BANDUNG AGAIN PART 2

Sorry for the late update. Quite busy reading other blogs and finding some materials for my next reserarch. Also I have a lot of project last November. Spring cleaning, painting my house, then there's also my convocation.

      Well back to Bandung story. The first day itself we went to Pasar Baru. Since we stayed at Hotel Guntur, we only had to cross a concrete bridge, then passing some streetshops and walla...before we knew it we reached Pasar Baru. Lots and lots of things to buy.I bought handbags, kebaya sulam and also telekung (prayer cloth?). My husband was the shopping King. He couldn't resist the temptation so he ended up buying from top to botton: Jacket, new wallet, sunglasses and lots more. My advice is if you want to go to Pasar Baru, start as early as 8 am. There are 7 storeys of endless shops. Then avoid weekends especially Sunday. It was so crowded. To get out of the area was so streneous. We had to walk along the narrow roadside, with cars passing less than 6 inches beside us! At times like that, it is best if you keep your wallet at the front side of your pants, rather than at the back.

      We went back to Guntur Hotel, took a cab and headed straight to Dago Street to Karmila Hotel. Karmila hotel is conveniently located at Dago Street, which have lots and lots of factory outlets. It is also near to KFC and Pizza Hut, also a minimart nearby, less than 50 m.

     Karmila Hotel was so so lah...We chosed it just for the sake of its location. It is less comfy than Guntur. Cheaper but still clean. RP320,000 per night or equal to 40 USD. We slept for a while. We noticed that in Indonesia that time seems to move slowly..maybe because of the difference of 1 hour between Sabah and Indonesia. At approximately 2.30 pm we headed straight to Riau Street. Its nearby, so we went on foot, heading to Factory outlet called Secret. At Secret we ate Batagor, a delicious local dish.,short form of Baso Tahu Goreng or tofu. I bought my father's jacket and also 2 blouse for me. Then we went to other FOS nearby. There's Heritage, Cascade and For Men...We walked along different route otw back to Dago street seeing another side of Bandung. I'll update next time on our experience in Dago street and also on angkotan..with pictures as well

   So long.

BANDUNG AGAIN PART 1

It's been nearly 11 months since i last update this blog. Well during that period, I've been to Bandung again, this time with my husband and in a free and easy way. I booked two return tickets. one form Kota Kinabalu -Kuala Lumpur (which cost me RM 80 return for two persons) and the other one KL-Bandung (which cost me around RM130 return for two, including insurance). All in all it cost me around RM200++ just to get to Bandung from Kota Kinabalu via Kuala Lumpur (for two persons-can u guys believe it?). Cheap, cheaper than getting up Mount Kinabalu..This was why we locals tend to go over the sea la kononnya because it's cheaper than touring our own backyard. Climbing up Mt Kinabalu alone cost RM500++ for one person.


OK, back to the story. This time I've aimed some of the shopping places I've been, for example Pasar Baru. We arrived at Hussein SastraNegara around 9pm, but due to manual custom checking, we got out of the airport at 10pm local time (WIB). We chosed Guntur Hotel since it's nearby Pasar Baru (5 min walking distance). Getting there was easy, we only need to go to taxi counter at the airport, then buy coupon. It cost us RP35000, around RM 15 or 5 USD,which I think was quite cheap since it's already late. Guntur Hotel was very cosy and instantly you will have a sense of security. We the checked in and ordered our food. The food was quite delicious (I am not a picky person when it comes to food. Then we slept until around 6 am local time and had our buffet breakfast.


To be continued....