Noelle Mikazuki

The Awesome One

Jul 1, 2013

Bandung Indonesia Trip - Part II

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Hello hello!

And so I'm back to blog about my 2nd day of le Bandung, Indonesia Trip!
Once again, a very great Thank You to OMY.SG and AirAsia Singapore for this trip.



So we're on our own for our 2nd day, OTOT!

You'll realize in this post that Bandung, Indonesia isn't about sight seeing only.
It's somewhere you can relax, eat, shop, enjoy!




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Traveling around Bandung is not really as near as in Singapore.
So the best way around would definitely be A TAXI.

AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE A
BLUE BIRD CAB.

Out of the many cabs I took within Day 1 and 2 itself, 
this is my personal experience and advice!

Reason being, they run by meter. And they're honest!
With a starting fare of 6,000 IDR, fares around to the city area (from my hotel) would usually cost up to 20,000 IDR or a maximum of 50,000 IDR only!

BUT, if you board other top cabs, they would name an absurd price as they don't run by meter. And even if they did run by meter,
I can't guarantee you that they won't eat your money up.
#TrueStory.

I've tried taking another cab by meter, the meter was summed up to about only 15,000 IDR. And when I gave the driver 50,000 IDR, he returned to me 20,000 IDR only!
And when I asked him about it, he just shove me another 5,000 IDR and gave me an annoyed look, as if I'm at fault. I was shortchanged by 10,000 IDR!

Not that it really costed a lot in SGD, but, this is integrity issue you know!
Tips is a separate issue and should be given out of good will!





Tentatively, if you can speak Malay.
You can try their public transport mini vans!

It's much cheaper of course but you'd need to know how to communicate with the drive regarding the travel fee and etc. The destination that they're going to will be shown on the top of their Windscreen. 
In this picture, it's Ledang Bip (If I didn't read it wrongly).





So first up in the morning,
(Because I'm really lazy to wake up for breakfast in the hotel)
I headed down to HOLLAND BAKERY along Jln Merdeka (Opp. KFC)

And why here?

Because I'm deeply attracted to it's exterior design of the shop!
(P.S. I'm a great sucker for themed cafés/great interior/exterior food places!)










They practically sell anything a bakery would sell.

But not really an ideal place for breakfast after all cause they don't serve much drinks choices, not mentioning the basics like Coffee and Tea.



Got this bread cause the sales attendant said this was their best seller.

Was pretty..ordinary though.


IN ANY WAYS,
Le mum wanted to get some Coffee to kick off the day!
So we proceeded across the road for some coffee at Dunkin' Donuts!

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Crossing the road in Bandung is not really an easy task. Try to follow their citizens and cross when they cross! Or try to alight on the right side from the Taxi! Hahaha.







See the pretty design they made on the coffee?

I really loved the service of the staffs in this outlet of Dunkin' Donuts!
(It's located along Jln Merdeka)
Despite not knowing English well, they tried their best to help us resolve our needs.

Oh yes, there's FREE WIFI here! 
Makes it more convenient for me to Google on my next location spot!



1st Destination:

Cihampelas Walk
Jl Cihampelas 160
Bandung 40131, Indonesia




This was the first yet favorite mall of all!





Food Street!



Plenty of Foooooood!



I see that it's quite in a Trend for Bandung people to have shops like these!
It's a photo taking shop, something like Neoprints but you can't really design it.



Super big arcade with TONS of rides for kids and gaming machines!
There's like BUMPER CAR too!!



Pretty corner for Fruit Juices :)



SO FIRST, I WENT TO DO MY NAILS!
(Like a Taitai~)
This shop is located at the basement of Cihampelas Walk.



The service of the manicurist was really good!
And her skills was really meticulous too, totally worth the price!

This costed like 40,000+ IDR?
Which is like less than 10 SGD!

I was really tempted to do nail designs cause it costed a total of 90,000 IDR only!
But too bad, time wasn't on my side :(
Maybe next time when I've a longer stay in Bandung, I'll definitely head down!!



AND YES, I went to cut my hair, too!



Hair cut costed around 60,000+ IDR
(if I did not remember wrongly)

But I know that it costed less than our QB haircut salon in SG, lol!
The hairdressing was pretty ordinary. And because we had some communication error (I didn't know how to speak Malay), the hairdresser kind of cut off A LOT of my hair instead of split ends only. But oh well, it's still fine considering the price! No holes in my hair or any mistakes, thank God :)



AND FINALLY, LUNCH TIME!!
(I get really excited talking about food)

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I've heard from the tour guide and locals (indonesians) that the roadside food stalls ain't really clean, so unless you're local or ain't afraid to try them, feel free to. Because I'm more of a "Kiasi" kind and I'm afraid to have loose motions eating their roadside food stalls.


This was along the Food Street outside Cihampelas Walk!

Jalan Hasanudin 5 & Ciwalk Mall SL 17A, Bandung, ID.
Tel: 022 -2533648 // 022-2533647
Opening Hours: 07:30 - 23:00



I LOVE their interior! 










And here comes our food! :)


Avocado Shake!





Rum and Raisins Milk Shake
I LOVE THIS DRINK SO MUCH! 



Carbonara



Aussie Beef Steak! 



The beef was perfectly grilled.
It had a fine crisp on the outer layer yet soft and easy on the teeth!
It was perfectly marinated and accompanied by a sweet BBQ-like sauce.

This meal costed a total of like 120,000+ IDR?
Which is less than 20 SGD!!!

This is insane.

With such good quality, the price of the food is absolutely reasonable!
I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT IF 
YOU'RE SHOPPING AT CIHAMPELAS!






The many pretty looking restaurants I've yet to try!!
I'll try them the next time I head down to Bandung again!









2nd Destination:
 
Paris Van Java
PT. Starlight Jl. Sukajadi 131-139 
Bandung, 40162, Indonesia





This place looks a little like Sg's Bugis street.
Where there are many shops and some push carts along the shops too!
And it's fully air-conditioned! 






They have a butterfly Jungle outside too!



Looks like Bugis Junction right? Haha.

This shopping mall consists of more branded shops.
And for people like me that doesn't shop branded, it's kind of boring.
But luckily they have pushcarts along the way that sells interesting stuffs!



And look at how special their toilets are!
They rear fishes in the toilets!



One really interesting sight I caught at TOPSHOP!
The sales attendant wore the mannequin's clothing wrongly!! Haha!!



3rd Destination:

Trans Studio Mall
Jl. Gatot Subroto 289 
Bandung 40273






See how pretty the lights are?
They're constantly changing colors! Super pretty!!



This shopping mall has like 90% branded shops too!
But they also have a departmental store and a few shops that sells really cute stuffs too!





Kids Rides! 


AND THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS MALL IS:
TRANS STUDIO


This is actually a "mini USS"!
An amusement park!!
I'm so sad I didn't head to this mall earlier if not I'll be able to enter and enjoy the rides!





This is in my "TO DO" list the next time I visit Bandung again!



And finally, DINNERTIME :)


Jl. Riau 172, Bandung, Indonesia
Tel: +62 22 7275749



And as usual, the restaurants that attracts me has really nice interiors!









Look at her uniform! NICE!!



You can actually sign on the plate and hang it up there! 
How cool!







Innovative light design!







Longan Blossom
(Fruit Tea)

This is more for the sweet tooth!
It's sweet with the flavor of longan yet has the bland taste of tea!



Strawberry Sensation
(Mocktail) 





Aglio Olio
This pasta was a little too pepperish, I'm not sure if it was meant to be cooked in this style but I don't really fancy this dish much cause I don't like pepper.



Cream of Mushroom!
They had slices of mushrooms in the soup to make it really mushroomy! :D 



Carbonara Pizza!
I LOVE THIS PIZZA.
It's crust was thin and smokey, topped with cheese and ham/bacon bits.
Perfect!!

It was SO NICE that I was wondering WHY IS IT SO NICE.
And I found out something.


They made their pizzas with this charcoal stove!!
Charcoal baked pizzas!
OMG.



No wonder it tasted SO NICE.

I strongly recommend you guys to try their Pizzas out if you're around the area.
It's really nice and it tastes different from the normal thin crust pizzas you eat!



On a random side note, they have SHARE TEA too!



This is the Roller Coaster from Trans Studio (Amusement Park)
LOOKS FUN RIGHT!!



So, have I successfully managed to change your mindset about Bandung?

Because before I came, I didn't expect Bandung to be such a beautiful and modern place with such good food! I was imaging myself losing weight due to in-adaptability of the Indonesian food.
BUT MY WORRIES WERE COMPLETELY UNFOLDED!

AND I REALLY LOVE THIS PLACE A LOT.
It's so relaxing and enjoying!!




OH, and if you're a NIGHTLIFE person.
They do have pubs/clubs for you guys to check out too!




Hotel's Swimming Pool 



Top view of Bandung City!



And finally another cuppa Coffee my mum ordered from the airport!



Souvenirs purchasing!
Weren't much stuffs I could get as souvenirs so I got some local delicacies!



Love their Cheese Sticks!!

But fyi, these products are freshly made and they expire within 2-3 days.


Lastly before I go off,

#TRAVELTIPS6
Please do not spend ALL your IDR money.
Please leave like 75,000 IDR for your airport taxes!!

My mum and I wasn't aware of it and we spent all our remaining cash JUST to finish it up!
And ended up exchanging more currencies in the money changer, lol.



So yes, this marks the end of my 2 days travel journey with #AirAsia Singapore
to Bandung, Indonesia!

Hope this post gives you more info about travelling in Bandung! :)




TILL THEN,
CHAOS

3 comments:

Unknown said...

bo jio hahahaha

Tom said...

Hey Noel,

Great post on Bandung! Do check out our post on the things to do and attractions in Bandung as well!

Happy Travels Everyone!

Tom,
2bearbear.com

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