What is the interesting point of a door? This question arose by my friend when I told her about the “magic door” that I found in an old building in Tangerang. But the question is true indeed, because there is actually no something special about a door. Yes, you can talk about decoration in the…
Tag: Tangerang
Oey Kim Tiang: The Legendary Kungfu Novel Translator
Born in Tangerang in 1903 and he died in Tangerang in 1995. During his lifetime, Oey Kim Tiang (well known as OKT as well) has been translated more than 100 works of translation from Hokkien into Malays (Melayoe Pasar or Melayoe Rendah). In all of his translation, OKT is very strong in maintaining his consistency…
Dermaga Tangga Jamban : Tangerang Development Footprints
The history of the Chinese people in Indonesia has been traceable back in the presence of the Chinese fleet led by Admiral Cheng Ho. In Tangerang, the ancestors of Chinese people landed in the Naga Bay and then proceeded to Cisadane river and start building the city of Tangerang . One of the witnesses of…
Ternyata Para Pengacara Juga Menikmati Berwisata Naik @CommuterLine
Sabtu, 5 April 2014 kemarin, jakartabytrain.com mendapatkan kehormatan untuk mengorganisir acara jalan-jalan dari salah satu kantor hukum terbesar di Indonesia. Tentu konsep jalan-jalannya akan tetap sama, yaitu menggunakan CommuterLine sebagai moda transportasi utama untuk berwisata. Nah, akhirnya saat yang ditunggu tiba, hanya tempat berkumpulnya saja yang berbeda. Biasanya para peserta Tur KRL memang berkumpul di…
Dari Cisadane sampai ke Museum Benteng Heritage
Setelah menunggu cukup lama di stasiun Tangerang karena hujan yang cukup deras. Akhirnya, hujanpun mulai mereda, namun kami masih tetap menunggu mengingat kalau jalan kaki saat itu, pasti baju akan basah banget. Ketika hujan mulai berhenti, kami lalu melangkah menuju tempat tujuan kami dengan berjalan kaki menyusuri Sungai Cisadane Masih sempet mampir di dermaga kecil…
Sepenggal Jejak Yang Tertinggal di Tangerang
Akhirnya, jadi juga acara #turkrl di awal 2014 ini. Tur ini terpaksa dilakukan di Sabtu, 15 Maret 2014, mengingat sejak Januari sampai dengan Februari, cuaca masih tidak menentu di Jakarta dan juga sekitarnya. Lagipula, dengan cuaca tidak menentu, jadwal KRL pada umumnya mengikuti kondisi cuaca juga. Sesuai pengumuman sebelumnya, #turkrl kali ini akan menjelajahi kawasan…
Jakarta by Train Go West Tour
It has been a long time we do not organize any tour because of the massive floods that hits Jakarta for several times since December 2013. In March, we have a plan to organize another tour that we called “Jakarta by Train Go West Tour”. The tour aims to give Jakarta citizens in knowing some…
The History of Palmerah Station
In 19th century, development of economy and trade was booming, as evidenced by the crowded journey from Batavia to the suburbs of the city. To respond the situation, the Dutch East Indies government issued Besluit No. 4, dated January 24, 1891 to provide concessional development of Steam Tram in Residency Batavia to serve the needs…
Museum Benteng Heritage: Chinese Museum in the Center of Traditional Market
Museum Benteng Heritage or Benteng Heritage Museum is founded by Mr Udaya Halim and his friends and officially launch at 11-11-2011. Museum Benteng Heritage is located on Jl. Cilame No 20, Tangerang. The building which occupied by the museum, estimated built in the mid 17th century and it is one of the oldest buildings in…
Boen Tek Bio: Oldest temple in Tangerang
Boen Tek Bio temple is known as the oldest temple in Tangerang, which have been outstanding for more than three centuries. It was assumed that Boen Tek Bio Temple built around the 1684. The existence of Boen Tek Bio Temple is inseparable from the history of the arrival of the Chinese in Tangerang which occurred…
Ci Sadane : Witness of Tangerang
Cisadane river or simply called Ci Sadane is one of the major rivers in Java which the sourced from Mount Pangrango in Bogor. With an overall length of about 126 km, Ci Sadane has been witness to the history of the existence of the Tangerang . In the 16th century, Tangerang had became one of…
Construction of SHIA Railways would probably delayed
The realization of the construction of the airport train to date is still going nowhere. PT KAI designated as operator and assigned to build railways from Duri Kosambi to the SHIA, and the company has not received any explanation from Bappenas and the Ministry of Transportation. Ignatius Jonan, President Director of PT KAI stated that…
Jakarta by Train 