Angel Island the most beautiful island in the world |Quick Info

The morning was not so blazing hot sun, but the bustle at Pier 17 Marina Ancol Beach is already visible. Queue of people will climb aboard quickly to various islands in the Thousand Island group has started preparing the boat ride to each. Mr. Nour (41), fast ship captain who would go P. Angel also seen standing on the vessel to see the readiness of ships that would dikemudikannya.
If you want to go to different clusters so easy Thousand Islands, just come to the Marina Ancol Beach. There, you just buy a boat ticket, then choose the destination, wait a minute and leave. One service provided is sailing toward Angel Island, one of the cluster closest to the Thousand Islands, Jakarta. Route Marina - P. Angel is available every day, where the departure of the ship at nine in the morning and return at three in the afternoon.

If a holiday or Saturday & Sunday the ship still leaves at nine in the morning, but at the return to two times, at two o'clock and four o'clock. Ticket prices also vary, ordinary day is Rp 160.000, - per person while the holiday is Rp 200,000 / person. In addition to a return ticket and go, ticket price includes welcome drink and lunch at the restaurant P. Angel.

After waiting some time at Pier 17 Marina Ancol Beach, ship officers allowing passengers to enter. A moment later the ship that we were riding spun, it slowly forward and begin to divide seas. More and more boat speed betambah, until the passengers who were inside it was rocked and swayed back and forth. Even so the taste remains penumang safe in it, because the fairly large ship and closed, so the splash does not go into. Non-ship also relatively clean and cozy. The composition was also engrossed in his seat, seat foam with the top three seats and three seats right next to the left side separated by a street in the middle. Not so long, only about twenty minutes on the boat, hedge foliage Angel Island in sight, and merapalah ship that we were riding on the wooden pier of the island.
Sculpture The Seven Horn who is raising her legs to welcome the arrival of visitors. Even the greeting is accompanied by the sound of poetry is written below the statue, which reads as follows, "jungle-forest Beraung Lions, Sharks shout, I am king of the sea, And the eagle, flying high in the clouds Free - Here the Horn of Seventeen, Familiar whisper, To the tourists, I just guard the islands - Love friendship, love peace, love peace, and love of beauty. " Pondering for a moment after reading these pusisi, welcome drink on the table was ready which is situated beside the reception desk. At the entrance there are some officers who are ready to serve all the needs of visitors. Tour guides are also available for visitors who want a detailed explanation of P. Angel.

Wanting more freedom to enjoy asrinya island, we decided to circumnavigate Angel Island without using a guide. After all, already available also a fairly complete brochure containing about the island. Rounding the island opposite direction clockwise, we crossed the bungalows are not that big, but it looks shady and beautiful. Since almost in every corner of this island continent Keben trees grow and some other tree that looks very fertile. Keep walking into the fort yng we will find it is damaged, but still visible remnants keperkasaannya. The building that serves as a control tower and fort on Angel Island this circular with diameters of 23 meters da wall thickness of 2.50 meters. On the walls there are rows of large windows and small. The inside of this building there are seven ground floor rooms which are split by skating a brick wall.

Yag closed one room serves as storage of ammunition. In its center there is a circular wall that serves as a storage of clean water for drinking and cooking for the soldiers who were on guard. Before the excavation archaeological, building watchtowers on Angel Island because its form is not visible throughout the building surface buried by the rubble and covered with great trees and grass. Namu after the research and excavations by the Museum and History DKI Jakarta, eventually could be shown a form from the remnants of the tower building. These two-story control tower, this is evidenced by the existence of holes buffer floor beams. The rooms on the second floor there are seven pieces. Possible second floor of this room serves as a sleeping room as well as the reconnaissance.

This control tower building form in Europe better known as the Martello Tower. First introduced by the French, or rather d island of Corsica in the 18th century. When there is rebellion in this island in 1794, they asked for British aid to help the attack. But for the conquest of Corsica, the British seized the fort overwhelmed Point Martello tower guarding the entrance to the Gulf Fiorenzo. The fort was quite potent in its defense, so that upon his return from the war, the British set up the same building in his country. Later this building was not only Britain but also imitated by the Dutch. No wonder the Dutch also founded the Martello tower in colonial country like Indonesia as part of its defense system. And one of them was founded on Angel Island which traces can still be seen today. Besides, there is the type with Martello fort which lies north of Angel Island. Can be reached by boat approximately ten minutes.

On the north shore side of the fort is north as the northern limit of Angel Island. The beach looks cleaner and more transparent compared with the south coast side. This is because the north coast are not directly facing the bay of Jakarta that has been contaminated. Several small seating available overlooking the beach beside the beach. Chair to sit on it while seeing the blue sea, wind sea breeze is very pleasant. Once satisfied around the island, fun, fresh, tired and hunger mixed into one. Therefore be prepared to enjoy a meal provided by the restaurant to exchange the voucher that we get when buying tickets ship. The menu is not fancy, but also not exactly simple, rice and side dishes and desserts complete truly become healers hunger that exists.

Because the restaurant is immediately confronted with the beach, fun food, looking at the sea, hear the lilting waves.

If you do not believe you should visit to Indonesia in this country where the island nymph addition there are many tourist attractions are also places that baseball less interesting.