Sunday, May 3, 2009

The trip to Panjang Beach


This beach is located 3 km west of Bengkulu town, and stretches for approximately 7 km. Many cottages are available as well as other recreational facilities. The Long, Clean, white-sand beach is good for sunbathing. There is a public swimming pool and tennis facility, along with restaurants, seaside cottages and hotels. This long white clean beach is hard to find in another Indonesian beaches, which is good for sunbathing and has some marine attractions. (source: indonesia-tourism.com and

Fort Marlborough


It is a historical colonial British in the Asian region. Marlborough fortress stands covering 31.5 ha area. One of the attractions in the fort has a representative in the 18 century turtle. Location to be a stronghold of the city boundary with China village, which is also the area tourism.

This fortress built in 1714 - 1719 under the leadership of Governor Joseph Collet. In one room fortress has settled the first President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. Soekarno-out punishment when the Dutch colonial period. After independence Benteng Marlborough restored by the government and become one of the tourism Bengkulu City. (source: greenbydiamond.com and regit.com)