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Cheers from Ubud Bali

Hi everyone..

I started traveling by plane again! I have to admit  I was excited indeed, although deep down I am quite anxious knowing that we have to be extremely careful. We have strict health protocol to follow and that means taking the rapid test or swab test to ensure that you are NEGATIVE from the Corona Virus infection, downloading EHAC or electronic Health Alert Card application, and lining up to verify my test as well as my health alert card. Since the airport was not that crowded, additional lining - up for the verification did not take long. 

sample of eHAC we have to prepare

After 6 long years, I was visiting Ubud again. We had our big Bali break right before heading to New York City back in 2014. And although I managed to travel to Bali, mostly for works, after coming back to Indonesia, I usually spent some times in Nusa Dua or Kuta. So you can imagine how excited I was coming back to Ubud and enjoy every little thing this charming neighbourhood can offer. I didn't really get to explore as I had meetings but during the short break I did walk and hike a bit. The surrounding areas of the Royal Pita Maha Ubad is just amazing. I managed to see the Ajung river, the holy spring pool and the famous Tegalalang rice field. Check out the photos of Ubud here  WW: Breathtaking Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

I sincerely hope I can come back here again with my family soon when the pandemic is over or at least when we have the vaccine. 

Semangaat yaaa Bali

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WW: Kanoman Palace, Cirebon, Indonesia

Welcome to Kanoman Palace, Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia.

It was another trip to Cirebon, the hometown of my grandfather from my late dad's side. We made it together with my cousins too. It was an enjoyable trip and it was a memorable walk down the lane. My aunties were born and raised here and they loved looking at the places where they spent their childhood. 

We stopped at Kanoman Palace, on of the palaces in Cirebon. Different from our previous visit to Cirebon (Read: Family Trip to Cirebon, West Java), this time we saw the place where my grandfather was the direct descendant of the Kanoman Palace, from his grandmother's side. It was exciting to see this place although we have to admit that it has its days . It must be expensive to take care of this huge palace. 

The unique thing is this palace is built in an area surrounded by the market. I read from the book that the Sultan or the King loved his people so much he allowed the people to build markets, gather, and do a lot of public activities in the area. So when we want to visit the Palace now, we have to go through the traditional Kanoman market.

The palace was built back in 1678 by Prince Kertawijaya or Mohammad Badridin. He was also known as Sultan Anom I and the Palace as well as the Royal Family living there have been closely tied to the spread of Islam in West Java and the surrounding areas, particularly by Sunan Kalijaga or Syarif Hidayatullah. 

In many of the saung or the building in this 6-hectare complex, you will see various original ceramics from Tiongkok or  China. I remember seeing some as well in Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon and Sunyaragi Cave (Read: WW: Sunyaragi Cave, Cirebon, West Java)

Enjoy some of the photos I took during the trip with some stories about it.

Here are some photos from inside the complex of the Palace

As we entered the complex, we would see many saung or the building with high ceiling and open space as well as bale, the similar architecture. You will see the big hall in gold, green, and baby blue ambience where events and gatherings take place and guests are entertained.

In the back of the complex, we will see big space or lapangan which can accommodate more people when the palace is open for the commoners, usually for the celebration of Islamic calendar like Syawalan or a week after Eid-ul Fitr. We also saw the rocky shapes depicting rocky mountain similar to the ones in Sunyaragi cave.

Here are some pictures of the details of the main complex. I think the building is called Siti Hinggil. Many of the furnitures and details accents are made of teak wood, with laced-like carvings and ornate patterns. Some of them stand the test of time, some of them have started to deteriorated unfortunately, mostly due to the humid weather in Indonesia, particularly Cirebon. The rest of the hall can be observed through series of photos here.

So, that's out little trip to Kanoman Palace, Cirebon, Indonesia. 

What do you think about the palace? Do you like it? Which one is your favorite place? 

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WW: Pulau Pisang, Pesisir Barat, Lampung at a Glimpse

Selamat datang di Pulau Pisang, Pesisir Barat, Lampung.

Banana Island, West Coast, Lampung.

Such an amazing place indeed!

Straight across Indian Ocean, on the western coast of Lampung, Banana Island or Pulau Pisang is offering endless beauty.

Perjalanan panjang dari Bandar Lampung menuju Krui dan perjalanan di laut dengan jukung yang seru benar - benar terbayar kontan. Cantik banget dan 

We have been blessed to be traveling to different parts of the world and we can’t miss the beauty of #lampung #thetreasureofsumatra ♥️♥️♥️. 

Sejak pandangan pertama melihat pulau seluas 2.310 hektar ini, kami sekeluarga terpukau dengan pantai pasir putihnya, air toska bening, samudera tak berujung dan deru ombak yang menghanyutkan. Aaah... makin cinta aku dengan Lampung yang kereeen ♥️♥️♥️ .

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WW: Klara Beach, Lampung

How I miss going to the beach!

Now that we are implementing social distancing and independent isolation in the attempt of curbing Corona virus outbreak, we took the liberty to stay at home and try to be as productive as can be. For traveling lovers like us, it is quite painful to stay at home for quite some times. But for the benefit of our very own health and safety, as well as others, we dutifully stay at home and implement distance learning as well as work from home.

Nevertheless, with the extra time we have, I try to manage the photos and videos I have.

most of them are coming from our trip in 2018 and 2019. Even before that!

One of them is our trip to Klara Beach in Lampung

Klara is actually an abbreviation in bahasa Indonesia, that is Klapa Rapat.

Literally klapa means coconut (tree) and rapat  means close. So, basically it's the beach where the coconut trees are planted close to one another.

We went here during the weekday and  that is why the beach was empty.
It was just us and we definitely enjoyed it.
My kids and my niece as well as my mom who joined us had so much fun swimming on the deserted beach.

Here are some pictures taken around this place and I sincerely hope we can go back here again soon.

The traditional jetty

Clear blue sky!

the 'floaters' :p

My happy Nadine..

view from the humble shack provided

So, that's our last visit to Klara Beach, Lampung.
Hope this Corona Virus will soon be gone so that we can revisit this lovely beach.
Here's the map for its exact location.




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