Posted on 28 August 2008
KUSAMBA. Colorful outrigger prahus line the black sand shores of this fishing village, directly across from Nusa Penida. an island of 40,000 people. The strait between the two islands is filled with fish, and when the weather is calm the seas are bespeckled with white sails. Twice a day fishermen set out for Nusa with [...]
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Posted on 28 August 2008
joyed years of comparative peace and tran¬quility. Tourists began flocking to the island in great numbers in the 1970s, bringing a In 1963. more sorrow engulfed the island. An attempted takeover of the Indonesian government in Jakarta by communist insur¬gents resulted in the murder of six top army leaders. Hundreds of thousands of Indone¬sians died [...]
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Posted on 12 August 2008
Identification and point of attraction This Museum. of Statue is a field archeological museum. It has been built since 1960 under the supervision of Bali’s Archeological Regional Office and was opened for public in 1974. In this building there is a collection of archeological remains dated back at pre-History of Bali.
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Posted on 12 August 2008
It is the biggest traditional market in Bali located on jalan Gajah Mada at the heart of Denpasar. Jalan Gajah Mada (Gajah Mada Street) is known as the oldest shopping centre in Denpasar.
In Pasar Badung visitor can enjoy buyers and sellers, involve them selves m businees with traditional way of transaction. The market is full of activities along the day while at night,
the night market starts with reasonable prices.
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Posted on 10 August 2008
PEMECUTAN PALACE is one of some palaces opened to visitors located on Jalan Thamrin 2, Denpasar, one of the tourist-packages offered in Denpasar city-tour program. It is about 200 meters from Puputan Badung Park to the West and close to the two traditional
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Posted on 10 August 2008
FINGERPRINT MUSEUM The museum was established as private property m 1994 by
the owner : 1 Gusti Ngurah Gede Pemecutan. In this museuin a number of the owner’s own paintings are collected and documented as a fingerprint pamting collection. The specific method ofpainting is using the fingertip as paintbrush and stain it with water colours as [...]
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Posted on 10 August 2008
BENOA HARBOUR is about 6 km in distance from Denpasar City and known as the central marine activities both domestic and intemational and at once as Intemational Tourism Harbour where some international boating races regularly held with overseas partiripants hosted by an organization named: Bali International
Yacht Club.
From this harbour visitors can extend their vacation to [...]
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Posted on 10 August 2008
The Ethnographical Museum is the only museum one can find in Denpasar/ located on Mayor Wisnu Street next to Jagatnatha Temple. It was built m December 8 th, 1932 in which displayed various old objects in four main buldings called : Gedung Timur, Gedung Buleleng/ Gedimg Karangasem and Gedung Tabanan.
In Gedung Timur is displayed many kinds of pre-historic collections mcluding equipments of Bali’s traditional technology.
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Posted on 10 August 2008
Local people with family froin every comer of the city regularly visit the park in the aftemoon and on Sundays various programs for children are held to make the atmosphere more cheerful. Puputan square is also the site where some rituals are held like : “Saraswati” Holiday to celebrate the descend of Holy Commands of Vedas, “Tawur Agung Kesanga”, (Great Sacrificial Ceremony to welcome Nyepi, the Isaka New Year), and “Ogoh-ogoh” procession m the evening.
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Posted on 10 August 2008
Catur Muka (four faced) Statue symbolizes the manifestation of Almighty God as Brahma, the Creator of the Universe as to control and monitor the global directions. The Statue is made of sandstone figurating a Deity with four faces cacth facing the four directions, about 5 meters in height being the municipality of Denpasar’s mascot.
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