Places to visit

PRE-READING

No	Day	Name of place	Why I am interesting to read	Questions before I read
1	Thursday	-Akihabara -Tokyo	-Because im a big fan of japanes’s animation. And I really want to visit Japanese’s major city. - Just because im a fan’s of Japanese animation, so that’s mean I should know about their major’s city.	-What is this district so popular to Japanese animation fans? - What’s going on at this places? Why everyone become so nice with the culture?
2	Friday	-Ka’bah -Mecc	-As a muslim, I want to visit ka’bah for pilgrimage. -after visited kabah, also I will visit mecca because they both places have a history link.	-Is this place really different then what I thought? What about the culture of this people nowadays? -what the city looks like? What are they? Is this city really imporant?
3	Saturday	-Bali -Raja Ampat	-This is the famous place in Indonesia and a lot of foreign visit bali. -I want to visit this because it have the beautiful nature of Indonesia.	-what make bali so popular? What is the best place to visit to bali? -Where is raja ampat? Why most of the scientist want to visit there?
4	Monday	-Greenland -Blue lagoon	-I want to see the aurora of the earth. -the pool has blue color on it, and it’s really interesting to me.	-what there is an aurora there? -where does the blue color came from?

Day 1 Thursday Date: 28 February 2019 Time: 7.10-7.50
First Place	Akihabara
Description (Use your own words)	Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district.
Its photo
Sources	https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3003.html
The amount of words on text	1488
What makes you interested in this Place	Because im a big fan of Japanese animation, and I want to visit this place.
Comment after reading	The majority of this Area is a weebo (japan fans) anime. This is the central of weebo nowadays.
New Vocabularies found	Gauche, protean.

Time: 9.00-9.15
Second Place	Tokyo
Description (Use your own words)	Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan's capital and the world's most populous metropolis. It is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns and villages west of the city center. The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo.
Its photo
Sources	https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
The amount of words on text	230
What makes you interested in this Place	Because Tokyo is the central of this country, as im a weebo, im also really want to visit their culture city.
Comment after reading	This city history is really complex, their new leader taking a step forward each time selection is selected.
New Vocabularies found	Fatuous, donus.

Day 2 Friday Date: 1 March 2019 Time: 5.30-7.30
First Place	Ka’bah
Description (Use your own words)	The Kaaba (Arabic: كَعْبَة‎ al-kaʿbah IPA: [alˈkaʕba], "The Cube"), also referred as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة‎, the Holy Ka'bah), is a building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (Arabic: أَلمَسْجِد أَلحَرَام‎, The Sacred Mosque), in the Hejazi city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allāh (Arabic: بَيْت الله‎, "House of God"), and has a similar role to the Tabernacle and Holy of Holies in Judaism. Its location determines the qiblah (Arabic: قِبْلَة‎, direction of prayer). Wherever they are in the world, Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing Salah the Islamic prayer.
Its photo
Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba
The amount of words on text	4385
What makes you interested in this Place	As a muslim, of course I need to visit kabah for my religion.
Comment after reading	It’s give me more information about ka’bah and more knowledge about Islamic history.
New Vocabularies found	Array, exquisite, dubious,

Time: 6.13-6.41
Second Place	Mecca
Description (Use your own words)	Mecca or Makkah (Arabic: مكة المكرمة Makkah al-Mukarramah), located in western Saudi Arabia, is the holiest city in Islam. It is strictly forbidden for Non-Muslims to enter the city and this is strongly enforced. Road signs to guide Muslims are provided. During prayer times, streets near the Mosque may get crowded with mosque goers due to most Muslims having a preference for praying at the Sacred Mosque.
Its photo
Sources	https://wikitravel.org/en/Mecca
The amount of words on text	1873
What makes you interested in this Place	It have a lot of sacred mosque and it’s really important to muslim religion.
Comment after reading	Now I knew that not every single person can enter this city, especially non-muslim.
New Vocabularies found	Auspicious, abjure

Day 3 Saturday Date: 2 March 2019 Time: 15.00-15.42
First Place	Bali
Description (Use your own words)	Bali, the famed Island of the Gods, with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy beaches, lush rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides all providing a picturesque backdrop to its colourful, deeply spiritual and unique culture, stakes a serious claim to be paradise on earth. With world-class surfing and diving, a large number of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous range of accommodations, this is one of the world's most popular island destinations and one which consistently wins travel awards. Bali has something to offer a very broad market of visitors from young back-packers right through to the super-rich.
Its photo
Sources	https://wikitravel.org/en/Bali#History
The amount of words on text	1466
What makes you interested in this Place	Because a lot of foreign people, I can speak up English and train my English skills at bali.
Comment after reading	This is the best place in Indonesia in my opinion, because a lot of foreign people come to visit this place.
New Vocabularies found
Time: 20.00-20.12
Second Place	Raja Ampat
Description (Use your own words)	Raja Ampat is in Papua in Indonesia. The name given to these islands comes from a local myth. The four major islands found here are Waigeo, Misool (which is home to ancient rock paintings), Salawati, and Batanta.
Its photo
Sources	https://wikitravel.org/en/Raja_Ampat
The amount of words on text	1463
What makes you interested in this Place	There is so many island in that place, within the beautiful sea.
Comment after reading	This place is a nature area, which is really interesting to me.
New Vocabularies found

Day 4 Monday Date: 4 March 2019 Time: 10.00-10.30
First Place	Greenland
Description (Use your own words)	Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat; Danish: Grønland) is the world's largest non-continental island, in the far northeast of North America, largely within the Arctic. Although it is still part of the Kingdom of Denmark, it was granted self-government effective in 1979, more recently it voted for more autonomy, in effect making it a separate country with formal ties to Denmark. Some inhabitants are now projecting the eventual road to full independence. Copenhagen remains responsible for its foreign affairs and, of course, is a source of investment.
Its photo
Sources	https://wikitravel.org/en/Greenland
The amount of words on text	3411
What makes you interested in this Place	I want to see the aurora on our planet, it’s really beautiful. I want to feel it, not by just looking at it at the internet.
Comment after reading	This place is so amazing, there so much place I want to visit rather then 1 place.
New Vocabularies found	Scion, détente.

Time: 21.00-21.15
Second Place	Blue Lagoon
Description (Use your own words)	Blue Lagoon is a Geothermal Spa in Southwest Iceland, located almost mid-way between Keflavik Airport and Reykjavik, close to the town of Grindavik. It is a by product of the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power plant. The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help many people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 40 °C (104 °F) and is enjoyable year round, even in freezing conditions.
Its photo
Sources	https://wikitravel.org/en/Blue_Lagoon
The amount of words on text	573
What makes you interested in this Place	Because it’s have a blue color pool.
Comment after reading	This place so amazing, I want to visit this place when honey moon.
New Vocabularies found	limpid