Friday, 1th May 2015, my family and I went to Stone Garden. We were out at 8 am, and arrived at 10.30. From Gegerkalong, we come through Surya Sumantri, Pasteur Highway, and using exit toll Padalarang. We passed Kota Baru Parahyangan, and turned left to Bandung-Cianjur route. When we were passing Tagog, the traffic were little bit awful because there were traditional market in there.
In this trip, I saw many rock craftsmen selling marble, limestone, onyx, and many of these. Stone is a livelihood in there. I found Bandung’s traditional foods and handicrafts stores in Jalan Cipatat.
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| Rock Craftsmen |
This picture is a signpost to the Stone Garden, and it is not as big as another sign so if you want to go there, you must open your eyes widely or you’ll miss it.
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| The First Signpost |
After following the sign, we through country road, and it broke my back. Even this is a stone garden, but maybe we don’t have to through stony road too. In this awful trip, we found another sign to turn right and after that we moved forward. We can using car, motorcycle, or bike. But, if you want to walk and only using your foot, no one will hold up among you.
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| The Second Signpost |
Finally, we arrived in the gate of Stone Garden. We bought ticket for parking, and for car it took Rp5.000. We parked our car, and felt the atmosphere of geological site. My broken back was healed by the fresh air in this place. But my mood felt down, because we should walk to the garden from the car because the place is huge, and we cannot using our car. After my back, this is my foot turn.
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| Parking Ticket |
In the garden, we can hired a tour guide who will tell you from A to Z about this place. Or maybe we can walk alone in this place, it’s up to you. 300 meters from the parking area, walking along the hill, and you’ll see a rest area, which there are toilet, kiosks, but there is no prayer room in there.
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| Toilet |
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| Rest Area |
Before entering the ‘really’ stone garden, you have to buy the ticket and fill the guest book first. It’s only Rp4000/person. And after we arrived the ticketing booth, we have to walk forward to the top of the hill. Exhausted.
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| Ticketing Booth |
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| Visiting Hours |
Well, at the end we arrived at the actual stone garden, without any track we should take. But, amazing scenery will make your body and your mind healthier. You can relief all your problem in this beautifulness. Amazing place that teach us history, geology, and selfie with family and friends.
And now, I want to tell you about the ancient story about this place. This Pasir Pawon Geopark is a place with various size of rock, little to huge rock. And archeologist said that they found many artefact and fossil of sea creatures.
Bassed on research, the KRBC (Kelompok Riset Cekungan Bandung) or a team of researcher of Bandung Geological structure conclude that this area was an ocean 30 million years ago, and after the ebb this area became a village of prehistoric man. And now, this researcher lab became a tourist place with a ‘back to nature’ atmosphere.
This place is a birth of our beloved city, Bandung. This is a cluster of lakeside that made ancient Bandung Lake because the explosion of ancient Sunda mount.
There is an ancient cemetery of ancient figure who called “Eyang Ibu Doro Rangga Manik” and that grave have a powerful mystic things who people in there believe.
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| Ancient Cemetery |
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| Ancient Cemetary |
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| Me and My Mom at Stone Garden |
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