Saturday, 23 April 2011

Ancol ; Jakarta Bay City, DKI Jakarta

This is Jakarta's largest and most popular recreation park, more popularly known as "Ancol Dreamland". The Ancol Dreamland has an extensive range of attractions that include a Seaworld,  a water park with artificial waves, an  lagoon for fishing and boating,  exciting rides such as the Torpedo and the Hysteria, an art center, a convention hall and hotels.

In  the Ancol complex are also a marina, the Dunia Fantasi (Fantasy World),  a drive-in theatre. The 'Pasar Seni' or art market has a varied collection of Indonesian handicraft, paintings and souvenirs on sale. An open-air theatre features live performances by local artists.

Wayang Orang, puppet man, Indonesia

Puppet man also called wayang wong (Javanese) is a puppet who is played by using people as characters in the story of the puppet.

In accordance with the name is called, is no longer dipergelarkan puppets with the puppets puppet play (wayang kulit is usually made ​​of buffalo leather or another), but showing human beings as a substitute for the puppet dolls. They wear the same clothes as ornaments used in wayang kulit. In order to form the face or get their faces resemble shadow puppets (when viewed from the side), often times these people puppets player modified / decorated his face with additional drawings or paintings.

Puppet shows people that still exist today, one of which is the puppet people Barata (in the area of ​​Pasar Senen, Jakarta), Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Taman Sriwedari Solo, and others.