I Should Have Had Fun at Insulindepark
By Rie Yanti
If you pass Aceh Street, Sumatera Street, or Sumbawa Street, you will see a unique park from the outside. It is livened up by the mini-train, mini-cars, bicycles, the traffic signs, carrousel, and the children playing. Sometimes, you notice also the policemen or policewomen teach the children about the traffic signs there. The park called Insulindepark a.k.a. Lalu Lintas Park. I’ve been there. It is located at Belitung Street, Bandung City.
As its name, Lalu Lintas Park (Traffic Park in English) was built to make the children understand about the traffic. But you know what, Lalu Lintas Park actually was a swamp a long, long time ago. Then, it became a place for military training from 1915 until 1919. In 1920, it turned into a Tropical Park. It was named Insulindepark five years later.
On March 1st, 1958, the name was changed once again to Lalu Lintas Park, which means Traffic Park. After the incident of Septembre 30th, 1965, we added the name of Ade Irma Suryani to commemorate the daughter of A. H. Nasution, one of the generals who were the target of the assassination in Indonesia’s Revolution Era.
You won’t trace that history only by looking the park’s appearance (that’s why I wrote this ^_^). It’s a fun park now! There are swimming pool, kindergarten or playground, mini-library for children, and outbond place. Refreshing air come up from the big, old trees.
Sure you can go picnic here with your family or friends. The ticket costs only 5,000 IDR for Sunday and 4,000 IDR for other days. Do you want to take a mini-train? As Obama says, “Yes we can!” But you have to pay 3,500 IDR more.
It was Sunday. The Lalu Lintas Park was crowded. Children enjoyed playing and the parents followed after.
Me, I came with my friend. I had told her that I wanted to walk around this park. I did it. But somehow, I was not happy. I just felt that I had lost something and wanted to take it back. Standing here, at Lalu Lintas Park, I just could remind the childhood memory. Maybe I have to be a child again so I could enjoy being here. [photo by Rie]
Is it large enough for jogging track? Play football?
Surabaya will build tens of park like this, in each district. I’m so glad the government finally act, not only discuss, to anticipate global warming.
Terakhir kali ke Bandung hanya dua jam, terus pulang… Ihiks!
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Jogging? Maybe. But i’ve never seen people doing any kind of sport here, except swimming.
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Ngapain ke Bandung cuma dua jam? Aneh-aneh aja! :p
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Iya, dulu sering lewat taman lalulintas tapi blm pernah masuk…takut ketilang (blush)
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Nggak apapa atuh ditilang juga. Kan ditilangnya bo’ongan hehehe…
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