Am too lazy to do daily entry for Bandung trip since everyday (except Saturday) was the same thing.. jalan-jalan pergi shopping... :-))
On Thursday, instead of hiring a transport, we opted for taxis. Two taxis to fit six of us. It was a wrong choice. It was raining and not easy to hail the taxi on the street, especially if you want to hop on/off from one shop to another. To make the matter worse, it was raining on the way to Rumah Mode, our first destination to shop.
After that, we walked to a nearby Mode Plus and then the next outlet adjacent to Mode Plus (can't remember the name). Visit to these three outlets have taken nearly 3/4 of our day :-)) By noon, I got headache - something you want to avoid when travelling. Probably due to dehydration and the intermittent rain. We decided to go back to the hotel. Called for Blue Bird taxi and within 30 minutes, we were at the hotel.
Had a good nap and after maghrib, we were in the cab again - direction to Heritage outlet and the nearby outlets. Nothing interesting for me at these outlets.
On the second day, my elder brother arranged for a transport. So, this time, it saved a lot of time and very convenience to go from one place to another. It is a bit pricey, around Rph400.000 per car. We took Innova and it fit 6 of us nicely. Our first stop was to Golde Money Changer to change some Ringgit into Rupiah. I would recommed this money changer - it has the favourable rate, better than in Kuala Lumpur. There are only two branches of Golden Money Changer, one along Jalan H. Juanda (next to Kartika Sari) and the other is near Pasar Baru. The one along Jalan H. Juanda has parking lots. Therefore more convenience.
Then, spent most of our afternoons at the outlets. Late afternoon, we went to Pasar Baru. The shops here closed at 5pm, so, it is advisable to go to Pasar Baru in the morning or afternoon. And be careful with pick-pockets. I was told that the pick pocket situation here is not bad as in Tanah Abang in Jakarta. My mum loves this place. She said this is what shopping is all about - not the outlets :-)) Sorry mum, majority rules :-))
Some of the outlets visited....
Tangkuban Perahu & Sari Ater
On way back we stopped by few more outlets (shopping lagi :-)). And the dinner was Nasi Timbel at Ampera. I love the chicken and sambal.
Sunday was a packing day - with a short trip to the one outlet for final shopping. Then, had Nasi Padang for lunch at Restoran Sederhana before we bid goodbye to my brother and went directly to Bandara Soekarno Hatta for a flight back home.~ MT @ Indonesia~~ CGK, Jakarta~ To Travel Is To Discover Oneself ~
