Karangkamulyan: A Site of Rocks and Magic

It took only 15 minutes to get there by car from where I stayed, which was exactly at the borderline between Ciamis and Tasikmalaya. We were so fortunate that there was no traffic, and as we arrived, there were only few cars in the parking lot. However, several manik-manik (beads for accessories) were available on sale not very far from the main gate. Some visitors came in a flock by bus, some others came with their little family, but no one, indeed, came alone. I noticed several license plates of the car and recognized that there were visitors from another region or town. After the long trip, the adults would "ngaso" (take a brief rest while having a coffee or hors d'oeuvres) before entering to the site, and the children would play around with the rented scooters or odong-odong (a colourfully decorated rickshaw ) available.