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Monday, July 25, 2011

Bali, the famed Island of the Gods

Bali is an island endowed with great natural beauty and rich culture. Soaring majestic volcanoes tower over emerald rice fields that cling on hillsides in sculpted tiers, idyllic beaches, set the stage for fantastic sunset, shrines, and temples provide sanctuary for believers, while five-star resorts are earthly havens for tourists.
Despite overwhelming foreign influences, the balinese have managed to reach a harmonious balance between preserving their culture, their natural environment and accommodating today's changing world. The Hindu Bali religion, ceremonies,festivals, age-old dances and the arts are an inseparable part of the life and culture of the Balinese.

Jakarta The Main Gateway of Indonesia

Jakarta is the main gateway to Indonesia, it is a contrast of modern western architecture and traditional Indonesian culture. It's rapid growth into a metropolitan city reflects the economic , political, social, and industrial development of the nation. In recent years, Jakarta has expanded its facilities for the visitors wich luxury hotels, meeting facilities, world class golf courses, fine restaurants, exciting nightlife and shooping centers besides tourist attractions heritage, sea reports in the bay of Jakarta, and an extensive beach recreation complexses.

My beautiful Indonesian archipelago

Indonesia is the largest archipelago and the fourth most populous country in the world, consisting of main islands like Sumatra, Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua, with 33 provinces. It has a total 17,508 islands of which about 6,000 are inhabited.
It stretches 5,150 km betwen the Australian and Asian continental mainland and divides the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator.The name of Indonesia is composed of two Greek words: “Indos” wich means Indian and “nesos” meaning islands .The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta.