Museum Angkut+ Batu - Surganya Pecinta Mobil Lawas

Museum Angkut+ berada di kaki bukit Panderman di Kota wisata Batu – Malang, Jawa Timur. Museum ini dengan luas hampir 4 hektar memiliki koleksi berbagai jenis kendaraan yang digunakan untuk alat transportasi dan angkutan berikut sejarah dan perkembangannya, juga dengan legenda para bintang film di jamannya. Penataan koleksi museum dilatarbelakangi kota-kota dan bangunan eksotis dan dibagi beberapa zona seperti : Jakarta tempo dulu, Hollywood, Eropa dan Amerika.

Museum Angkut+ Batu Malang

Setiap zona memiliki karakter kuat sesuai temanya. Pembagian zona ini membuat pengalamaan  berwisata di museum ini menjadi lebih berkesan dan tidak membosankan. Waktu yang dihabiskan untuk melihat koleksi museum berkisar 2 – 3 jam, namun jika anda pencinta kendaraan atau barang antik pasti akan lebih dari waktu tersebut. Berikut zona yang ada di museum:

Hall Utama: Ruangan pertama yang dikunjungi dengan berbagai koleksi alat angkut dari berbagai negara dan berbagai masa yang didukung dengan hiasan lampu sedemikian rupa sehingga menimbulkan kesan elegan.

Terdapat mobil sport Porsche 911 RS buatan tahun 1972 dengan pembalap Michael Schumacher. Model ini sangat digemari oleh kolektor mobil sport dan Porsche seri 911 menjadi mobil sport terbaik dikelasnya sepanjang masa. RS sendiri dari Bahasa Jerman “Rennsport” yang berarti Mobil Sport

Porsche 911 RS buatan tahun 1972

Selain itu juga ada sedan Rolls Royce Phantom V  buatan tahun 1962 dengan mesin V8 berkapasitas 6.230 cc, memiliki karburator ganda dan transmisi otomatis 4 kecepatan. Mobil Phantom V ini hanya diproduksi sebanyak 516 unit dan dimiliki antara lain oleh Ratu Elizabeth II, Gubenur Hong Kong, mantan Shah Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi dan presiden Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito. Yang menariknya, John Lennon juga memiliki Phantom V ini dan di cat sesuai seleranya.

 Rolls Royce Phantom V  buatan tahun 1962

Zona Edukasi: di zona seluas 900 m2 menyuguhkan informasi tentang sejarah berbagai angkutan dari masa ke masa baik di Indonesia maupun di dunia. Ada Albert Einstein dengan mesin mobil yang transaparan sehingga pengunjung dapat melihat cara kerja piston di dalam mesin.  Pengunjung juga disuguhi sejarah kapal laut membuat belajar tentang angkutan menjadi menyenangkan.

mini replika

Zona Sunda Kelapa dan Batavia: Didalam zona ini kita serasa berada di Jakarta tempo dulu saat menjadi pelabuhan terkenal di jaman Belanda. Terdapat beberapa becak yang sedang menunggu penumpang di depan toko kelontong di Pasar Petjinaan,  Stasiun Kereta Jakarta Kota, tiruan menara Syahbandar dan berbagai jenis angkutan di dalamnya seperti Chevrolet Apache tahun 1958, 3900 cc, Dodge c-3 tahun 1956 3800cc dan Fiat 615N tahun 1965 1135cc.

Zona Sunda Kelapa - Museum Angkut+

Zona Gangster dan Broadway: di zona ini Al Capone sebagai gangster tersohor di tahun 1970an beraksi dan siap membawa pengunjung terlibat didunia gangster. Broadway street yang menjadi tempat impian para artis tersohor dunia ditampilkan bersama dengan berbagai model angkutan didalamnya. Berbagai model Ford tua, Desoto Guston tahun 1950 dan Plymouth Special Deluxe tahun 1948 diparkir di pinggir jalan. Siap untuk menjadi latar belakang foto selfie.

Gangster Town - Museum Angkut+ Batu

Zona Uni Eropa : Italy, Perancis, Jerman, dan London yang merupakan kota tersohor di Eropa disajikan dalam nuansa malam dipadu dengan berbagai angkutan dari Eropa yang melengkapi situasi kota.  Berbagai jenis Vespa dengan warna tempo dulu, Fiat Cooper tahun 1952, Citroen 2CY tahun 1972, Fiat 500 Topolino tahun 1943, Volkswagen Pickup 2 cabin tahun 1970 1600 cc, VW 411LE, 1970 1700 cc, Mercedes Benz W180 tahun 1960 1800 cc

Colorful Vespa - Museum Angkut+ Batu

Zona Inggris: Inggris sebagai Negara Kerajaan paling tersohor di dunia dan terbukti menghasilkan berbagai angkutan berkelas seperti: Jaguar MK VIII tahun 1956 - 3400 cc, Rolls Royce Silver Shadow tahun 1976 – 6750 cc, Blackburn, Triumph, Matchless, Royal Enfield, Raligh, Fillir, Francis Barnett, Austin, Mini Cooper. Terdapat juga mobil LandRover yang pernah digunakan oleh Queen Elizabeth saat parade di Australia lengkap dengan situasi Kota London di malam hari dan kemegahan Istana Buckingham.

Zona Las Vegas: Nuansa Amerika yang akan mewarnai malam Anda dengan gerbang Las Vegas. Pengunjung akan disuguhi dengan Mobil Hammer Limousine berwarna kuning dipintu utama zona ini.

Hammer Limousine

Zona Hollywood: Di Zona ini pengunjung akan menemukan berbagai mobil yang dipakai dalam film Hollywood. Ada mobil badman replica, Mobil Van Scooby doo dan kendaraan yang diiklankan oleh Marilyn Monroe - Chevrolet 210 tahun 1955.

Keluar dari zona ini pengunjung memasuki gerbong kereta api namun kita merasa seperti naik kereta api sesungguhnya, dengan pemandangan di jendela bergerak seperti asli dan lantai kereta yang bergerak gerak.


Tips:

• Terdapat Pasar Apung Nusantara tempat anda menikmati jajanan dan oleh2 dari berbagai daerah di Nusantara. Kita bisa beristirahat dan makan dengan dekorasi rumah adat Nias, Papua, Dayak dan Jawa.

Pasar Apung Nusantara 

• Pengunjung yang membawa kamera akan dikenakan tambahan biaya sebesar Rp. 30.000 namun untuk handphone berkamera tidak dikenakan biaya tambahan.
• Datang pada hari biasa (weekday - hari Senin hingga Kamis) karena karcis masuk sebesar Rp. 50.000 lebih murah dibanding weekend (Jumat – Minggu) dan hari Libur  sebesar Rp. 75.000. Pada hari tersebut juga tidak terlalu sesak.
• Bawa jaket atau baju hangat karena pada malam hari udara akan terasa lebih dingin.  Jam buka adalah dari jam 12:00 AM hingga 8:00 PM.
• Kalau datang pada hari weekend dan hari libur kita bisa melihat Parade yang  dimulai dari Istana Buckingham, Las Vegas, Boadway, Gangster Town,  Sunda Kelapa dan berakhir di Hollywood setiap jam 5 sore. 

Happy traveling & Enjoy your day!

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Golden Bauhinia statue - Hong Kong

It is located in the Golden Bauhinia Square that is popular most days with mainland tourists but it is well worth a visit even if just for a couple of a photo snaps.  The square is on one of the Big Bus tour routes so if you are planning on using it then you can hop off and have a wonder around the Square. However, it is not a must see in Hong Kong.  The Golden Bauhinia is located in the square next to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, facing Wan Chai waterfront

Tourists at The Golden Bauhinia Square Hong Kong

The Bauhinia flower is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae. There are hundreds of species of bauhinia, and they all have characteristic orchid-like flowers and 2-lobed leaves. Many of the commonly grown bauhinias come from China, where they are known as sheep’s foot trees, because each leaf looks just like the cloven hoof of a sheep.

This commemorative sculpture known as the 'Forever Blooming Bauhinia', which was given to Honkong as a gift from the People's Republic of China during the hand-over ceremonies in 1997. It is symbolic of the return of Hong Kong to the motherland after 150 years of rule by Britain.  So Each day, if weather permiting, there is a flag raising ceremony which is good to see.

The statue looks beautiful in the night however it is also difficult to take photo as lot of local tourist groups will flood it all the time.

Instant Photos at The Golden Bauhinia Statue

However, you can try one popular route that is You can have a short stop after seeing the Symphony of Lights show. Take a ferry across the bay to reach this place and be back the same way. The ferry is quite cheap and also will give you different angles of the beautiful lighting of the bay. The attraction may not be much fascinating for the kids but they will love to take a ferry.

Have a nice day! enjoy your traveling.

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Splendid China - Shenzhen

Splendid China Folk Village is a theme park including Splendid China Miniature Park and China Folk Culture Village, located in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, People's Republic of China. The park's theme reflects the history, culture, art, ancient architecture, customs and habits of 56 nationalities in China.  It is one of the world's largest scenery parks in the amount of scenarios reproduced.

Traditional fashion at Splendid China Folk Village

Splendid China is divided into two parts, a Scenic Spot Area and a Comprehensive Service Area. The first part is a miniature park of China. Here, you can explore the famous Forbidden City, Huangshan Mountains, Yunnan's Stone Forest, Tibet Potala Palace, Terracotta Soldiers and of course the Great Wall of China. This miniature park covers 300 thousand square meters, fully forested with beautiful greenery and flower.

The second part consists of 56 houses, each representing one of the 56 nationalities in China, such as Mongol, Yi, Bai, and Uygur, Miao, including exhibition of their culture, fashion, habits, religion, language and food. There are also the shows at this park such as Uygur women twirl to Turkish music, Miaos dance, a mini skirted Ming Dynasty troupe performs electronic versions of Ming music and dance. There is even a Tibetan rock band. And the Mongol horse battle too here

The park also hosts several theater shows at 5 pm at Impression Theater, it was fantastic well worth staying for. It is a theater Dance and Music show. The performance is in a many episodes to present the cultural of all ethnic groups in China. It is a colorful show. The show was depicting various events in Chinese History such as a horse riding show depicting a battle led by Genghis Khan, Chinese Cultural Show, etc. Some of the shows are only performed on weekends.

performance at Splendid China Folk Village

This park is near by the Windows of The World. It focuses on the Chinese culture and traditional elements while Windows of the world park focuses on the world culture with full of western elements. The park is surrounded by pleasant gardens with many flowers and trees. Consequently walking in Splendid China can be very relaxing. Apart from the miniature buildings and scenic spots, one may see over 50,000 ceramic figures in the different locations.

The Dragon and Phoenix,” at Splendid China

However, if you can stay until the evening, the evening show offers the greatest surprise of all. In the production called “The Dragon and Phoenix,” the entire troupe of entertainers combine their efforts to produce an outstanding and dazzling spectacle in the most amazing and versatile of theatrical settings.

Happy traveling and enjoy your day!

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Victoria Park - Hong Kong - the amazing place where people meet

This is a local park where locals go to exercise from early in the morning.  Do not expect to find scenic and untouched forest at this park, you will be disappointed to find that Victoria Park is more of a centre for activities. However, once you had accepted this you had a great time walking around looking at people playing sport, racing remote-controlled boats, doing Tai Chi etc. You don't need too long to explore the whole place, though.

Victoria Park Sign

While not the most tranquil of parks, it is a good site to take a break from the city streets and motorized traffic. There are few days that it is entirely tranquil in the park (try weekday mornings for the lowest usage), but it is a mostly green space for a stroll. The enclosed birdhouse is interesting to tour - there are many excellent chances to shoot a photo. Also, the fountains are an interesting distraction.

It is located in Causeway Bay, on the north of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations. It is part of Eastern District, along the border with Wan Chai District, bordered by Victoria Park Road and then Victoria Harbour to the north and Causeway Road and Hong Kong Central Library to the south.

Some active facilities with Hire Charge are Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Swimming Pool Complex, and the rest facilities are free such as: Soccer Pitches, Basketball Courts, Fitness Stations and Jogging Trail, Children Playground and Model Boat Pool

Tips:

• Victoria Park is one of the most amazing places where people meet, there are many different ethnic communities in Hong Kong and many of them will meet in Victoria Park. It is nice to see the diversity of this big community.
• Sunday is usually the Muslim community; people from the different sects of Islam meet in different spots, sharing food, their music, prayers and some even dancing. It is a wonderful sight to see. At one end they have a small market where clothes are sold and some people have professional pictures taken, also some art works.

Victoria Park Hong Kong 

• The Park, whilst not huge, does provide many peaceful benches and open seating areas to catch up with the Newspapers and there are cafe facilities both within and nearby. The Pacific Coffee Emporium just across the Road being particularly recommended. The gardens are open twenty four hours a day, Beautifully maintained and the ideal place for recharging personal batteries and planning the day ahead.
• On Sunday, you will also notice groups of Pilipino or Indonesia workers here because they only have a day off on Sunday. 
• Transport to the park is very convenient as it is just next to the busy Causeway Bay district. Visitors can arrive by MTR, getting off at either Causeway Bay MTR station or Tin Hau station. Dozens of bus routes and the trams also provide convenient access.
• Admission is free and park Opens 24 hours

Have a nice holiday!

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