Sunday, April 13, 2014
On the northern edge of the city,
Juanda National Park offers nice walks and good spots for picnics. This park is
a conservation area which consists of rare species of plantations. Strolling
along the park, you will find the underground fortifications made by the Dutch
and the Japanese army. The Dutch tunnel is a built-up fortress attached to the
slope of the hill. Furnished with cement and constructed as if it is a real
building. It has metal gates at the entrance and exit area. There are plenty of
rooms inside for storage and barrack, from ground to 2nd level
completed with cement stairs and surveillance balconies. The Japanese tunnel is
much more plain and unfurnished. It has only several long soil tunnels which
connects the entrance to another exit on the other side of the hill and some
storage areas. The Dutch army also constructed a tunnel to channel the water
for a power station. This construction came in handy for the Japanese army who
came later.
This park has a popular trail
leads up through the Cikapundung gorge to Maribaya, Lembang. It takes around 1
– 1.5 hour walking through the park until Lembang area. On Sundays and public
holidays the park is more crowded than other days.
