There I go.. Finally pinning Indonesia after so long.. I guess my last trip to Indonesia was 2013 to Bali...after 2 years, I discovered a new destination, Bandung!
Bandung is about 140km east from Jakarta, capital of Indonesia..it is also known to be Capital of West Java.
21 Aug - Finished my work around 5pm. Rushed down to the airport to do my check in and dinner.. Flight took off shortly before 8pm and it was a 2 hour flight journey..
Arrived at 8.30pm (GMT +7) one hour behind Singapore.. After departing from the plane, I can feel the cool air rushing to invite me to the city.. It was about 21-24 degree.. Check in my hotel at Hilton and have an early rest..
22 Aug - As I have booked a tour at 9am, woke up around 7.30am and head for breakfast before starting the hectic day ahead.. The tour starts from 9am and end at 9pm.
So, the driver came and pick us up and continue our 1.5hrs road journey to Kawah Ratu.. It is an active volcano and view the volcano crater. The last eruption was 1969.. The air was filled with sulphur smell..it can be abit unbearable in the beginning..so face mask and sun block lotion is a must to have and I forgot both of them! Lol.. Anyway, there are a few trails you can do to boil your eggs or do hot spring at the crater. The view was magnificent and amazing.. You can see smoke/steam emerging from the crater..what a View!
Next stop, tea plantation. We made a stop at this hut overseeing the tea plantation.. We bought a honey pineapple for about S$3..the time seems came to a halt..munching the pineapple away while looking at the tea plantation..
The tea plantation was so huge..it is a shame that the factory processing the tea leaves wasn't at the location.. I would buy everything there (since I'm a tea freak)..
Had our Indonesian lunch at this cigugurgirnang place. We sat in the hut and the food was really nice..satay, ayam penyet, Teh Tarik and seafood fried rice.. Yummy..
After lunch, head to rainbow waterfall!! We had to take the stairs down to get to foot of the waterfall.. There are about 650 steps to take.. It was called rainbow waterfall as there is a LED light stick attached at the top of the waterfall and changes colour..Pretty cool!
As the sun set around 5.30pm, we head back to Bandung and arrived at Cihampelas walk for our shopping spree.. It is a shopping heaven..basically, Cihampelas walk is a shopping mall filled with branded products and international brands.. Starbucks, coffee beans, KFC and those restaurant chains were there too.. However, once you left the mall to the street, it is a whole new scene.. Everything range from S$2 to S$10..shirts, pants, shirts...everything..
The dinner ended up terribly wrong..we went to this old town and had terrible dinner and can't even find a cab back..the whole place was packed with people ..Thankfully after 30mins, found a meter cab and got back to the hotel..
Volcano
Panorama view
23 Aug - woke up for breakfast and headed back to Cihampelas walk again for last minute shopping..gotten my fruits for S$1 and lunch at S$4...everything is cheap here and nice..
Took my flight at 4.40pm to Singapore! It was really a nice trip to see the other part of Indonesia. Incredible friendly people, cheap stuffs and nice Indonesian food (except for sat dinner). Will definitely go back again!
