Monumen Nasional The way it’s called in Indonesian language is Monumen Nasional, but its shortcut name is simply Monas. In English it’s obviously The National Monument of Jakarta. The monument is a 132 meter high tower located in the centre of Merdeka Square, central Jakarta. The construction started in 1961 …
Dapitan info Some of the Dapitan City info: nicknames are Capital of Mindanao, Rizal City of the south and Shrine City of the Philippines. The last two nicknames come from Jose Rizal. A national hero in the Philippines. The place where Rizal was exiled by the Spaniards for revolutionary activities. …
Rizal Park Rizal Park is a park of big size in Manila where you can easily walk around for an hour. The park is big enough to have a so called vehicle driving around that looks like a train. Rizal Park includes a monument, a Chinese garden and Japanese garden, …
Temples In other posts is a lot of information given about Siem Reap as a town and things to do and see. In this post the remaining things of Siem Reap. Of course you can visit a park and there are several temples to see or visit. One of the …
Fort Santiago history Located in Manila and with a reasonable historical value lies Fort Santiago. This bastion with a perimeter of 620 meters is located along the Pasig river. The construction completed in 1593, although it got a renovation during 1733. Fort Santiago was built under the Spanish colonization who …
Time Pass In case you have some spare time when you’re in Phnom Penh, or when you had enough of all the genocide and war related places; the thing you could consider is taking a short sightseeing trip. Of course, you can also just take a seat in a bar …
Kulen Mountain National Park This place is also called Phnom Koulen and Phnum Kulen in Khmer language. The name indicates something that can be found in someone’s imagination. In reality there is no mountain whatsoever and therefore it’s a tricky name. That it even is a supposed part of a …
Bayon Temple History When you visit ancient Angkor on a one day ticket, you will get to the few most famous en biggest temples. Angkor Wat is the most well known, but the Bayon temple is at least as impressive. Bayon temple was built during the late 12th century all …
Fatahillah Square This is the Indonesian name for Old Batavia. Located in central Jakarta, this square reminds of the Dutch colonial time in Indonesia. Another name for Fatahillah square is Kota Tua, in case you want to explain it to a taxi or Grab driver. The level of English speaking …
Shwedagon Pagoda The Shwedagon Pagoda is the largest Buddhist temple of Myanmar. The main stupa is completely covered in gold. The official name is Shwedagon Zedi Daw. Other names are the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda. The pagoda has a height of 105m, located on Singuttara Hill in …