The journey of Bandung trip on 22-25 December 2012

Ho.. Ho.. HOOO...

Merry Christmas...

d'travel arrange trip to Bandung special for Sylvia and Dhananjay..
here is our story..

We started from Saturday, 22 Dec 2012.. early morning 5 a.m from Burger King Plaza Semanggi we left Jakarta. We arrived at Bandung around 7.30 a.m then took breakfast at GOR Padjajaran, one of places to have breakfast in Bandung, because they serve so many kind of breakfast.. for culinary lovers, you should go there =)

After had breakfast, we continue our first trip to Geology Museum, Bandung.

It is all about variety rocks, wood fossil and T-Rex fossil (real size)



Wiwi - hobbit - being chased by T-Rex



You will love this place because they have a lot of information about volcanoes, fossil, world history, gold, meteorite, human history even small people from Flores who they called as Hobbit.

Around 11 p.m we finished our tour in Geology Museum in Bandung, then we chill out with a glass of yogurt at Cisangkuy Street (one of famous place to have yogurt), then we had our lunch at Bancakan restaurant (Sundanese Restaurant)

After lunch, we had our stop at Supermarket to buy drink but Dhananjay bought GASING (local children game) and I bought blowing balloon =)
We continued to our next schedule which is Angklung Udjo, the famous place to know, learn and play Angklung.
While we are waiting for the show which start at 3.30 p.m (ticket purchasing from 2.30 p.m), I taught Sylvia how to play CONGKLAK (local children game), but you know what? I got beaten 3 times by Sylvia..
And almost all visitors watched us played (but I finally won when we played at my sister's place ^_^)
We enjoyed 2,5 hours show in Angklung Udjo where we watched Wayang, dance, Angklung Mini, Angklung Orchestra, and of course we all played Angklung

Sylvia with her Angklung

All the Angklung students play some music

The rain showered at that time and quite a long time until we have to cancel our next destination to Caringin Tilu, a place where we can see Bandung city 180degree plus you can see Papandayan crater if sky is clear.
So, we direct to have dinner at Chinese restaurant and head back to my sister place.

Sunday, 23 Dec 2012 (day 2)
On our day 2, we have Tangkuban Perahu and Domas Crater on our schedule.
So we grabbed "Nasi Kuning" as our breakfast then drive to Tangkuban Perahu.

Dhananjay enjoyed taking pictures

At Tangkuban Perahu, we walk to the end of the road, enter small cave up there, and then we head back to have corn, hot coffee.
Here is video of Tangkuban Perahu

When we head back to the car to go to Domas Crater, we stopped at souvenir shops, funny story was Dhananjay forgot his wallet, so he had to borrow money from Sylvia quite a lot amount to buy so many things there.
When we were at Tangkuban Perahu, we had no rain at all, except to Domas Crater, but we were well prepared with umbrella  =D

Sylvia enjoyed small hotspring =)

We boiled egg at Domas Crater, enjoyed the view and of course another souvenir shops.

After we've done with Domas Crater, we walked back to the car (FYI, from parking to Domas Crater needed 45 minutes walk)
We have our lunch at Sindang Reret Restaurant (another Sundanese Restaurant with small hut around the restaurant). It's a nice place to have lunch.
And then, we drove back to Bandung for Christmas Celebration at GBI Arjuna church.
We all enjoyed our church moment there with VIP seat, lol  =)

Monday, 24 December 2012 (Day-3)
For our plan A, we want to go to Papandayan Crater, but since Rancaekek was flooded, so we changed to Plan B (White Crater a.k.a Kawah Putih)

Sylvia with the crater

Dhananjay with the crater

Wiwi with the crater

I run to the wrong way..  x_x"

We enjoyed Kawah Putih until the rain broke all the crowds, haha..
So, me and wiwi ran back to the car since we left our umbrella inside the car.. haha
cos we thought it's a sunny day.. but we never knew it, right?

From Kawah Putih, we stopped at Walini hot spring to have lunch.
For first, we planned to swim at the hot spring but it's too crowded.. =(
We went back to Bandung..in between we stopped for Strawberry Garden, but it wasn't our lucky time since all there is no strawberry except green colour ones.
Surprisingly, Sylvia like the green ones (psst.. she ate a lot of them for free) LOL..

Around 4 p.m we arrived at my sister's place to take a bath, and get ready for Christmas Eve Dinner at Coco Rico Cafe and Resto (Dago Atas Area)

View from Coco Rico restaurant (sunset view)

Christmas Eve Dinner 'Family'
Didi - Dhananjay - Ronny(my bro in law)
Sylvia - Yuli - Feny(my sis) - Wiwi

Well, we ended our Day -3 perfectly with Christmas Eve Dinner, and that was not finished yet, because we continued to Rasa Ice Cream store.. very nice Ice Cream store =)
We had rain in the afternoon, but at night, it's just clear sky so we can enjoy Bandung view..
God is good.. right? =)

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 (day-4)
we woke up 8 a.m then slowly enjoy the morning before we 'check out' from my sister's place.
around 9.30 a.m we leave Bandung, but before that.. don't forget to buy presents (oleh-oleh) at Kartika Sari =)
We arrived at Jakarta around 12 p.m.. then we had our lunch at Vegetus Restaurant Pluit.. very nice vegetarian restaurant to have veggies and fake meat =D

That is our Journey to Bandung trip from d'travel..
I hope Sylvia and Dhananjay enjoyed the whole trip ^_^

Let's go to Bandung again.. =)

Merry Christ in you and Happy New You,

Didi
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