A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

A Trip to Borobudur Temple

Three years ago, I and my classmates visited Borobudur Temple. We went to Borobudur temple by bus. We left our school at nine o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there at nine o’clock the next day. Along the road, we saw many vehicles, unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.

After we arrived at the Borobudur temple, one of my teachers went to buy tickets. After we waited him for a moment we entered into Borobudur temple area. Then we went up to the top of the temple. Borobudur temple was built at Budur Village, Magelang, Jawa Tengah by Syailendra Dynasty. Borobudur Temple is the biggest temple in the world. It has 504 statues and 1.400 reliefs. From the top of the temple we can see such beautiful scenery. I and my friends went around the temple together. Finally, after having some visits, we should go to the hotel to stay and continue our study tour the next day.

We felt tired that day but we felt so happy to visit Borobudur temple which is well-known as one of the greatest legacies Indonesia has ever had. I hope the temple can be loved by all of the visitors and the government.

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Profil Saya

About me :

Nama                              : Sahat Simanjuntak

Tempat / Tanggal Lahir  : Belawan, 13 Juni 1966

Alamat                            : Slipi, Jl. Cabang I Rt 08/05 No. 8A

                                          Slipi, Jakarta Barat

Hobi                                : Jalan-jalan dan membaca buku

Pendidikan                      : S2 Bahasa Inggris

Motto                               : Belajar, belajar dan belajar

Kata-kata Mutiara            : Tidak ada yang tidak bisa apabila dilakukan dengan

                                            sungguh-sungguh

Lagu Favorit                     : Norwegian Wood ( The beatles)

                                            The Singer Not The Song ( The Rolling Stones)