Culinary Tours : Cimplung

Cimplung term must be a lot of people who do not know what the name actually? Name of the village once, or a container made of coconut shell or lazy dunno guess. Yes indeed cimplung foreign names, especially for the name of a typical food of a region. Compared with Geplak, lanting, fried or bapia gethuk pathok, cimplung fame was losing far less likely to arise even among the local specialty-by.

I do not know the first and tend to strange to hear the name called cimplung food. Starting 4 years ago, when it also fit my Lebaran forth in whom a trip to a country which I forget his name, which must still include the Ajibarang - Purwokwerto. At that time I visited a friend's house in the area, and as my friend that I thought the food served at the time strange. Boiled cassava wrapped with a similar liquid sugar. Slowly it tasted good, too, sweet as sugar together with cassava. Four years passed, for some reason during Lebaran forth this year I remember the food was cimplung name. Because I said simply want cimplung want cimplung, then on the third day after Idul Fitri took my wife to an area which is cimplung makers. I eagerly and his wife and son went to a village called Sudimara. A village located in the hills between the city and Purwokerto Ajibarang. These areas are regions of many coconut trees grow.

Happened to relatives who live there, so we can see how and from what materials it cimplung foods. Now I know why these foods can not be distinguished as food by-by others, because cimplung was never mass-produced to be marketed. Food is just a distraction cimplung local residents who work to make palm sugar. The men in the village early in the morning leave for coconut plantations to nderes, which takes water from the coconut flower or aren called by placing a piece of bamboo to accommodate the sugar water. They are very agile in climbing coconut, it may have become a habit. After noon the bamboo palm containing water is collected and under the home.

Turn up at home moms or the girls in charge cooking sugar water into palm sugar. Well at the time of this palm sugar cooking process cimplung included. It turned out to be made that not only cimplung cassava, but there are also banana, coconut, taro and many more. Manufacturing process is also easy, at the time of sugar water boiled in a place like a frying pan but the middle is more concave, after looking hot materials that will be entered cimplung. Old boiling depends cimplung's materials. usually when cassava cooking long time.

Cimplung ready while waiting for our first walk ya to the palm sugar production is bigger, if not here because cimplung make this place a home industry of making palm sugar. From the sugar boil until thickened to half the sugar palm, bamboo and then printed with a short cut. After about an hour palm sugar is already frozen in the mold and then removed ready for sale. It is time we return to the place that makes cimplung brother, had to imagine the joy ya palm sugar is absorbed into the cassava or coconut. Cimplung a typical food villages around Purwokerto which is still hidden pleasures, just for people who want to enjoy the pristine food. Food where someone wants to enjoy the simplicity of the farmers with palm sugar is always a friendly smile to accept guests who visit. A simplicity without beautiful poems.

Borobudur Temple

Who does not know Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in its complex. Millions of people are eager to visit this building as one of the World Wonder Heritages. It is not surprising since architecturally and functionally, as the place for Buddhists to say their prayer, Borobudur is attractive.

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur was a place for praying that was completed to be built on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years from the time the construction was begun. The name of Borobudur, as some people say, means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high place.

Borobudur is constructed as a ten-terraces building. The height before being renovated was 42 meters and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as supporting base. The first six terraces are in square form, two upper terraces are in circular form, and on top of them is the terrace where Buddha statue is located facing westward. Each terrace symbolizes the stage of human life. In line with of Buddha Mahayana, anyone who intends to reach the level of Buddha's must go through each of those life stages.

The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizes human being that are still bound by lust. The upper four stories are called Rupadhatu symbolizing human beings that have set themselves free from lust but are still bound to appearance and shape. On this terrace, Buddha effigies are placed in open space; while the other upper three terraces where Buddha effigies are confined in domes with wholes are called Arupadhatu, symbolizing human beings that have been free from lust, appearance and shape. The top part that is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.

All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect Buddha's teachings. For the reason, this temple functions as educating medium for those who want to learn Buddhism. We suggests that you walk through each narrow passage in Borobudur in order for you to know the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the tenth century once visited this temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the Grand Cathedrals in Europe.

A question about Borobudur that is still unanswered by far is how the condition around the temple was at the beginning of its foundation and why at the time of it's finding the temple was buried. Some hypotheses claim that Borobudur in its initial foundation was surrounded by swamps and it was buried because of Merapi explosion. It was based on Kalkutta inscription with the writing 'Amawa' that means sea of milk. The Sanskrit word was used to describe the occurrence of disaster. The sea of milk was then translated into Merapi lava. Some others say that Borobudur was buried by cold lava of Merapi Mountain. With the existing greatness and mystery, it makes sense if many people put Borobudur in their agenda as a place worth visiting in their lives.

10 Tips Travelling With The Pair

For some people, that experience does not always bring a touch of fresh wind. Some people said they feel frustrated at keenganan the pair to be active in planning a trip. Others confess, they feel disappointment for the dramatic things frivolous. Some of the rover to share lessons on things they experienced, including strategies for their unique face dots that are difficult to pair with them.
1. Remember that the pair is not a travel business visits. "I can travel around the world and does not feel .... We are working to complete the sentence, and my husband can catch the message! He frequently travel international business travel and family really different!"
2. Do not be misguided. "I often feel stress because I was a navigator and map reader, while the husband driving. This has caused us a quarrel over everything. But now we use GPS and that change everything!"
3. Find time to walk alone. "We have found great ways to avoid boredom after 24 hours togetherness. Be sure to schedule a separate trip regular-do things that you like throughout the day or evening. This conference will provide material and reduce the pressure."
4. Recognize your strengths. "He makes paper work and we do not lose any one moment, and I greatly appreciate it because we can make more informed decisions."
5. Completed before the fracas occurred. "It takes time for us to convey the secret of peace and sanctity of us ... we vow to have fun during the holidays! How we do it: we discuss in the beginning, before leaving, things that usually cause the fracas. We finish it before happen. "
6. Stomach must be satisfied. "Pain is dangerous hungry, we learn not to pause to eat" after this museum "or" only later in Malaga we sesampai "because it is very very bad."
7. Remain optimistic even though there is inconvenience. "I only easy to understand that people can feel suffering as a result of sorts, not sure of the direction will be the goal, feel hungry, for 2 hours, or even longer and knows what can happen again, as if this list could take forever. We all feel, and I feel almost mad. However, as they often travel far and long, I enjoy the togetherness we learn and that it is not compare with what we see or will not we see, what and when we eat, when we will arrive at the destination -- the wife is in the side. "
8. Let small things go. "I think the less we quarrel over the holidays, even though we spend more time together, because we are happy to be there. We always felt the tremor" woo hoo, we are more holiday help "and concerned issues that may disrupt our home ".
9. Always find a cure for the disappointment. "If you have not had time to visit a museum, there is still another at the end of the road there. If you turn you can find another way to arrive there. If you order something you do not like, the message again just something else. If you do not see there have to travel, the return plan. "
10. World as a pair of lovers. "Indeed, I find that we almost never quarrel or each other when we disagree traveling. Perhaps this is because we go long from all the stress could cause the differences between us. This kind of syndrome ', both of us against the world'."

Lamongan Marine Tourism

Lamongan Marine Tourism (WBL) is available with its unique, the result of combination between natural aspects, cultures, and architecture, which is global, taste but still maintain local trademark. WBL is a balancing towards some tourism places that have exist before like Tanjung Kodok and Maharani cave. It is located in north coast of Java, in Paciran, Lamongan regency, East Java. It is on 17 hectares field and supported by some facilities, which are ready to please the guest with one stop service concept.
Besides readily means tourism greet your visit start at 09.00 AM up to beating 17.00 PM, frontage of main gate also has available souvenirs shop with its luxury design, presenting various first products, fish market, fruit and vegetable. This tourism object also present opened to dish market start to beat 09.00 AM up to beating 21.00 PM. Various facility which showed maritime tourism of Lamongan for example: Cat House, Video game, Hospital Of Ghost, Samba Jet Propulsion, Mini Of Train, Drive Arena, Go-kart, Motor Cross, Gallery Of Ship And Cockle, Tagada, Adolescent Playground, Space
Shuttle, Swimming Pool Of Brine, Swimming Pool Of Freshwater, Bumper Boat, Banana Boat, Ski Jet Propulsion, Long Boat, Texas City and Indiana Camp, Agility Arena, Cinema 3D, Palace of Under Sea, Samba Balloon, Mini Of Columbus, Shoot Water, Kiddy Ride, Insect Cave, Piratical Den, Glass Planet, Bumper Car, World Irrigate, Water Boom, Happy Podium, Remote Boat, Traditional Boat, Cano, Ski Boat, The miniature of Walisongo.There are also the others object in WBL Foreland of Cape Frog
Beach Resort covering Cottage and Hotel. Finally, this local object has international level build using modern management of PT Bumi Lamongan Sejati representing two company between governance of Lamongan Regency with PT Bunga Wangsa Sejati which have succeeded to build and develop Jatim Park in Batu. Nowadays, Tanjung Kodok has new trademark by the name of Maritime tourism of Lamongan "WBL of Tanjung Kodok Or Jatim Park II".
This tourism object has own background of coastal nature, keen stone like the frog which ever used as a place of astronomical symptom research sun eclipse totalize by NASA of Federal America. Nowadays, the location have been built on a large scale and professional using maritime concept tourism like in Ancol Jakarta, Singapura and Japan Coast.
This tourism area also close to gold diligence centre, painting on cloth and embroidery in glorious countryside, Sendang and Sendang Dhuwur and also the center of fish landing of East Java in Brondong port

TANJUNG KODOK

Tanjung Kodok is located about 65 km from Surabaya, Lamongan regency. It is easier to get there from Gresik along Daendels road. Tanjung Kodok gained international renown as the focus of international research during the total solar eclipse on June 11, 1983. It is a peaceful seaside resort, and also a resting place for pilgrims to the tombs of two Moslem saints, Sunan Drajad and Sunan Sendang Duwur. The place derives its name, Tanjung Kodok, from a stone formation, which resembles a frog ("kodok"). Tanjung Kodok is a beautiful beach with wonderful panorama, which has been known by the people for along time. When the solar eclipse happened on June 11, 1983 many astronomers from all over the word and NASA of USA had a research in this place. Every years many Moslem astronomers come here to see the first coming of the moon to determined the beginning of the fasting period and Idul Fitri day. Ketupat is held here every years. This beach is very easy to reach by private or public transport.