Travellers in Tarutung, North Sumatra, can enjoy a variety of tourist attractions such as the Memorial Cross Spiritual Love at Dolok Si Atas Barita to taste the soda water in a pool of soda water in the village of Parbubu. Tarutung town in North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, was known only by legend Sisingamangaraja, Batak king who supposedly powerful and immune to bullets. However, the area reached about five hours drive from Medan is also synonymous with spiritual tourism Christians. One of them is a hill at the top of Memorial Cross Love Dolok The Top Barita.
In addition, a Garden of Memories seems built on the road to the summit. In this park, tourists can leave their souvenirs here. Every visitor who intends to make souvenirs such as personal names inscribed stone inscriptions can be put here. This is why this place is called the Garden of Memories so visitors can see it.
Moments after passing through the Garden of Memories, tourists arrived at the Cross of Love. This monument was originally built to commemorate the pastor Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen. German missionaries had great services to spread Christianity in the Land of Batak, around the 1860s. At that time, residents of this area remains largely adopts animism.
The monument is quite striking that is about 31 meters high. Underneath is provided a seat open for the event service. Seating can accommodate more than 600 congregations. Usually a lot of people who come to the Lord's Day or Christmas celebrations. Even for congregations that want to pray more fervently, the local manager also provides 13 rooms of prayer. 2 x 2 meters of space can be used by anyone else without any time restrictions.
Besides this monument, Tarutung also has other attractions such as Hot Water Sipoholon source located in the hills of limestone. Water temperature is called could reach 70 degrees Celsius. Sulfur content and soda in place of the surrounding community is also believed to cure various skin diseases.
If it rises to the top of the hill, it will show the bubbling hot water and form a limestone carving. Be careful when climbing because of the way up, pretty slick. Hills surrounding communities also use this as a place of limestone mining. In addition, residents also use the hot springs to make bathing pool.
A pond owner claims to have opened the business since 11 years ago. It states attractive pool owners paid Rp 2,000 for each person who bathe in the pond. Also provided special rooms and a host of other facilities to eat and drink for tourists. Generally, hot tubs efforts in this area have been built since the 80s.
There are good tourists also feel the pool of soda water in the village of Parbubu, which is about three kilometers from Tarutung. This pool is called soda water because it was really like soda. Bathing in this place is also believed to cure various skin diseases. Soda water is quite unique and as if boiling from the ground. But the cool and clear. While still in Tarutung, it's worth a try!
Source : silaban.net
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