The name Taman Sari comes from the Javanese words taman, meaning a “garden” or “park” and sari, which means “beautiful” or “flowers”. Hence, the name Taman Sari means an area of a beautiful garden adorned with flowers. An old article described it as a “water castle” ( Dutch: waterkasteel ); as by shutting the watergates, the complex would be completely immersed in water, leaving tall structures standing out.   …

The Ramayana ballet tells the story of a legendary epic, presented in a series of graceful dance movements accompanied by gamelan music – an orchestra of traditional Javanese instruments. For those who enjoy cultural displays, this is a splendid performance that is not to be missed. The ballet brings together different aspects of traditional Javanese culture with dance, drama, music …

Cinque Terre: let’s try to draw an introduction to what you should imagine, in order to take the best out of your stay in the Cinque Terre, beyond the glittering images of touristic brochures, and stereotypes Let’s try to summarise few some essential traits. Five villages between the mountain and the sea, along the most rugged part of the Ligurian …

Elke dinsdag middag organiseert de gemeente een gratis tour in Sarona. Sarona was een van de eerste wijken in wat nu Tel Aviv is en eind 19e eeuw gebouwd door de Duitse Tempeliers. Tussen allemaal moderne torens staan hier een tiental gerenoveerde Duitse huizen met een interessante geschiedenis. De tour start bij het toeristisch informatie centrum, Alluf Mandlerstraat 11, dat …

Madagascar is world-famous for its lemurs—primates that look something like a cat crossed with a squirrel and a dog. These animals are unique to the island and display a range of interesting behaviors from singing like a whale (the indri) to sashaying across the sand like a ballet dancer (the sifaka). Below you will learn more about these fascinating creatures. …

Tanzania is a country which exposes it’s beauty to the world, a peacefully country on the eastern zone of Africa. On a visit you may experience thousands of activities including wildlife safaris Tanzania hosts a good number of national parks, beautiful beaches when arriving in Zanzibar island or Dar es salaam city, a lot of tourists prefer national park visiting …

Many countries have existed and still existing but Uganda remains the Pearl of africa.cultural beliefs have been mantained and people are happy regardless of their differences.many people in Uganda are poor but use the little they have to fulfill their needs and wants and still stay happy, people also give birth to many children and for some cultures, the more …

Tanzanite minerals among of unique global mineral found only in Tanzania and not else where world wide.  Is most wonders and thing make Tanzania unique and to be world eyes for internatinal traveles, georogist, tourist, researchers.Among of valuable mineral  found in only one area Tanzania at Arusha region area at merelani. Tanzania among of richest countries in mineral and second …

Many countries have existed and still existing but Uganda remains the Pearl of africa.cultural beliefs have been mantained and people are happy regardless of their differences.many people in Uganda are poor but use the little they have to fulfill their needs and wants and still stay happy, people also give birth to many children and for some cultures, the more …

Millions of tourists seem to visit Jerusalem every year. Most tourists spend one or two days in Jerusalem, following their 6 or 7 days itinerary to Israel. Vast majority of the tourist population does not even consider the possibility of taking some time out for hiking through the Jerusalem mountain national parks and forests. So, my recommendation to you, nature …