Tangkuban perahu = translate roughly to “upturning of a boat”. Located about 30km north to the city of Bandung. It is a popular tourist attraction. So we stop at the Tangkuban Perahu on the way from Jakarta to Bandung Indonesia.
take some photos, buy souvinier..stone..belerang (tapi tak boleh bawa naik flight)...and have tried local cakes..
There is a legend for local people (sundanese). The story about “Dayang Sumbi” a beauty who lived in West Java. She cast away her son because of disoberdience. she was granted the power of eternal beauty. After many years, her son return hom . But both of them forgotten and not recognize each other. Her son fell in love with her but later Dayang Sumbi then recognize her son. So to prevent the marriage from taking place, she ask him to build a dam and very large boat before sunrise. However the son managed to complete the task because he also granted with special power. Dayang Sumbi found the dam and boat nearly complete. So she did some tricks to give the impression of sunrise. Her son get angry and frustrated kicked the dam and boat..tu yg boat jadi terbalik tu.
ps: baru free sikit petang ni dah dua minggu bz amat2.
