Dear Initialers, this is the second part of my short Madura adventure…
Warning: tons of pictures, watch out your bandwidth 
Well… well… after we had a quick lunch at Warung Amboina, Carlos suggested us to visit Sembilangan Lighthouse (Mercusuar Sembilangan). He had memories there on his childhood. Since we still had plenty of time, then I said “Okay!”
Sembilangan Lighthouse is located near the western tip of Bangkalan, Madura. It helps mariners to reach Tanjung Perak harbor in Surabaya. It takes 30 to 40 minutes car ride from Suramadu Bridge (Jembatan Suramadu) to this place.
Sembilangan Lighthouse is an ancient Holland / Netherland architecture. The whole building is built from metal material. The structure constructed piece by piece in Holland and bolt together on the current spot.
It has 54 meters height and consists of 16 levels floor. I think it’s an amazing piece of work, since it was built on 1879. I think this monumental structure is hard to be replicated in this era. 
This lighthouse is still functioning and commercialized as tourism object. We have to pay IDR 3,000 for parking charge. Prepare for extra IDR 2,000 for ‘cleaning fee’ (huh!?) before you step into the lighthouse.
Too bad, Sembilangan Lighthouse is not well maintained. There’re so many naughty graffiti on the inside wall. It seems that so many teenagers use this place for 17+ activities *indehoy!*, so there are warning sign everywhere – as shown on the picture above 
The bottom level is pretty wide but it’s getting smaller and smaller on every level. Consider that we had to step 16 levels of ladders, we stopped on every level and took a breath. And also, took picturesssssssss.. !! Hoho.. *kerasukan setan kamera* 
You’ll be surprised by different view on each level. Yap, we’re getting out of breath and sweaty but we’re getting more excited when we get higher.
The top level was very breath taking and made me shiver. I looked down and saw charming scenery.
Well, there were 2 things that made me scared. First, I doubt about the metal structure since it was 112 years old. Second, the wind was pretty hard up there so I had to hang on the hand grip tightly *lebay* But it’s so amazing up there; we can see 360 degrees scenery of Madura Island, really worth the effort.
On the way back down, Chris spotted some good photogenic angles. There’s a tunnel which connects every floor from bottom up. The light from every floor fill the tunnel and create beautiful spiral illusion.
Shadow of the lighthouse fall into the ground perfectly like this.. So, can you imagine how tall it is ? Can you imagine how HOT it was? *keringeten*
At the end of our journey at Sembilangan Lighthouse, we were so hungry and thirsty. Luckily there’s a local lady selling Rujak (mix fruit, vegetables and rice cake with peanut sauce) and drinks near the lighthouse.
Overall Sembilangan Lighthouse is must see place when you had a chance in Madura, especially if you want to feel sensational adrenaline burst at the height of 54 meters (with only a hand grip to save the day!). Quite challenging for photographers too.
Relax, it’s not the end of my journey. I’ll take Initialers to taste the famous Bebek Goreng Sinjay, still in Madura. Keep updated. 
Location : check wikimapia.
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Wui…seru Gan! mantaf banget foto-fotonya…semangat Proklamasi semangat Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa
wah fotonya bagus2… terutama yang bayangan lighthousenya itu.. keren!!
btw di atas serem juga ya, walaupun pegangan handrail tapi udah pada karatan gitu kalo handrailnya tau2 copot gimana.. hahaha
foto mercu suar e seng pertama, keren !!! seolah2 kita blusukan hutan baru isa nyampe sana.
ko jie nongol, aku nongol, chris nongol, dr. angga nongol, tapi carlos e mana y??? nde part 3?
@FHM (fahmi!) : that’s right.. actually, it was ok at first. but the higher we had, the metal vibrated harder and harder, especially at the top 
I hope this entry could bring up ur childhood memory
@Sarimin : okeh gan..
@Arman : iya, di puncak itu terasnya sempit dan lantainya dari lempengan metal yg ada bolong2nya.. itu ya bikin tambah tatutttt 
@Pink Paris : makanya kita berhenti di tiap lebel buat foto2 dulu dan ambil napas
@Ojat : thx pak ..
@Alex : haha.. itu aku ngeshoot asal, abis diedit hasile oke juga Foto Carlos di part 3, jagoan metune belakangan toh yoo.. 
bagus2 fotonya xD lucu2 lagi komentarnya hahaha
aku suka yg view from top. ijo2 gitu
wakh keren buanget tempatnya…..dan yang paling keren pengambilan gambarnya yang sungguh ruarrrr biasa
@Angels : kekkeek.. asli tegang lho aku pas diatas sana.. abis foto yg ijo2 itu aku langsung masuk lagi kedalam 
@Nyegik : thx.. aku rasa ini bagian terasyik dalam perjalanan singkat ku di Madura
kyaaaa…. gimana nasib Carlos naek tangga 16 level?? Soalnya kapan hari naik Monjaya aja kita berdua dah sambat hihihi *buat carlos.. pissssssss*
Wah, Sinjay-nya keduluan aku, Jie hehe.. but i bet ur review is going to have more drooling pict lah
wah Madura apik juga ya… Thanks to Jembatan Suramadu, kayaknya ngga lama lagi bisa makin maju tuh objek wisata nya… secara Jembatannya sendiri udah objek wisata tersendiri… Terakhir ke Surabaya, dari atas pesawat keliatan lho Jembatannya, dan megah banget… asal ngga di colongin baut nya ya hua ha ha
@Dion : anjriitttt.. makasih yoo.. 
@Cicit : Carlos ? langsung kurusan 2 kilo Foto bebek ya ngono2 ae lah cit
@Antown : satu pabrik di Holland kali mas..
@Aj : wihh.. ke Surabaya ga ngomong2 yaaa..
Tetap sehat dan segar Surprised juga kok bisa naik ke atas n dalam keadaan baik2 aja secara bener katanya Cicit pas di Monjaya aja aku sampe medhet meret. Mungkin karena excited kali. @Jie: Iyo iki gak ono fotoku……
WOW..keren amat foto2nya..emang koleksi foto2nya inijie yang keren2 menjadi salah satu daya tarik inijie.com
sukses yah!
baru berkunjung. wuih. fotonya akrab dan maknyuusss… Keren!
padahal latarnya “cuma” mercusuar ya..
*acung jempol*
Haduh.. klo saya yang kesana kayanya mikir2 buat naik tangga setinggi itu. Agak2 takut ketinggian.. Kasihan jantung saya..
@Carlos : hehe.. selamat pak, anda lebih tegar dipuncak sana ketimbang saya .. foto ntar ya di part 3
@Andre : differensiasi & uniqueness ya ? hehe..
@Narpen : kalo sendirian saya ya males, tapi ini excited karena rame2 
Vertical tunnel nya kaya’ tunnel yang ada di film Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets :p
baguusss
@Aj : wihh.. ke Surabaya ga ngomong2 yaaa..
udah lama itu Jie… waktu masih under construction… sekarang mah udah jadi bapak rumah tangga yang baik, jarang banget ninggalin rumah hua ha ha… (boring juga sih )
lam kenal, ok banget Jie foto2nya. thanks ya, buat saya merasa ada di sana. wuih ngebayangin foto Jie yang lagi pegangan itu, jantungku serasa dag-dig-dug serr…mungkin karena ditambah tulisan itu kali yaa, kalo gak ya gak nyadar, trus Jie turunnya gimana? lompat tali or….hiks 16 lantai
sayang ya ga dirawat dgn baek , di Indo pny mercusuar ember peninggalan Belanda semua , yg di Anyer mirip bentuknya kae di Belitung kae nya kembar tuh , kalo ini rasa beda2 arsiteknya .
jadi tempat indehoyy amit22 , gila kaleee. amit2 deh tuh org2 .
@Fenty : haha… dasar potter-head
@Aj : ceeeeee Natzzz.. ada yg bilang boringgg *tukang lapor mode ON* 
@Leedya : lam kenal juga mbak makasih ya udah jadi pembaca INIJIE.com.. turunnya ya pake tangga dong, lebih mudah turun daripada naik
@Veny : indehoy disana ada sensasi tersendiri kali yah hohohoh..
tinggi juga, ya. hehe..
saya belum pernah masuk mercusuar. mercusuar terdekat dari jogja kira-kira di mana ya? :mrgreen:
Jie………………ntik lek ada gitu2 lagi melok po…………………….
mau aku difotoin gretong sama kamu…………….
foto pria di telan bayangan itu sapa…so HOT……….. * bukan priae tapi fotoe…….
Trus seng fedora itu sopo kok muncul………….. ckckckckckckckck
btw……………….
asik juga ya jalan kesana….
@morishige : hmm.. iya, mayan tinggi dan melelahkan, tapi menyenangkan
@Yulianto : haii.. thx yah. ayo kapan2 kita berpetualang bareng..
@Eve : haha.. ya kapan2 lah ya Lek buat kamu aku wis pasang tarif
Yg gaya lagi nelpon itu namane Alex, mau kenalan ?
Yg pake Fedora itu Chris, awak surabayafood.com
Dilarang berbuat mesum?
BUkannya orang justru jadi tambah berbuat klo ada larangan bukan? Hheheee…
@Zee : kalimatnya belum selesai.. “Dilarang berbuat mesum sendirian”
@Tanz : waduh.. sori gak ngajak2 bro, soale iki rencanane wisata kuliner, eh.. akhirnya malah hunting foto di mercu suar. Wis lali rutene, soale bukan aku yg nyetir sih. Kapan2 deh kalo ke Madura lagi ya, mo ke pantai sumenep
Iiiihhh foto2nya keren banget sih jie…kapan ya aku bsia edit kayak kamu gitu ajarin duuooonk…
@Pututik : hahaha.. makin dilarang makin bikin penasaran ya, sensasi beda *kacaoo*
@Ocha : yahh.. ga usah diajarin, langsung aja pake Adobe Lightroom dijamin sukses
waoww mantab2 potonya , apalagi yang poto disamping sign : dilarang berbuat mesum
wow thats great ! one of the colorful object in Indonesia..Ericova like this !
Ya ampuun.. saking banyaknya kli nemu kasus sampe dibuatin sign larangan berbuat mesum ya :lol:
Jie fotonya bagus bagus
yang dilarang mesum itu, kayanya cocok sama model yang disampingnya
gak usah gaya gitu aja dah mesum uppss.. hahahahaha…
@Naki : hahaha… puas ??
@Eric : then Ericova should come to Madura
@Ade : yeah.. on every floor ..
@Okta : weksss… kok gitu sih ko… ganteng gini dibilang mesum.. huh
@Adwin : dah ganti Canon 1000D sekarang..
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oh i have visited this site many years ago (when i was only a little boy). i didn’t fear the height, but i was trembling up there. not sure whether the floors would hold so many people up there. weehhh… those thin metal plates are vibrating at every footstep, yay!