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Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Walter Monginsidi Street in Manado City

    Walter Monginsidi Street in Manado City
    Manado city
    Manado is a city just like other coastal cities such as Miami in Florida and Los Angles in California. In both cities, erecting buildings in the coastal areas is not a serious problem. Similarly, building shopping or culinary centers can be conducted without destroying the beauty of the beach.
    There is an alternative tourism destination in Manado City, that is, Walter Monginsidi Street. Here, you will see modern buildings such as shopping centers, food courts, and hotels directly heading Manado Bay.
    Along Walter Monginsidi Street, some buildings were intentionally built as alternate tourism destinations of the city area. This area is aimed for shopping center and walking space to vary tourism destinations that have been available before. 

    Walter Monginsidi Street in Manado City

    Hanging around the location, you will see various goods such as household utensils and electronics stuffs that can be found in some shopping centers along Walter Monginsidi Street. Some types of foods and beverages can also be easily met for you getting tired after looking around the areas. Fast foods are also available everywhere for American food lovers. Seafood restaurants and food stalls typically Yogyakarta can be found along the street. Here, you can enjoy the wonderful scenery of Manado coastal area while tasting delicious food along Walter Monginsidi Street. Moreover, you will see there enchanted view of sunrise and sunset over.

    Where Walter Monginsidi Street Location?

    This wonderful area is located on Walter Monginsidi Street in Manado Bay in the south of Manado CityNorth Sulawesi ProvinceIndonesiaYou need approximately 10 minutes from Manado to Walter Monginsidi Street by taking public transport such as minibus and taxi. 
    Around the location, you can find ATM, hotels, and hotspot area for comfortable visit of yours.

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Tapis Sarung

Tapis Sarung

Tapis Sarung cloth, a dress for women of Lampung tribe, is a sarong made from cotton yarn with motive or ornament from tobacco quid, silver or golden thread with embroidery system (Cucuk). Tapis Sarung of Lampung is considered as traditional handicraft because the basic cloth and it`s motives ornament  is done by the traditional weaver with simple tools.

This handicraft was made by women, both the housewives and girls (muli-muli) in their leisure time to comply the demand of the sacred tradition of the Lampung people. Nowadays, by using the non-machinery equipment, the production of Tapis cloth with various ornaments has become a high economic commodity.

Tapis Sarung Location

The stores clothes is located in the central of Lampung City.