Widya

Transportation Around The World

There are many varieties transportation around the world. In some countries, there must be a special transportation. First, i'd like to introduce our traditional transportation in Bali, it's dokar. Dokar has two wheels and drawn by one horse. In the other cities such as Yogyakarta, there is a kind of train carriage similar to dokar that is andong. But, andong has four wheels and drawn by one or two horses. Dokar is a part of traditional culture in Bali. In 1950 dokar was a very important transportation in Bali, it used for bussines. Dokar has bench sitting, it fits for three or four persons. Dokar using grass as a fuel and lot of water to give power to the horse, so it can draw the carriage containing passengers.



Next, i'll introduce the other transport. Abra, this transportation derivied from Dubai. Abra is a traditional boat made of wood, used to transport people across Dubai creek. It fits for 20 passengers, its driven by a single operator from a cockpit. The short platform around the cockpit, sheltered by a canopy. Canopy is the place where the passengers seat, 10 people on each side, all passengers facing outwards. The passengers can see the beautiful view of Dubai creek. Abras used to be transportation between two sides of the creek before cars could cross it via bridges. But now, abras mostly uses by tourists. Abras operate from about 5.30 a.m untill about midnight. There are 149 abras in service. If you go to dubai, you should try this transportation. Abra can take you to see the beautiful buildings in Bur Dubai, that are build in the lovely traditional Arabic architecture style.