Monday, February 14, 2011

Patengan Lake

Situ Patengan (Patengan lake) is located at the Rancabali village-Ciwidey, about 40 kilometers to the south from Bandung-Indonesia. So, if you visiting Bandung, don't forget to go to Ciwidey. Ciwiday has a lot of  tourism area besides Patengan Lake,there also has Kawah Putih (white creater), hot springs, strawberry farm,.....  I love going to mountain, because I was born and breed in Bandung which is surrounded by mountain =). Patengang lake has beautiful scenery, surrounded by tea plantation, and has fresh air...


There a story behind the name of Patengan lake (a myth actually), Patengan derived from Sundaness languange (one of tribal languange in Indonesia) Pateangan-teangan (seeking each others). Love story betwee prince Prabu and incarnation of goddess princess who grown up with nature. Ki santang (Prince) and Dewi Rengganis (goddess) parted for so long (I don't know why, so don't ask me why they separated each other). Because they have deep feeling of love, so they meet each other in place called love stone. Rengganis Goddess asked Ki Santang make a lake and boat to sail. Until now the boat becoming an island which heart shaped. The Island named Pulau Asmara (Romance Island). Based on this myth the couple who stop by love stone or encircle romance island will get eternal love like love of  Ki Santang and Rengganis.

on the way to the lake

Mountain of tea Plantation

View of Patengan lake from our car

Welcome to Patengan Lake

Fruits and souvenir shop

Sapodilla fruit in different colour *i like it*

View of Patengan Lake





Boat

Crossing the lake by swan boat Rp.30.000/hour

View from swan boat in the middle of lake

View from my swan boat: another boat *like wallpaper...i llike this pic*

"Pulau Asmara" - Romance Island *I didn't encircle this island, just pass it :D*

Stone of Love...

Boats which arrived at love stone

View while I standing near love stone

A couple write their name in love stone *vandalism?*

Please sit properly sign
*I wonder why people create this sign, because many visitor didn't sat properly? I can't imagine how visitors has been sat?!*

As mist ticker its time to go home...

Because I don't have much time in Ciwidey, I just visited Patengan Lake... Maybe you curious  why Patengan Lake? Because my best friend never visit this lake...  Yes, because I come from Bandung, I become a  guide...
Actually White Crater (Kawah Putih) has amazing scenery.. maybe next time I will post the view :)