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Saturday, 13 July 2013

La Petite France

Time of procrastination :  5 months

This post is exactly about what I use as the title, the name of an enchanting area in Strasbourg. I visited La Petite France three times during my stay in Strasbourg at the end of 2012. The first time was when I walked around, jumped from a tram to another, just to give my eyes an intro to the city, then I popped up to this distinct area. I recalled that time was so cloudy, as it was in winter so I told myself “I should go back here once the weather is good”. I was lucky as the other day I saw the sky was perfectly bright and so I changed my destination from visiting the museums to be giving another chance to La Petite France. 

C’était vraiment magnifique!
Maybe I haven’t visit many places yet, but in my opinion this little piece of France is one of the most romantic place in France. I just felt. And I melt.
Here are some views that will welcome us:







Sorry for my amateur shots, the real views are much more beautiful than what you see in my photos, hehe…

During our walking and sightseeing inside the pavement area, we can enjoy the half-timbered buildings here and there. It’s really more to be Germany than France.
Many of them are restaurants which offer the typical Alsace culinary, I tasted one of it (I really forgot the complicated name, but hey, I’ve got the photo, hehe…)







the food that I forgot its name, let's call it: stewed fish with vegetables (under the fish I found carrots, potatoes, and others) 


And, the best part is, to walk up to the bridge and voila! You’ll get one of the best unforgettable moment in your life.

before going up...

one of the iconic view of Strasbourg with the Cathedral behind, I'm glad I jumped to this place; maybe it's because the cold weather but I nearly cried the moment I was on the bridge

people on the bridge

I remember I spent quite some times on the bridge, just in silence, praising God for creating this beautiful scenery, thanking God for bringing me there, enjoying the view, the perfect sky and wind. Since I came early in the morning there were not too much tourist and most of them were also "busy" enjoying the scenery themselves.

The third time, I went there when I had few hours just before my flight. I then decided to join a city tour boat and still got a wow effect. If you have only one day in Strasbourg, I really recommend this place to visit and if you have a chance, have an Alsace styled lunch! If you have more days to spend maybe this post will help you a little bit :)

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Strasbourg - The Capital of...you name it!

Time of procrastination : 4 months

During Christmas vacation I visited Strasbourg, a city located at north east of France, bordered by Rhein River on east side from which we can just cross the bridge to go to Germany's area. Being less than 3 hours from Paris by train, it is worth to smuggle to the itinerary for one day or two. I spent 5 days there and for me, in general, Strasbourg has a very strong charm in its history and culture.
The interesting one, during my visit, I found at least 3 principal labels of "capital of..." attached to this city. Well, maybe there's more, but let us talk  about those three  :)



1. Capital of Alsace
This label is administratively given for its role as the capital of the region of Alsace. Look at the name closely , "Strasbourg" must be a derivative from German as we also know many German cities ended with burg. Most visitors, and I myself, feel that Strasbourg is not really French enough. The capital has been passed between  France and Germany several times in the past. It makes the taste of Germany strongly infiltrate many parts of the city, society, language, or even culinaryWe can find the street names in Germany as much as in French, we can find beer as easy as wine, etc. Oh, they do write the street names and almost all the signage in both language. So it's not really French, but not so German tho'. That double identity blends well and create a unique aculturation that bring a real feel of European city. And no need to bother whether it's French or German, it's Alsace! :D
the picture is taken from here

2. Capital of Europe
Strasbourg is home for several important buildings of European Union institution. The most famous, stylish, and magnificient one is European Parliament building. Located quite far from the centre but easy to acces both by tram or by boat if we join a tour. With an advance arrangement and registration, it is possible to visit the real parliament plenary for free, check http://www.europarl.europa.eu/visiting/en/visits.html for more information. But, if there is no plenary schedule, we can still enjoy that rounded building with the historical photographs of Europe around the outring pillars.


European Parliament Building - front view


rear view / from the canal, with the message of VOTRE PAIX  VOTRE PRIX! (your peace your prize!) in many european languages
Hallo! It's me inside the outer ring.

3. Capital of Christmas
This famous label is the one that brought me, and huge number of tourists from any part of this planet, to pick Strasbourg as the destination during Christmas - New Year holiday.
Capitale de Noël - Capital of Christmas

According to my observation, the label came out most likely because of three main reasons. Firstly, Strasbourg is really proud of having introduced the Christmas Market since 16th century to be one of a common tradition in many other European cities nowadays. 

Secondly, Strasbourg has a super giant-yes-it's-more-than-30-meters christmas tree, claimed as the highest in Europe. Again, since 16th century.
Day and night, it's really HUGE, isn't it? 
The tree's placed in Place Kleber, the center of the center, so surely you won't miss it.
Thirdly, with its 142 meters high, Strasbourg Cathedral remains to be one of the tallest church in Europe and in the world during the old century. It is really IMPRESSIVE! We can march up to the tower (until 66 meters = 330 steps) to get the literally "breathtaking" effect, if you know what I mean :)).
Well, I did! And it was splendid!



However, here are my personal opinion:
  • since the christmas market has been replicated here and there, I can experience the very similar of it in Nantes. What really different is the number of the market, there're only 2 in Nantes while Strasbourg has around 15 markets spread all over the city! But then again, why spend time to visit 15 similar markets that more likely sell overpriced stuff?
The christmas market. Above: Strasbourg, below: Nantes

  • the giant tree, as you can see at the picture, is indeed super duper tall. But, that's all.
  • and as I mentioned, the cathedral is amazingly impressive and majestic. Unfortunately, the famous christmas market cover up its beauty :(
The Cathedral (and the Christmas Market)
Found this beautiful lighting but also with...another christmas market

So, for me personally, the third label is kind of overrated to be the main reason for people going there. As I don't celebrate christmas, maybe it can be totally different opinion from those who celebrate.

Overall, I'd like to give 7/10 point for Strasbourg. If I have any chance to re-visit, I would love to do that not in December to avoid the tourists crowd and the christmas markets that cover up the city. So, surprisingly it's not the initial reason I came that broguht me liking this city, it's going to be another post :)

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Passing Time Crossing The Border

2012 is over and we're all still alive! :)


I thank you, God, for giving me such amazing experience throughout the year. There were a lots of wonderful things in 2012 that make me really feel more than blessed. Sadness, anxiety, joys, love, hatred, failure, success, and elses so that I could possibly call it "life". God is truly good!

Managed to pass the selection process and then got a scolarship to continue my study in France is obviously one of the major thing I should be forever grateful.
I'm also blessed for being able to see new things, visite new places, taste new cuisine, meet new people, learn another foreign language, share new knowledge, mingle in a new culture, totally new experience! As well as meet "fake" friends which made me be able to see clearly which ones are the real friend ;)

I learned a lot (and I believe I will still keep learning) what it really means of happiness, lonely, sincere, giving, choice, decision, patience, family, regret, to love, to respect, to share, judgment, tolerance, to give up, to believe, striving, dreaming, dedication, and also continue to figure out how to love and to live my life in a good way.

Not all of it is good. But, even the worst thing was giving me an amazing lesson as human being who is in progress to be a better person. Hopefully.


At the end of 2012, I did a short trip crossing the border of France (Strasbourg) - Germany (Kehl) by...walking. Well, actually that was not weird since Kehl, a small town in West Germany, is now becoming the suburbs part of Starsbourg and they are connected in local public transportation network.
But for me, this is quite interesting, remembering how those two countries once were fighting in a war like crazy! We all know from the history of World War I and also World War II, that there is never be a single good thing in war. Tell me, if any.

And nowadays, we can go from one city to another by train, by bus (headway every 30 minutes), by car, or like I and many people right there do, by walking! There's no border and no document needed to move your ass to another country. Strasbourg and  Kehl even have a beautiful spacious collective public park "Jardin Deux Rives" in both sides of Rhine riverbank. 
It takes less than 10 minutes to walk down the river and cross the bridge. There's a non-motorized bridge (or called "passerelle" in French) that can be used also by the cyclist or the parents with baby stroller.

THE CUTEST PART of all of this border thingy is, right in the middle of the bridge, we can stop for a while and sit in the wooden benches. Maybe it's just me being dramatic, but in my opinion, the idea is just simply cool!
Imagine you're sitting right there, calling one of your friend and then telling them, "I'm in between, my right ass is in Germany while the left one is in France!", hahah...
We can also find the love padlock as we seen at the bridge near Paris Notre Dame or maybe at many other bridges (because I just found the same thing at a smaller bridge in Strasbourg).
La passerelle
In that spacious park we can see the elder couples sitting or walking while enjoying the river scenery, the loverbirds holding hands and giggling, the kids playing around happily. We'll hear they talk using French in the German side or vice versa. Wonderful!

Germany's side
France's side (notice the crêperie kiosk that is so "France" :p)

Well, it was just a "border crossing" experience but beyond that it gave me a reflection that in our life, we might have a very bad experience in the past, we might passed a horrible moment, we might done evil, in the France-Germany case: one of the cruelest war ever..., whatever we've done or how bad it was, we can never turn back the time.

But, we have to realize that we will always have a chance to do our best, to give our greatest effort,to make a progress, in order to be better and to have something really good and wonderful in our future. Each of us deserves it!

Welcome 2013, I'm so ready!
:)

Sunday, 22 May 2011

Fascinating Komodo Trip (2) – Beyond The Underwater




Di luar satwa Komodo yang fenomenal, pemandangan alam di sekitar Pulau Rinca dan Pulau Komodo benar-benar luar biasa. Air laut super bening, pulau-pulau berbukit rumput, biota laut yang kaya membuat Komodo masuk dalam jajaran world best diving spot. Bahkan ternyata, berdasarkan survey Litbang National Geographic, di Indonesia, underwater Pulau Rinca menduduki peringkat ke-2 setelah Raja Ampat!!!
Dengan menyewa kapal untuk 2 hari – 1 malam, kami keliling ke dua lokasi konservasi komodo seperti tulisan (1) dan beberapa spot snorkeling/ diving. Kapten kapal kami, pak Yusuf, adalah mantan penyelam mutiara yang JAGO MASAK (ini penting demi keberlangsungan hidup kami ber-8) dan pernah dipenjara di Australia karena menyelam melewati garis batas perairan Negara. Para penyelam mutiara menyelam TANPA alat diving dan mampu mencapai kedalaman ±70 depa (=ukuran dua tangan direntangkan). Gila ya! Sekarang pak Yusuf tidak menyelam lagi dan pendengarannya agak berkurang karena gendang telinganya rusak… :(
Kapal kami :)

Ketangguhannya masih terbukti ketika snorkel gear @Ms_rebecka terjatuh di dasar laut di sekitar Pulau Bidadari. Di perairan yang jernih, snorkel gear warna kuning itu terlihat di dasar laut yang diperkirakan sedalam 10m-15m (menurut ABK). Beliau langsung terjun dan muncul lagi ke permukaan air DENGAN SNORKEL GEAR, seluruhnya dalam waktu KURANG DARI 10 DETIK!!! Ga percaya? Saya pun susah percaya, baru saja mau ngintip, eeeh, malah sudah nongol lagi. Ga paham bagaimana caranya menyelam di arus sekencang itu, berenang saja kami ngos-ngosan, hehe…
Pulau Bidadari adalah spot snorkeling terakhir yang menurut saya paling indah dibandingkan dengan spot-spot sebelumnya. Pasir pantai di pulau ini sedikit kemerah-merahan juga walaupun tidak semerah di Red Beach. Underwaternya? Hmm...jangan tanya, tidak perlu jago menyelam untuk bisa menikmati keindahan biota laut di sini. Karangnya jenis soft coral yang beraneka ragam dan sangat dangkal, bahkan jika kita berdiri bisa terinjak oleh kaki kita. Ada anemon laut lengkap dengan nemo & friends, napoleon, dan berbagai macam ikan kecil belang-belang yang bahkan bisa dilihat di perairan dekat pantai. Saking banyaknya, ikan di sini berenang dekat sekali dengan kita, jadi kalau mau foto-foto underwater bisa maksimal. Some of my friends even tried to catch the fish! 
Kenya with the beautiful soft corals at Bidadari - photo by Rio

Kejar ikannyaaaa...perairan dangkal di P. Bidadari - photo by Rio


Sebelum ke Pulau Bidadari, spot snorkeling pertama kami adalah di Pulau Kambing. Di sini ada anemon laut dan ratusan jenis ikan yang seliweran di bawah kaki kami. Perairannya lebih dalam dibandingkan dengan di Pulau Bidadari sehingga ikannya tampak lebih ”jauh” dan harus deeper-dive. 
@Sdr_Yudha deep dive at P.Kambing - photo by Rio
Snorkeling di Pulau Kambing menjadi satu-satunya aktivitas ”main air” di hari pertama karena arus laut Red Beach di sore hari sudah terlalu kencang. Jadilah kami langsung menuju ke Pulau Kalong, tempat kami bermalam. Menjelang matahari terbenam kami sampai di Pulau Kalong dan sudah ada beberapa kapal lain yang ”parkir”. Tidak lama setelah itu, dari Pulau Kalong terbang ratusan kelelawar keluar dari sarangnya untuk mencari makan. Wah, jadi ingat Gotham City! Malamnya kami tidur dengan bulan purnama bulat sempurna dan ribuan bintang di langit yang bersih cerah, romantis, beda dengan langit Jakarta yang berasap :)
Tempat kami bermalam :) - photo by @felifelife
  Paginya, kami sudah terbangun sebelum matahari terbit. Bertepatan dengan itu, Pak Yusuf berniat membeli ikan dari pedagang/nelayan yang berseliweran dengan perahu dayung kecil. Sunrise pun ter-capture dengan indah, cumi-cumi siap dimasak untuk makan siang, hehe...
penjual ikan dan perfect sunrise - photo by @Ms_rebecka
Setelah matahari terbit sempurna, kapal langsung dinyalakan dan kami berangkat menuju ke Red Beach! Akhirnya!!! Di sini, kapal tidak bisa merapat ke pantai karena takut karangnya rusak karena jangkar. Jadi kami harus berenang kira-kira 20m untuk sampai ke pantai yang pasirnya merah itu. Benar-benar baru bangun tidur, tanpa pemanasan, tanpa sarapan, belum loading sempurna kami pasang fin, gogle, dan snorkel mask dan byur byur byur! Sepanjang ”perjalanan” menuju pantai, kami kurang bisa menikmati underwater karena arusnya kencang minta ampun. Begitu mendarat di pantai, kami memasukkan pasir ke botol-botol air mineral untuk dibawa ke Jakarta, norak ya, hehe...
Full Team! at Red Beach!

Selanjutnya, kami ke...Manta ray spot! Di perairan ini, bisa ditemukan ikan pari (Manta) dengan jenis ekor yang tidak menyengat sehingga tidak berbahaya. Dilarang melempar jangkar juga di sini, jadi kapal tetap bergerak pelan. 
The Manta Ray...kalau dibalik putih... - photo by Rio
Setelah puas berenang dengan Manta, teman-teman naik ke kapal dan kami melanjutkan perjalanan ke Pulau Kanawa. Perjalanan sekitar 1,5 jam dan kami mulai mengantuk campur capek. Baju sudah mulai kering lagi ketika sampai di Kanawa. Cantik pulaunya.
Pulau Kanawa dari kapal - photo by @Sdr_Yudha
 Di dermaga, terpampang papan yang mengharuskan bayar Rp 50,000 jika ingin memasuki pulau. Wah, komersil juga ini. Tapi ternyata kalau hanya berenang di tepi lautnya (di luar garis dermaga) tidak perlu membayar. Begitu di dalam air, ASTAGAAAAA...rasanya ingin kabur dan kembali naik ke kapal. Di dalam air, sesuatu yang tadinya saya pikir karang ternyata adalah ribuan ikan, RI-BU-AN IKAN, dari satu jenis yang sama, berwarna abu-abu, bergerombol, berderet, dan tidak bergerak. Bayangkan, pertama kali menunduk ke air dan disambut dengan tatapan dingin dari ribuan pasang mata ikan! Geliiii...

namanya ikan Tombo, bisa dikonsumsi, hiiiiy...
Bayangkan kalau itu piranha! - photo by Rio

Dewa Neptunus datang, arisan bubaaaaar! - photo by @Sdr_Yudha
Setelah itu kami makan siang dengan cumi-cumi besar yang disebut ukuran sedang oleh nelayan si penjual. Entah dimasak apa oleh pak Yusuf, yang pasti kami sulit menahan diri untuk tidak menghabiskannya. Diakhiri dengan indahnya Pulau Bidadari, kemudian kami kembali berlayar ke Labuan Bajo. 

Aaaah, DEFINITELY A WONDERFUL BEACH TRIP!!! No wonder, now...no wonder... Let's VOTE KOMODO!

Fascinating Komodo Trip (1) – The Komodo Dragon

Minggu, 15 Mei 2011! Hari di mana saya dan 7 teman saya bertatap muka langsung dan main mata dengan binatang langka yang populasinya tinggal sekitar 2500 ekor, KOMODO!
Meeting point ke-1 dengan Komodo adalah di Loh Buaya di Pulau Rinca (loh=teluk). Di dermaga, kami disambut oleh dua ranger, Pak Rhinus dan Pak Arif. Mereka berdua berkostum “hutan” dengan setelan kaos dan celana kargo cokelat. Dilengkapi dengan tongkat penakluk komodo. Tongkatnya dari kayu panjang kira-kira 150m dengan ujung seperti huruf Y.
Kami dikawal oleh mereka ke hutan, kira-kira 300m dari dermaga. Setelah mengurus tiket masuk di kantor yang berbentuk rumah panggung, kami dikumpulkan untuk briefing do’s and dont’s. Selama tracking, kami dilarang merokok, tidak boleh ribut, dan hindari membuat gerakan heboh yang tiba-tiba. Wanita yang sedang menstruasi sebaiknya tidak ikut karena penciuman komodo sangat sensitif terhadap darah. Ranger akan memimpin di depan dan satu lagi di paling belakang, tidak boleh sampai terpisah dari rombongan. 
Pesan terakhir dari Pak Rhinus ketika briefing, the one that I think all of you should know, “tongkat saya ini berguna untuk menahan moncong ataupun leher komodo kalau-kalau mereka menyerang, tapi kalau komodo terlalu agresif, tongkat ini saja tidak cukup... (jeda)...kita HARUS LARI”. JENG JENG!
Kami memilih rute medium dari 3 rute tracking yang ditawarkan, memakan waktu kira-kira 45 menit. Belum sampai 10 menit masuk ke hutan, sudah ada satu ekor komodo besar sedang bersantai-santai di rerumputan. Menurut Pak Rhinus, komodo sebesar itu masih muda, usianya mungkin ”baru belasan tahun”. Pada umumnya, komodo bisa berusia sampai 50 tahun dengan panjang maksimal 3 meter. Anatomi komodo betul-betul mirip dengan kadal, tapi kering, tidak mengkilat-kilat atau berlendir, dan SUPER BESAR. Selama waktu ”bermain-main” dengan komodo itu, saya sendiri tidak mendapat kesan sedikitpun akan kebuasan mereka. Kebanyakan hanya tiduran, leyeh-leyeh berkelompok, dan diam. Sampai kami turun dari bukit pun sepertinya posisi leyeh-leyehnya masih sama, hehe... Berjalannya pun lambat.. Satu-satunya bagian tubuh yang terlihat "garang" adalah matanya yang tampak selalu siaga.
Ranger - Pak Rhinus  - photo by @Sdr_Yudha
Gerombolan komodo yang sedang goler-goler santai - photo by @Sdr_Yudha

Saya iseng bertanya ke ranger, Pak Arif, ”mereka jalannya lambat ya, Pak”, si ranger dengan enteng menjawab ”iya kalau jalan lambat, tapi kalau lari kencang”. Well, ternyata pak Arif benar, menurut http://www.gonjangganjing.com/tag/labuan-bajo/ Komodo bisa berlari hingga 20 Km/jam. Tidak cukup berlari, mereka pun bisa berenang dan menyelam sampai kedalaman 4,5 m. Weleh-weleh, larinya kencang, bisa berenang, ekornya kuat, ludahnya berbisa...bagaimana cara kita kabur ya? Kata Pak Arif: kita harus lari kencang dan ZIG-ZAG. Catat ya teman-teman! :)
Di habitatnya ini, komodo menjadi top predator yang berada di puncak rantai makanan. Tidak ada manusia yang memburu komodo, tapi, banyak manusia yang berburu rusa atau kerbau hutan yang menjadi santapan komodo. Jadi secara tidak langsung bisa mempengaruhi keberlangsungan hidup komodo. Kerbau hutan yang kokohnya seperti banteng, ditaklukkan dengan digigit kemudian ditinggalkan, 2 minggu kemudian si kerbau mati karena bisa komodo dan baru disantap berjamaah. WOWWWWW!
Kami juga sempat melihat tempat telur-telur komodo ”ditanam”, walaupun tinggal bekasnya saja. Kata Pak Rhinus, musim bertelur komodo hanya 1x/ tahun dengan jumlah telur 20an dan hanya sekitar 20% yang sukses hidup hingga dewasa. Hmmm, pantas langka ya...selain itu, anak komodo harus berada di pohon sampai umurnya setahun, karena ada kemungkinan akan dimangsa oleh komodo dewasa mengingat mereka kanibal.
Rombongan kami kemudian digiring keluar dari hutan dan menaiki bukit savana yang sejauh mata memandang cuma ada rumput. Rumput jarak dekat yang diinjak kaki dan rumput jarak jauh di bukit seberang. Anginnya sepoi-sepoi. Terik panasnya maksimal. Sekitar 10-15 menit kami mendaki dan menuruni bukit rumput itu, sampai akhirnya si ranger berkata ”KITA SAMPAI”.
cuma ada rumput, rumput, rumput, dan langit - photo by @Sdr_Yudha
  
Begitu melihat ke depan, astaga pemandangan indahnya keterlaluan. Seperti di kalender-kalender, tapi tanpa efek photoshop. Haduuuuh, capek langsung hilang!!! Photoshop is solely nothing compare to God’s creating and editing capability.

This is what we get on the top of the hill, BEAUTIFUL! - photo by @Sdr_Yudha

Setelah itu kami digiring turun dari bukit dan kembali ke tempat kami briefing. Kami pisah dengan para ranger dan kembali ke dermaga tanpa dikawal. I repeat, TANPA DIKAWAL. Awalnya kami tenang-tenang, bertemu kerbau hutan, kepiting darat, monyet-monyet liar, sampai akhirnya harus berpapasan dengan seekor komodo yang sedari tadi nongkrong di dermaga. Kami serentak berhenti, dan berteriak ke arah dermaga ”Paaaaaak, tolong Paaaaaak”. Untungnya ada seorang ranger yang datang dengan tongkatnya dan si komodo kabur ke bukit. Bapak ranger itu langsung bertanya, ”Tadi dengan ranger siapa namanya? Ini tidak boleh seperti ini, seharusnya dikawal sampai keluar, karena kalau harus papasan dengan komodo, rombongan tidak bisa memaksa jalan terus, harus pelan-pelan mundur ke belakang sampai komodo pergi dari jalan yang dilalui, baru bisa meneruskan jalan, kalau ada ranger kan rangernya yang di depan berhadapan dengan komodo”. Haduuuuh, CATAT LAGI! Minta dikawal sampai dermaga yaaa, nyawa taruhannya...
Cross path with Komodo... - photo by @Sdr_Yudha

Meeting point ke-2 dengan Komodo adalah di Loh Liang di Pulau Komodo. Di sini, rangernya agak lebih “penakut” dibandingkan dengan di Pulau Rinca yang relative lebih “santai”. Mungkin karena komodonya lebih liar ya? Kurang tahu saya. Memang, kalau dibandingkan dengan di Pulau Rinca, komodonya tampak lebih besar-besar ukurannya.
The Beast! - photo by @kenyongkenyang
  Satu-satunya moment menarik di Pulau Komodo ini adalah ketika kami bertemu dengan dua ekor komodo besar kemudian salah satu dari mereka menguap! Oh my Gooooood! Lebar sekali menguapnya dan panjang lidahnya! Di moment beberapa detik itu, barulah si komodo terlihat “berbahaya”. Di pulau ini kami juga tidak bertemu komodo sebanyak di Pulau Rinca. Bisa jadi karena pulaunya yang lebih luas, jadi area jelajah komodonya juga lebih menyebar. Di Pulau Komodo juga ada paket menginap di hutan (camping), mungkin bisa dicoba untuk uji nyali :)
 Untuk perburuan foto dan petualangan, Pulau Rinca lebih seru dibandingkan Pulau Komodo. Tapi mau bertemu komodo belum afdhol kalau tidak ke Pulau Komodo. Kampung Komodo juga sepertinya layak dikunjungi untuk bertemu dengan orang yang konon katanya bisa berkomunikasi dengan komodo. Kami sendiri tidak sempat ke sana jadi no story about it, silakan dibuktikan sendiri... :)
Dua lokasi pertemuan dengan Komodo Dragon

P.S. setelah bertemu langsung dengan binatang mengagumkan ini, saya jadi sombong kalau ketemu cicak atau kadal, hehe…