BANDUNG The Paris Van Java

Gedung Sate Bandung

Bandung City is the largest metropolitan city in West Java at once became the capital ofthe province. The city is located 140 km southeast of Jakarta. In this historic city, the scene of battle at the time of independence, and once the meeting place of Asian-African Conference of 1955, a meeting who voiced the spirit of anti-colonialism, and even the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech said that Bandung is the capital of Asia and Africa.

In 1990 the city of Bandung was one of the safest cities in the world by Time magazine survey.

The city flower is another name for this city, because in ancient times was considered very beautiful city with many trees and flowers that grow there. Additionally Bandung formerly also called Parijs van Java because of its beauty. Besides the city of Bandung also knownas a shopping city, with malls and factory outlets are widely spread in this city, and nowgradually also became a city of Bandung city culinary tour. And in 2007, the British Councilmade ​​the city of Bandung as a pilot project city terkreatif as East Asia. At present the city of Bandung is one of the main objectives of tourism and education

Bandung Art & Culture

ANGKLUNG (Made of Bamboos)

In its stage, Angklung needs many personal. The instrument made from bamboo where its use by shaken down. That way the instruments will release unique sounds.

The shape of angklung consists of two bamboo sticks on many shapes, which are balanced, with the need of frequencies of tone. Its shape is shaping look like Calung instrument. To get angklung tone is not by beat but by shaken it so that the touch of every element of Angklung body can produce a tone.

Nowadays Angklung develop as Angklung in duotone that is developed by Daeng Soetigna. Because of it, Daeng Soetigna are well known in Karawitan Sunda as ‘Bapak Angklung Diatonis Kromatis’, who are an artist pioneering the changes of Angklung tone in Pentatonic (da-mi-na-ti-la-da in Salendro Key) such as growth in Banten (Pandeglang and Serang). In Banten, this new Angklung art is well known as Angklung Gubrag, Angklung Sered, or Angklung Buncis.

In the last decade this Angklung art (duotone) become more popular and have a nice image in society especially at the middle to upper. In practice, this art is performing an orchestra (between 30 to 60 people) that is usually watch by government officer or in order to welcome guesses from inside or outside country.

Angklung

Angklung Mang Udjo

Bandung Tourism

Situ Patenggang

Situ Patenggang is a beautiful lake located in the area of ​​Ciwidey, West Java. You can feel the serenity of the lake to see this and feel the cool mountain air that blows. Plus it is situated not far from the well known tourist attraction is Crater White. So by visiting one location, you can enjoy twointeresting sights as well as the crater of White and Situ Patenggang

Situ Patenggang Bandung West Java 

Situ Patenggang

Kawah Putih (Crater of White)

White Crater the land above the clouds

The crater of white is located in Patuha Mountain, located in West Java. The height of this mountain is 2386 meters. The crater of Mount Patuha this is used as an interesting tourist attraction under the name White crater.

The Land above clouds

Kawah Putih (Crater of White)

Shopping

Bandung is no mistaking paradise of shopping, especially clothing or fashion. Many of the road or in the Bandung area in which there were lined Factory Outlet is offering various types of clothing products with good quality but the price can match you with your bags

List of addresses Bandung Factory Outlet

Bandung Stocklot Center --- 

Soekarno Hatta street No. 397

Best Choice --- Setiabudi street No. 158

Blossom --- Juanda street

Cargo --- Diponegoro street No. 30

Emporio --- Ir. Sutami street No. 109

Expose --- Cipaganti street No. 60

Heritage --- R.E Martadinata street No. 63

M&M --- Ir. H Juanda street No. 81-83

No Label shop --- Otten street No. 1

Rainbow --- Sukajadi street No. 168-170

Rich and Famous --- Ir. H Juanda street No. 14

Rumah Mode --- Setiabudi street No. 14 F

The Summit  --- R.E Martadinata street No. 61

Up Town --- Ir. H Juanda street No. 84

Culinary Tourism

Bandung is a food paradise, it seems nobody can argue with this. a walk while a culinary tour in Bandung is a very clear not to be missed. There are many specialties that can be tasted in a tour in Bandung

for example: Mie kocok (noodles whipped) , batagor, Siomay (dumplings), Mie yamin (noodles yamin), Nasi pepes (Pepes rice), Nasi bakar (roasted rice), Nasi timbel (Timbel rice), and much more

Nasi Timbel (Timbel Rice)

Batagor

Mie Kocok (Whipped Noodles)

Nasi Bakar (Roasted Rice)