the butterfly's natural habitat. It includes more than 15,000 plants from 100 species that has been painstakingly landscaped to resemble a Malaysian rainforest atmosphere.
Contributing to the Butterfly Park's beautiful landscape is a uniquely designed hydro-pond built with a limestone path right in the centre. Surrounding this hydro-pond is a gazebo, commanding a breathtaking view. There is a nursery and breeding area for the butterflies. The park includes both preserved and live specimens, totaling 1,230 species in all. Facilities include an informative insect museum.
There is also a souvenir shop near the exit selling lots of local handicrafts and framed butterflies and beetles. You can enjoy a glimpse of butterflies at this unique park!
One such attraction is the Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, just a stone's throw from the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. The Butterfly Park houses more than 6,000 butterflies from 120 exotic species.
The park is an imitation of the butterfly's natural habitat. It includes more than 15,000 plants from 100 species that has been painstakingly landscaped to resemble a Malaysian rainforest atmosphere.
Contributing to the Butterfly Park's beautiful landscape is a uniquely designed hydro-pond built with a limestone path right in the centre. Surrounding this hydro-pond is a gazebo, commanding a breathtaking view. There is a nursery and breeding area for the butterflies. The park includes both preserved and live specimens, totaling 1,230 species in all. Facilities include an informative insect museum.
There is also a souvenir shop near the exit selling lots of local handicrafts and framed butterflies and beetles. You can enjoy a glimpse of butterflies at this unique park!
Penebel Butterfly Park in Bali
Penebel Butterfly Park in Bali :Penebel Butterfly park, this place is best place for couple. Penebel Butterfly park is 5 kms
from Tabanan city Bali. we can find it near the street, not so difficult to find it. maybe all of you know Jatiluwih(Tourism objek in Penebel), if you go to Jatiluwih, you will pass this park.
so many kind of butterfly there. all kind of Butterfly from indonesia here. everyday they free 100 butterfly there, wow sound much isn it?? not only for refreshing, in this place many scientist do a reseach of bugs. they have alot kind of butterfly and another bugs.
one of famous kind of butterfly call heaven bird wings (Omithoptera Paradise). people there
said, this butterfly is so beautiful. but, bad time, when i go there, i cant find it. we can see it puppa theres. there is one box house that is placed for the puppa to metamophs to be a butterfly. we can find that every kind of butterfly has different puppa. wow. the butterfly that just metamorph still there until they can fly by it self. if you lucky, when all of that puppa was metamorph in the same time, all of the butterfly will come to you body, maybe you can be butterfly man, hahahaha.
we can se another bugs there, like grasshopper, bugs and scorpion. there are alot kind of grasshopper, like grasshopper that looks like wood, until looks like leaf. you not only can see that bugs, but you can touch to, like this grasshopper. if another bugs, we can find in inside the glass box, like scorpion, we can only see them, you want to touch?? iam not. thanks, dont want to touch them. there is a cave that containt a bugs, you can see them all there.
the ticket not so expensive, it depend on what kind of tourism you are. if you international tourism, its around Rp. 50.000,00 - Rp. 100.000,00, but if local tourism around Rp. 20.000,00 - Rp. 50.000,00, and also what time are you go there high season or low season.
from Tabanan city Bali. we can find it near the street, not so difficult to find it. maybe all of you know Jatiluwih(Tourism objek in Penebel), if you go to Jatiluwih, you will pass this park.
so many kind of butterfly there. all kind of Butterfly from indonesia here. everyday they free 100 butterfly there, wow sound much isn it?? not only for refreshing, in this place many scientist do a reseach of bugs. they have alot kind of butterfly and another bugs.
one of famous kind of butterfly call heaven bird wings (Omithoptera Paradise). people there
said, this butterfly is so beautiful. but, bad time, when i go there, i cant find it. we can see it puppa theres. there is one box house that is placed for the puppa to metamophs to be a butterfly. we can find that every kind of butterfly has different puppa. wow. the butterfly that just metamorph still there until they can fly by it self. if you lucky, when all of that puppa was metamorph in the same time, all of the butterfly will come to you body, maybe you can be butterfly man, hahahaha.
we can se another bugs there, like grasshopper, bugs and scorpion. there are alot kind of grasshopper, like grasshopper that looks like wood, until looks like leaf. you not only can see that bugs, but you can touch to, like this grasshopper. if another bugs, we can find in inside the glass box, like scorpion, we can only see them, you want to touch?? iam not. thanks, dont want to touch them. there is a cave that containt a bugs, you can see them all there.
the ticket not so expensive, it depend on what kind of tourism you are. if you international tourism, its around Rp. 50.000,00 - Rp. 100.000,00, but if local tourism around Rp. 20.000,00 - Rp. 50.000,00, and also what time are you go there high season or low season.
Beautiful Rice Field of Jatih Luwih
Beautiful Rice of Jatih Luwih : Jatiluwih, first time i see this place, just one word "WOW". this place realy great, Jatiluwih is groups of rice field that looks like stairs. this rice field use terasering concept. in around of Bali, we can only see this beautiful terasering concept in this place. its great place for our eyes. this is a great place to for landscape photograper.
beside rice field, the landscape include mountaint and forest behind the ricefield make this landscape more beatifull. this place 700km above the sea, thats make the air of this place so fresh, and also its cold there. where is this place, not to far from tabanan city Bali, its only about 24 kms from Tabanan, and all of tabanan people know this place. so dont be afraid if you lost, just ask the people there. if you go there by car, plis use car that has high suspension coz the road there not so good.
if i can describe this place, this place around the street, so you dont need to go inside the forest or walk so far. you can see this place from the car too. Jatiluwih acctualy is the name of this vilage. this village has great view of of ricefield. but there is a great spot there, near the Jatiluwih restourant.
so dont forget go here.
beside rice field, the landscape include mountaint and forest behind the ricefield make this landscape more beatifull. this place 700km above the sea, thats make the air of this place so fresh, and also its cold there. where is this place, not to far from tabanan city Bali, its only about 24 kms from Tabanan, and all of tabanan people know this place. so dont be afraid if you lost, just ask the people there. if you go there by car, plis use car that has high suspension coz the road there not so good.
if i can describe this place, this place around the street, so you dont need to go inside the forest or walk so far. you can see this place from the car too. Jatiluwih acctualy is the name of this vilage. this village has great view of of ricefield. but there is a great spot there, near the Jatiluwih restourant.
so dont forget go here.
Beautiful Terasering Land's in Indonesia
This is a Beautiful Terasering Lands in Indonesia. Every one can see and look at the pictures.
Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Tower in Kuala LumpurThe PETRONAS Twin Towers was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates (USA) in association with KLCC architects.
The tower's floor plate design is based on simple Islamic geometric forms of two interlocking squares creating a shape of eight-pointed stars. Upon the eight-pointed stars, are eight superimposed semi-circles softening the inner angles.
These semicircles are themselves anchored by the arcs of the main structural columns of the buildings. The semi-circles were superimposed in the inner angles of the interlocked squares to create more usable floor space.
The design details continued to dictate the way in which the buildings would rise in as graceful a fashion as possible. To maintain the vertical axis and tapering of the design, each tower is set back five times in its ascent.
Architecturally, these forms reflect the paramount Islamic principles of "unity within unity, harmony, stability and rationality."
At the uppermost floors, the walls are gently sloped inward to taper and contribute visually to the height and the elegant form of horizontal silver ribbons of stainless steel.
Every aspect of the design contributes to the audacious verticality of the Towers. The decision to symmetrically align the Twin Towers and connect them with a spanning bridge emphasised the classical nature of the architectural design.
The writings of Lao Tse, the ancient philosopher and founder of Taoism in China, tell that the reality of a hollow object is in the void and not in the walls. Cesar Pelli, architect of the Towers, has drawn upon the strength of the void between the buildings -- delineating an invisible axis of symmetry. For the architect, it is this void that gives the PETRONAS Twin Towers their sense of grandeur and unique identity.Read more in : http://theexcitingtraveldestinations.blogspot.com
The Exotic Kuta Beach in Bali
Sunset in Kuta Beach bali
People's in Kuta Beach Bali
Kuta Beach Bali Picture
People's In Kuta Beach BaliKuta Beach in Bali
Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. A former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial tourist development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations. It is known internationally for its long sandy beach, varied accommodation, many restaurants and bars, and substantial Australian population. It is located near Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport.
Kuta was the site of the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing (202 killed) and the October 1, 2005 Bali bombing (26 killed).
Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. Legian, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area's big beachfront hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.
Legian and Seminyak are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Basangkasa. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh - new and quieter continuations of Kuta's beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or Denpasar and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa.
To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into Jimbaran. Other nearby towns and villages include Seseh (6.4 nm), Denpasar (4.5 nm), Ujung (1.8 nm), Pesanggaran (2.0 nm), Kedunganan (2.9 nm) and Tuban (1.0 nm).
The Balinese Provincial Government have taken the view that the preservation of the Balinese culture, natural resources and wildlife are of primary importance in the development of the island. To this end they have limited tourist development to the peninsula on the extreme southern aspect of the island; Kuta beach is on the western side of this peninsula and Sanur is on the east. To the north of the peninsula no new tourist development is supposedly permitted.
Kuta was the site of the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing (202 killed) and the October 1, 2005 Bali bombing (26 killed).
Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. Legian, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area's big beachfront hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.
Legian and Seminyak are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Basangkasa. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh - new and quieter continuations of Kuta's beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or Denpasar and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa.
To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into Jimbaran. Other nearby towns and villages include Seseh (6.4 nm), Denpasar (4.5 nm), Ujung (1.8 nm), Pesanggaran (2.0 nm), Kedunganan (2.9 nm) and Tuban (1.0 nm).
The Balinese Provincial Government have taken the view that the preservation of the Balinese culture, natural resources and wildlife are of primary importance in the development of the island. To this end they have limited tourist development to the peninsula on the extreme southern aspect of the island; Kuta beach is on the western side of this peninsula and Sanur is on the east. To the north of the peninsula no new tourist development is supposedly permitted.
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Chysler Fiat Marriage = Fiat Cars to Chysler Dealer Near You?
Last week, Chrysler and Fiat announced they signed a memorandum of understanding,, a non-binding agreement in which Fiat would receive a 35% stake in Chrysler, and could eventually raise its ownership stake to 55%. In return, Chrysler would have access to Fiat's small-car technologies. Each company would also have access to each other's plants and dealer networks. Fiat would also benefit by having access to Chrysler's dealership operations, which includes systems for tracking warranty work.The deal between Chrysler LLC and Fiat SpA could lead to seven new cars for the North American market. The news comes after the leadership teams of the two automakers, which included Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, held an informal meeting in Auburn Hills over the weekend.
Of the seven vehicles, three would be Fiat or Alfa Romeo, a person familiar with the deal said. Those vehicles would be based on four Fiat platforms, ranging from the smallest, the so-called A or microcar platform, to the midsize D-segment, and reskinned for the US market. Fiat's highly fuel-efficient powertrain technology would also be shared with Chrysler. For Chrysler, which is essentially valueless, it allows Jeep to enter markets such as Brazil and Italy where Fiat already has dealerships.Ultimately, Fiat's small-vehicle platforms could help Chrysler compete in the small-car segment, in which Fiat specializes, and in the midsize segment, where Chrysler has struggled to compete against the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. The Fiat 500, a hot re-introduction of one of Fiat's most popular post-war vehicles, will surely enter the United States market and one or two of Chrysler's factories will be retooled to build the Fiat 500. Comau will re-tool Chrysler's factories and Magneti Marelli will sell more of its car parts, thus strengthening its business.
Fiat has little lose by the agreement, and much to gain, while Nardelli could use some intellectual and operations power to bail out Chrysler's inept management. If things go well we'll see Fiat's on the road by 2011, and if not then Chrysler will slide into bankruptcy and Fiat will pick the prized assets for a song. Either way, Fiat is well-positioned for its re-entry into the United States of America's markets.
After the jump video of 2009 Alfa Romeo Spider.
After the jump video of the new 2009 Fiat 500.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Who's Buying Chrysler? Fiat?
Well they say there are silver linings in all things and with Chrysler's demise comes Fiat's solid entrance into the American market with the backing of governments and our banks.
I have to smile because of my memories of hopping into the boot of our 1974 Fiat convertible, cruising top down in what seems now the gold old days, riding in what was the first car I remember. We loved the convertible so much next came the four door, which was our last when it fell apart after over heating one day while driving to Cape Cod. Since then its been VWs.
Fiat benefits from the deal with Chrysler because it gains distribution for its Fiat 500s to sell in Chrysler's car dealerships around the United States. Both Fiat and Chrysler need their taxpayers money to stay afloat. And maybe if the little Fiat 500 can give the VW a run for its money, well maybe there will manufacturing jobs to build Fiat 500s on Chrysler's lines in Detroit and around the U.S. WebVisionItaly.com does hope Chrysler and Fiat can get from here to there without the government's money. WebVisionItaly.com is looking forward to the Fiat 500's entrance to the United States - it's been to long!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Giro d'Italia 2009 Race Route and Stage Map
Giro d'Italia Route Map. Click for a video fly through of the 2009 Giro d'Italia race route in Italy.
100th Giro d'Italia: 1909 - 2009: Click below for daily recaps and Giro d'Italia current standings:
Stage 1 Venice
Stage 3 Grado to Valdobbiadene
Stage 7 Innsbrook Austria -Switzerland - Lombardy Italy
Giro
d'Italia 2009 Race Schedule and Giro d'Italia Race Maps:
Giro d'Italia 2009 calendar is 21 stages and 2 rest days from May 9, 2009 - May 31, 2009.
Below is the Giro d'Italia schedule calendar, stages, and Giro d'Italia stage maps:
Saturday May 9 - map
Lido di Venezia, Venice, 20.5 km
Sunday May 10 - map
Jesolo to Trieste, 156 km
Monday May 11 - map
Grado to Valdobbiadene, 200km
Tuesday May 12 - map
Padova to San Martino di Castrozza, 165 km (uphill)
Wednesday May 13 - map
San Martino di Castrozza to Alpe di Siusi, 125 km (uphill)
Thursday May 14 - map
Bressanone to Mayrhofen, 242 km
Friday May 15 - map
Innsbruck to Chiavenna, 244 km
Saturday May 16 - map
Morbegno to Bergamo, 208 km
Sunday May 17 - map
Circuit Race in Milano, 155 km
Monday May 18 - REST DAY Giro d'Italia 2009
Tuesday May 19 - map
Cuneo to Pinerolo, 250 km (uphill)
Wednesday May 20 - map
Torino to Arenzano, 206 km
Thursday May 21 - map
Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore, 61 km (timetrial)
Friday May 22 - map
Lido di Camaiore to Florence, 150 km
Saturday May 23 - map
Campi Bisenzio to Bologna, 174 km
Sunday May 24 - map
Forlie to Faenza, 159 km
Monday May 25 - map (uphill)
Pergola to Monte Petrano, 237 km
Tuesday May 26 - REST DAY Giro d'Italia
Wednesday May 27 - map (uphill)
Chieti to Blockhaus, 181 km
Thursday May 28 - map
Sulmona to Benevento, 181 km
Friday May 29 - map
Avellino to Monte Vesuvio, 164 km
Saturday May 30 - map
Naples to Anagni, 203 km
Sunday May 31 - map
Rome, 15.3 km - map
Giro d'Italia 2009 teams should be announced in late January/ early February. Rosters will be announced in April.
For more about Italy visit http://www.WebvisionItaly.com, the only TV network about Italy in English.
100th Giro d'Italia: 1909 - 2009: Click below for daily recaps and Giro d'Italia current standings:
Stage 1 Venice
Stage 3 Grado to Valdobbiadene
Stage 7 Innsbrook Austria -Switzerland - Lombardy Italy
Giro
d'Italia 2009 Race Schedule and Giro d'Italia Race Maps:Giro d'Italia 2009 calendar is 21 stages and 2 rest days from May 9, 2009 - May 31, 2009.
Below is the Giro d'Italia schedule calendar, stages, and Giro d'Italia stage maps:
Saturday May 9 - map
Lido di Venezia, Venice, 20.5 km
Sunday May 10 - map
Jesolo to Trieste, 156 km
Monday May 11 - map
Grado to Valdobbiadene, 200km
Tuesday May 12 - map
Padova to San Martino di Castrozza, 165 km (uphill)
Wednesday May 13 - map
San Martino di Castrozza to Alpe di Siusi, 125 km (uphill)
Thursday May 14 - map
Bressanone to Mayrhofen, 242 km
Friday May 15 - map
Innsbruck to Chiavenna, 244 km
Saturday May 16 - map
Morbegno to Bergamo, 208 km
Sunday May 17 - map
Circuit Race in Milano, 155 km
Monday May 18 - REST DAY Giro d'Italia 2009
Tuesday May 19 - map
Cuneo to Pinerolo, 250 km (uphill)
Wednesday May 20 - map
Torino to Arenzano, 206 km
Thursday May 21 - map
Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore, 61 km (timetrial)
Friday May 22 - map
Lido di Camaiore to Florence, 150 km
Saturday May 23 - map
Campi Bisenzio to Bologna, 174 km
Sunday May 24 - map
Forlie to Faenza, 159 km
Monday May 25 - map (uphill)
Pergola to Monte Petrano, 237 km
Tuesday May 26 - REST DAY Giro d'Italia
Wednesday May 27 - map (uphill)
Chieti to Blockhaus, 181 km
Thursday May 28 - map
Sulmona to Benevento, 181 km
Friday May 29 - map
Avellino to Monte Vesuvio, 164 km
Saturday May 30 - map
Naples to Anagni, 203 km
Sunday May 31 - map
Rome, 15.3 km - map
Giro d'Italia 2009 teams should be announced in late January/ early February. Rosters will be announced in April.
For more about Italy visit http://www.WebvisionItaly.com, the only TV network about Italy in English.
Borobudur Temple Beautiful Place in Indonesia
Borobudur is built as a single large stupa, and when viewed from above takes the form of a giant tantric Buddhist mandala, simultaneously representing the Buddhist cosmology and the nature of mind. Some scholars think that this massive monument is a gigantic textbook of Buddhism to help people to achieve enlightenment. To read this Buddhist textbook in stone requires a walk of more than two miles. The walls of the galleries are adorned with impressive reliefs illustrating the life of Buddha Shakyamuni and the principles of his teaching.
Taj Mahal Beautiful Place in India
The Taj Mahal (pronounced /tɑdʒ mə'hɑl/ ---- Hindi: ताज महल; Persian/Urdu: تاج محل) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Ottoman, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."
While the white domed marble mausoleum is its most familiar component, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. Building began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, and employed thousands of artisans and craftsmen. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer of the Taj Mahal.
Source Article : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
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