When I think about Bandung, the first word that came to my mind is 'crowded'. Yeah, it is crowded. Vans are everywhere. Cars outnumbered haha. And many ppl there sell things by following ppl everywhere. Sometimes it's very irritating. Some of them even follow ppl and become a free tour guide for a while lol. If you buy, they leave. There's a time when we wanna go somewhere-I-can't-remember. We got into a van and by the time we wanna go suddenly a little (maybe 8 year old) kid got into the van with his brother. His brother played the guitar and the kid started singing (while the van moves). He sang 'Matta' song. haha. They won't leave until they got money. So my dad gave them some. After that, they left. It was funny. But it's how poor ppl there find money. By following ppl everywhere wether selling things or ask for some money. There's one time, at a food court, by the time we sit, ppl from different stall came n gave u menu(s). We ended up not knowing what to order. hahah.
well that's a little about Bandung for a start :D
The Journey
Anyway, we arrived at Jakarta airport at nite and go straight to Bandung. It's a 2 hours journey (I think). As we arrived my dad checked-in at a homestay. Not expensive, quite lovely. I was so tired I slept the second my head is on the pillow.
Gn. Tangkuban Parahu
First day at Bandung was nice. After breakfast we went to a famous place called Gunung Tangkuban Parahu. (kawah volcano) I think Tangkuban Parahu means perahu terbalik. hahah. It was very windy and cold there! Everybody there wore jacket. I wish I have brought mine. Up there it smells weird. Like sulphur or something. I think because there's some sort of gas coming out of the volcano. But the scenery is lovely~ You can see everything from up there.
We took pictures and all. This is the picture of my family and kak az (my parent's friend) :
Behind us is the 'kawah':
Up there, they had a market. Where they sell crafts and some other things. This is the picture of my sis and I.
My mother bought some souvenirs. But things up there is more expensive than things at the city. Oh! and did I mention, strawberries up there is very very sweet! My mum said sweet like in UK. It's impossible. well strawberries below is sour like in Cameron Highland. Weird huh? Maybe because up there is colder.
Facory Outlet
They have many many many factory outlet there. Seriously. It's not too expensive but not too cheap. I bought a clothes and I love it. hahah. Also, there are shops named after heroes. There's Rambo shop, Iron Man, Tarzan, Batman, Spider-Man, and so on. and each of the shops has the statue of the character outside. Big one. For example, Batman has a statue of batman and Tarzan have its own. It's funny and yet interesting. Too bad I didnt took any photos to post on my blog. oh well.
Food
ppl in there are called orang Sunda. and their food is fried chicken with rice and sambal. hahah. It's goood anyway. There are also other food like Baso and others. Baso is like meatball. You can eat it with noodles or watever. Here is nasi ayam bakar. Yummy~~
MONAS ( Monumen Nasional)
Monas is a monumen that represent the independence of the country. It's like a tall tower with gold on top that represent fire. The gold is pure I tell you. Sorry the picture is a bit far away from MONAS haha. but at least u can see it.
Well, guess that's part of the holiday at Bandung. These are only the interesting places we went. We went for only 4 days so we didnt have much time. We didnt even get to spend a nite at Jakarta. But I really enjoyed this holiday..I wish to go there again and shopping more! hahah.
Below are some pics at the places that I didnt mention. Thanks for reading. Tata~ See ya! :)
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