some of the uniqueness of the city of Bogor, Indonesia

Did you know Bogor is known as the city of rain because it has a higher annual rainfall than other areas in Indonesia. 

The average annual rainfall in Bogor is 3,500 to 4,000 millimeters, because it rains every day, but the air pollution is increasing here, the number of vehicles, wara wiri people from the city go to the city of Bogor, making the rain not feel cool, rainy but hot.

The unique thing is that it often rains but is still hot like the city of Jakarta, here are some other unique things

1. Kujang Monument

The icon is Bogor or the heart of Bogor City. This cleaver monument is located on Jalan Pajajaran - Otista, which stands tall with a height of up to 25 meters with a peak at the top of which is a statue of a Sundanese weapon, namely the Kujang.

2. Rain City

Rain City (City of Rain) is the name for Bogor, as its nickname, this city has high rainfall.

That's because Bogor is located between 2 mountains, namely Mount Salak and Mount Gede. Even though it is a hot or dry season, the rainfall in the city of Bogor is still high.

Due to the very high rainfall, flooding is no stranger to the people who live in this city.

3. Bogor Palace

For the main icon of Bogor is the Buitenzorg Palace or Bogor, which is located right in the middle of the city and is the center of the city. Bogor Palace is a stopover for the President of Indonesia, both for rest and other purposes. Inside the Bogor Palace, to be precise in the courtyard, there is a collection of deer or deer that have been released into the wild around the palace. Not infrequently even almost every day people feed him outside the fence, such as carrots or vegetables.

4. Bogor Botanical Gardens

This is the most visited tourist spot in Bogor, the Bogor Botanical Gardens. This is where the discovery of a plant called Rafflesia Arnoldi or corpse flower. Many people such as local residents and even tourists who visit this place, because it is also a strategic place.

5. Liong Coffee

If you like to drink coffee, it's not complete if you haven't tasted Bogor's specialty coffee, Liong coffee.

 This coffee is only produced in Bogor and the taste is not inferior to other coffees. The price of Liong coffee per sachet is very cheap, only around IDR 1500 to IDR 2000. You can get alone and many are sold in small stalls

6. Taro Bogor

If you visit the tourist attractions of the Bogor Botanical Gardens, you will surely find people who are exploring selling them, namely Bogor taro. 

Usually these taro are sold per bunch, each bundle contains 3 pieces of taro. Not only sold raw, another product that is very famous in Bogor is the Bogor taro layer made by Sangkuriang.

 This Sangkuriang production has become a hit in every circle, this taro is made into a very soft sponge cake and once you taste it you will want to eat it again and again.

7. Venus Unyil Bread

This unyil Venus bread is no less rocketing than the taro layer. It is called unyil bread because of its unique or small shape.

 This bread does not exist in other cities, because it is only produced in Bogor. Having not tasted unyil bread is the same as not visiting Bogor.

8. The city of a thousand angkots

Public transportation everywhere is no longer strange in this city, so it has earned the nickname of the city with a thousand angkots. 

Therefore, angkot that drop off its passengers often causes traffic jams. The color of this public transport is blue for districts and green for cities. This car dominates the highway more than a private car.

9. Bogor Pickles

Asinan from Bogor is the main ingredient using fruits. The fruits used are young mango, yam, guava, papaya, kedondong, nutmeg, pineapple and others. 

All the fruit is mixed with a sour, sweet and spicy vinegar sauce, sprinkled with fried peanuts.

10. Blantek Art

Blantek art is a folk theater art in Bogor. This Blantek art uses masks in its performance. The musical instruments used to accompany this performance are tambourines, drums, fiddles, kecrek and goong.