02/04/2025: Very nice hotel, quietly located, very friendly staff do everything to make you feel comfortable, food and drink top, very clean, lots of excursion destinations nearby
30/03/2025: Sangkuriang is a popular West Javanese folk tale, telling the origins of Mount Tangkuban Perahu, with the main character Sangkuriang falling in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi, and his struggle to marry her.
The following is a summary of Sangkuriang's story:
The beginning:
Sangkuriang was the son of Dayang Sumbi who was abandoned and then raised by a wild boar.
Reunion:
Sangkuriang grew into a dashing and powerful young man, and without realizing it he returned to his birthplace and fell in love with Dayang Sumbi, whom he considered a beautiful woman.
Marriage Conditions:
Dayang Sumbi, who realized that Sangkuriang was her son, refused to marry him and gave conditions that were impossible to fulfill, namely building a lake and a boat overnight.
Failure:
Sangkuriang tried hard to fulfill these requirements with the help of supernatural beings, but Dayang Sumbi managed to thwart this plan in various ways.
Mount Tangkuban Perahu:
The boat, which was almost finished, then overturned and became a mountain that resembled an overturned boat, which became known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
Moral message:
Sangkuriang's story contains a moral message about the importance of respecting parents, rejecting desires, and not forgetting one's origins