#10 Differences with the Germany’s Tourism

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In today’s post, I want to write about the differences between Germany’s tourism and Indonesia’s tourism. Before we begin, I would like to tell you that this post is written based on my own opinion and experiences; therefore, I would like to apologize first if I write something offensive.

First, I want to write about my experiences with tourist attractions in Germany. My family and I used to live in Germany from 2014 until 2016. In those times, we managed to visit some of the tourist attractions, most of them being natural tourism sites. The reason why most of the places we visited are in nature is because my father loves it. He prefers to visit natural landscapes rather than the city.

One of the places is The Bastei located near Dresden in Saxony. Bastei and the Bastei Bridge are the highlights of the German Saxon Switzerland National Park area. The place is so beautiful; I would like to visit it again if I have a chance. I like everything in this place, from the landscape to the services in it. I want to focus on the issue of cleanliness. The place is clean and there is no single trash on the ground, as far as I can remember. The toilets are also clean. What I want to point out is that they are taking care of the place.

This is also the same at other tourist attractions that I have visited in Germany. In addition to the cleanliness of the place, they also provided facilities for handicapped and elderly people. I do not know if these facilities are being provided all over the place, but most of the places are always equipped with these accommodations. This is something different from my country.

In my country, we also have many natural tourist attractions. We have diving sites and numerous national parks. However, I do not want to say that they have the best facilities. Some places always charge for toilet fees, normally only 12 Cents (2000 Rupiah), but even though they charge the visitors fees, the toilets are mostly unclean. That makes me wonder, where does all the money go when the place remains neglected.

One more thing is also the facilities for handicapped people. I noticed that our tourist attractions are still lacking of these kinds of facilities. That makes it harder for everyone to visit those tourist attractions.

I hope that the government and also local people will take these issues seriously. I believe Indonesia already has great potential in this tourism world, but I think they should look more thoroughly into accommodations for visitors. Perhaps they can do more evaluations, so they can know what can be improved.

Please also note that I am writing this not to point out my country’s flaws, but I believe every place has something that they can improve upon. By comparing Indonesia with Germany, I do not want to say that Germany is the best and Indonesia is not. I believe Germany also has its own kind of deficiencies in its tourism industry.

I think that is all for today’s post. I hope you enjoyed reading about this other side of Indonesia’s tourism through my eyes and hopefully, it does not stop you from visiting Indonesia. Thank you for reading and see you in my next post!