Have you ever enjoyed the view of Banda Aceh from the hills? Seeing Banda Aceh sprinkled with glow of light at night? The beauty of the panorama that you can see from the hills (glee) Geunteng, District Peukan Bada, Aceh Besar.
From the top of this hill, you can find the face of Banda Aceh filled with lights at night. Or see a sprinkling of various sized housing located on the shoreline, which a decade ago destroyed by tsunami waves.
Glee Geunteng, a mountain located in Peukan Bada sub-district, Aceh Besar district. The neighboring district close to Banda Aceh holds a very charming mountain. Its existence was quite easy to visit. Not so far from the city of Banda Aceh, approximately 5 Kilometers from the city center.
Geunteng, in Aceh has a steep meaning. While Glee has a mountain meaning. So Glee Geunteng is a steep mountain.
The only way to get to Punjak Glee Geunteng can only be penetrated through Gampong (kampung) Lamgeu Eu. The existence of Gampong Lamgeu Ue is only a few meters adrift with Ajun, a region that is quite famous in Banda Aceh.
Through the Gampong Lamgeu Eu road, the only access to punjak Glee Geunteng that presents the beauty of the city of Banda Aceh from a height.
That afternoon, I and three friends agreed to climb Glee Geunteng. Armed with a flashlight, several bottles of drinking water, and sober food, we decided to explore Glee Geunteng. From the readiness and logistics that we bring to tracking, it does not indicate we will stay. The trip we did only to dispel a little saturation.
The sun is shifting toward the western horizon. Hours of hands already showed at 5 pm when we arrived at Gampong Lamgeu Eu.
Arriving there, we biked the motorcycle right under the foot of the mountain covered by wild bushes. Not far away from a few meters away from where we parked the motor, there was an excavation activity of C. Some miners and miner truckers were seen there.
A shimmering orange color, the hallmark of something called twilight, continues to blush in the city of Banda Aceh. The face of the city sky that afternoon adds our spirits to climb as soon as possible so as not to miss the twilight moments and seconds of lights illuminate the whole city.
After looking at the activity moment of the C quarry mining, we started tracing the road to the top of Glee Geunteng.
Throughout the climb, the views of the fields of grass and large trees that still shade to make eyes amazed. The cool mountain air, and the shimmering sunshine on the sidelines, added to the beauty of our trip that afternoon.
Sweat pours down the body. esophagus began to feel dry. several times we had time to stop to gather energy. Although the height is only 200 Mdpl, but Glee Geunteng enough to make our sweat pouring profusely. Imagine, the mountain that presents the city of Banda Aceh from this altitude has a slope of 60-80 degrees.
Finally, about an hour's climb, which had stopped dozens of times from exhaustion, we reached the top of the mountain. Above the top we found a transmitter tower and one building that still stood firm. It is not clear that the transmitter tower and the building function for what. At first glance, its existence looks like it has long been abandoned.
We decided to choose to relax beside the building. While unwinding, and allowing the sweat to dry away the wind, I spoil the eye by looking around the city that is beautifully dressed.
In the late afternoon, the peak of glee geunteng is truly captivating. The grass of weeds that grows around the top of the mountain is made to dance by the afternoon breeze, as if to signal our welcome. from the top of the peak, the charm of Banda Aceh looks so beautiful. Wrapped in golden yellow, blazing blue afternoon sky, making Kutaraja's face more fascinating.
Dusk can not be arrested to go home to her bed. Even so with the rice-eating birds, who hunt for food in the rice fields that are neatly embedded under the foot of the mountain. They do not want to stop lingered in the fields because the day is dark. Go back to the birds that hunt food in groups to the nest.
Slowly the lights from each house began to live one by one. Likewise with street lights, shop lights also come bersahut-replica illuminated illuminate Banda Aceh from all directions.
The sun slowly sinks into the night. Banda Aceh's face was vaguely visible. Visible from all corners of Kutaraja, flickering lights envelop this old-fashioned city.
From the top of Glee Geunteng the face of Banda Aceh is bombarded with thousands of lights. Beautiful! this is the word that terbesit heart when I first witnessed it.
Climbing Glee Geunteng becomes another alternative to fill a holiday in the cities of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. Its location is easy to go, beautiful nature, and of course the beauty of thousands of lights at night, this atmosphere I am sure can make you comfortable to relax in Glee Geunteng.
If you are interested in climbing Glee Geunteng, do not forget to bring a stock of drinks and enough food. Because, on top of the peak there is no shop that provides it all. Trust me.
And more importantly, do not throw rubbish in the mountains! Food waste, plastic packs, bottles, cigarette packs, and cigarette butts as much as possible please you take it back down. The beauty of Glee Geunteng will surely disappear if the garbage scattered there. Of course we do not want that to happen, then it is fitting for the beauty of Glee Geunteng we keep together.
How? Are you interested in climbing Glee Geunteng? yuk, Please try it.