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Getting Around -
Plenty of
well marked angkots patrol the streets and cost a flat 2000 rupiah, as
at December 2005. Also plenty of rickshaws, or becaks, apparently 12000
and these depend on your negotiating skills.
Things To See - Cirebon could keep you
busy for a couple of days easily. Within the city of
Cirebon there are a couple of kratons of interest. The larger one is
Kesupahan while a smaller one nearby is Kanoman. To be honest the wet
market by the latter is of more interest. Round the alun-alun there are
some fine old Dutch buildings and a Chinese temple. A short ride up from
the station is the tomb of Sunan Gunungjati, a revered muslim saint and
one of the
Wali
Songo.Take a becak round the port, pelabuhan, which is
interesting with some old buildings and interesting looking ships. Gua
Sunyaragi is just past the bus terminal and worth a visit. Initially a
water palace for the Sultan some Chinese architect was let loose on it
and it looks like Santa's grotto without the snow. Still, it's quiet and
a great place to scamper around through narrow low doors and very
photogenic. Plangon is further out, take an angkot to Sumber get off
near BRI and look for a hill. It's Monkey Forest in Ubud without the
crowds of rubber neckers. Further still is Linggajati which has it's own
place in Indonesian history and is a cool destination far from the heat
on the plains.
Other buildings of interest in town are the city hall with shrimps
climbing up the outside, the BAT building and the Bank Indonesia
building.
A Bed For The Night - plenty of hotels
along Jalan Siliwangi right by the railway station
Feeding Time -
not much help here really because apart from a
trip to KFC I ate at a friend's house!
Getting there and
away -
to and from Jakarta take the Cirebon Ekspres train
from Gambir. It takes about 3 hours and the ride is pleasant, though on
the way back last trip I had no A/C! Heading east there are trains and
buses to Solo, Yogyakarta, Semarang and Surabaya while buses go
everywhere.
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