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In its turquoise-coloured so many families depend on Mount Ijen for their living. The ph of the sulphuric acid lake is around 0.5, about the same as the acid in a car battery.
A large house stands as a background for the volley ball court. The wall has been freshly painted white, as the national Independence day approaches on August. The building, you can suspect by the number of windows, houses more than four families. TMY 400 FD 24mm f/2.8 Canon AE-1
Lontong Balap
Lontong balap is one of traditional foods from East Java, precisely from Surabaya. Lontong balap is consist of lontong or sticky rice cake, bean sprout, tofu and lentho. Lentho is more or less like fried cake, which is made by cassava and cowpea, it is tasty and make particular crunchy-ness in Lontong balap. It become more yummy by garlic dressing sauce and hot shrimp paste.
Moreover, when eating Lontong balap, do no forget to complete it with Sate Kerang or scallop satai and coconut ice.
Why this food named by Lontong Balap, because formerly, when the people who sell Lontong Balap they used heavy-barrel-shaped and bear it to the whole city. This barrel make the seller had to walk as fast as they can, seems like someone who taking a race. Balap is taken from Javanese language, balapan, means racing. Recently, we can find Lontong balap in stall or barrow.
We can find some Lontong Balap in all over Surabaya, whether in stall or barrow. Fortunately, the most popular Lontong Balap in Surabaya is located in Kranggan street, there are some stalls over the street that offering Lontong balap as their main menu, but the most special one is belong to Lontong Balap Garuda by Pak Gendut. It becomes famous for the different taste within the ingredients, and that makes Lontong Balap Pak Gendut known by people outside Surabaya.
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This mosque is built to memorized China Soldier to believe in Islam who first entrance to Indonesia, namely 'Laksamana Cheng Hoo'. 'Cheng Hoo arrival is the evidence that Islam is not new thing for Chinese public. Even, before Java admission Islam, this religion particularly come step to China.
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A male becak (tri-cycle) driver stares curiously at the camera. A great way to capture life on the street in the old city is to hop on a public transportation, locally known as "angkot".
Becak is still omnipresent in Malang city. The rapid growth of motorbikes and cars has failed to push the becak into history.
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Most of the "Hill People" lives around the national parks are Hindus and earn a living through farming. Many of them also involved in the tourism industry -- Bromo and the surroundings still attract a lot of tourists, but it is quite seasonal. May/Jun/July/August are the peak season. Outside this month, and if you are not lucky, the clouds could be so thick that you might miss the volcano views. So choose the right time to go.
On a hot and dry afternoon, children play at the only available open space at the Embong Brantas village. With only the river to their right and the densly packed huts on their left, there is really no where to play. But creativity makes way to the use of the dirt river banks and a plastered volley ball court to serve as a makeshift playground. TMY 400 FDn 200mm f/2.8 Canon A-1
The Dutch started to cultivate coffee in Indonesia in the 17th century. Growing coffee in Java, East Timor and other regions, Indonesia has become one of the largest producers of "Black Gold" worldwide.
Papuma Beach
Near to Watu Ulo beach, there is Papuma beach. Papuma is referring to Pantai Putih Malikan or white sandy beach. Those who are visiting Papuma beach will have a great time to sun-bathing or walking over the white sandy path enjoying the sunset.
Besides its natural scenic beauty, Papuma is also rich of exotic animals, such as the lizard, forest cock, various birds, wild pig, deer porcupine, scaly anteater and many others.
Papuma Cape Coast is located in the district of Ambulu and Wuluhan, Jember, East Java. Papuma beach is a very exotic beach compared to the existing beaches in East Java, because its beautiful and charming sea by having turquoise color tone ocean and a very fine white sand. Hence, it makes Papuma become affordable beach that can visited in East Java. The tourists, both from local and foreign will enjoy the experience in Papuma beach.
Furthermore, by visiting Papuma beach, the visitors can rent a boat to explore the ocean closer while enjoying the sun rise. The coral reef and the tropical forest around the beach will also enchanting the sightseeing after the Siti Hinggil and Goa Lawa.
Siti Hinggil is a coral rock with a height around 50 m above sea level. The visitors can see Papuma’s beach attraction from above. While, Goa Lawa or Lawa Cave, it has 30 m depth and can be achieved at low tide. According to the legend, this cave was the place south sea ruler’s daughter "Dewi Sri Wulan" and the imprisoned place of Kyai Mataram.
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Singo Ulung dance is a traditional art from Bondowoso regency that annual performed in Bondowoso anniversary. This traditional dance was created by a respected man named Singo. Singo was name of a person who came from Blambangan.
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