pine trees
wokeyh. setelah penat membeli-belah, moh pergi sight seeing. so normally a trip to places outside of bandar bandung would probably cost you an extra 50000-100000rp (car rental). but lucky think encik supir/tour guide didn't charge us extra. foooh.
we went to tangkuban perahu. uish. tipu ler kalau tak exited. first time tu pergi volcano. if i'm not mistaken it took us roughly 1 1/2 hours to reach tangkuban perahu.. kitorang lalu jalan kampung ke jalan belakang ke apa entah. so the view masa nak pergi tu lawa lah. tapi umang ai pot holes bukan main banyak ye. poning den.
nak ke sini kena awal pagi. dalam 730am or palaing tak pun pukul 800am.
ok, nak masuk bukan free ye. kena bayar, harap maklum. 50000rp per head + 15000rp untuk kereta. but do remember, supir free. kalau dia mintak duit tu korang kena kelentong ler tu dengan supir tu. bunyi macam mahal kan, tapi berbaloi lah datang sini. kat ceruk mana lak hang nak cari volcano at malaysia kan?
kawah ratu
from subang jaya to subang java. hahahaha<small>ok lame erma lame!</small>
i like this picture. konon macam pergi outback or dessert or something of that sort
ok, so anyhoo. sampai je kat sini, akan nampak kawah ratu. pretty massive. there are a few craters at tangkuban perahu. but only some are accessible to the public. for the ones that are not, they still emit poisonous gases.
besides kawah ratu, you can go and explore kawah domas. TAPI kan, kena bayar extra tau. and turun tu tour guide kena guide. 250000rp per hour (kalau lebih dari 5 orang, fee dia 300000rp). so at first you pay kat office 250000. if you manage to finish the track within an hour, the tour guide will on give 125000rp back to you. but kalau lebih masa kena bayar lagi.
@ the office
after dah bayar and nak start jalan tu kan, ramaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai sungguh orang ikut. eh pelik lah jugak sebab mula tu orang kat office tu cakap tour guide sorang je. asal lak ramai kan. rupanya diorang ni orang jual souvenir. sangat ramai ok. maybe around 10? i think more.
see! ramai kan. and bukan semua dalam gambar ni
jalan punya jalan. asal ler tak sampai sampai. i rarely exercise jadi penat. tapi kesian my mom, nak pergi kawah domas ni banyak steps dia. slippery lak tu. kat office cakap dekat, rupanya 2km. pity my mother, her knees sakit.
steps *le sigh*
some more steps. tired leh
ok, nak bagi warning ni. serious kena baca kalau ada plan nak pergi kawah domas. since kita bayar tour guide on an hourly basis, they'll definitely try to delay you. offer ambil gambar lah. suruh rehat. jalan sikit rehat. jalan sikit je lagi rehat. so, snap a few pictures jalan. snap je laju-laju.
diorang akan jual souvenir dengan harga melampau yang amat. bayangkan, they tried to sell a fridge magnet to me for 500000rp. that's roughly rm180. gila kan? pergi universal studios singapore beli magnet dia pun tak sampai rm20. at first i didn't want to buy. tapi muka orang tu like super mad, like because of me dia terpaksa bersusah payah hike, then help me etc. eh hello, ada aku suruh kau ikut? tak ada kan memandangkan on the way balik jalan was slippery and i was paranoid dia akan tolak masuk gaung. ok so my imaginations tend to be overboard. i know. so beli ler sebab terpaksa. paid him 100000rp. huuu melayang rm36 aku.
so, if ada plan nak turun, kasi tahu orang office and tour guide awal-awal, 'TAK NAK ORANG JUAL SOUVENIRS IKUT' i think boleh, sebab on the way turun nampak a group of people dengan tour guide sahaja.
but, kalau diorang ikut jugak and paksa beli, bargain ok. lepas tu bila nak sampai pintu keluar baru beli. sebab diorang dah desperate, they just take whatever you give them. gah, sakit hati bila ingat balik. but lucky thing view nak pergi lawa and kawah domas is different from kawah ratu.
ada kolam air panas kat sini. you can actually boil eggs here. different kolam different temperature.
lawa kan kayu ni?
setelah penat dan pilu (pilu habis duit banyak kat kawah domas), we headed to kampung daun. ok, kampung daun ni bukan kampung tau. it's actually a restaurant. very pretty and cosy place. the food wasn't spectacular, but this place is definitely a must visit!
kyaa. so cute. little huts
kena buka kasut sebab kat hut tu dudk bersila
gah. comelkan teapot dia? imma sucker for adorable things. ok, so the ginger tea would taste better if they had put less honey in it. and honeslty, avocado juice... sedap tapi cannot lawan ole-ole bali
sambel belut. SEDAP
ayam bakar bumbu bali
nasi penyet. sambal dia pedasss. tapi sedap
nasi liwet parahyangan. so basically ada dua jenis nasi liwet. kalau nak try, try yang ini. untuk 2 orang makan
gurame bakar sambel kecap
poffertjes. cheese & chocolate. omnom
after balik tu round bandar lagi sekali. tapi memandangkan penat, terus pergi urut kat
ZEN. murah seyh urut kat sini. mom and i ambil urut dua jam + lulur and it cost us ~300000rp. murah murah murah. kalau tempat macam ni kat subang jaya, rasanya mahu gak >rm150.
keesokan harinya... pergi lagi pasar baru. teehee. mommy dearest wanted to buy more telekung. and macam biasa, shopaholic mana boleh tak beli apa-apa. so bought telekung lagi sekali. aigoo ya.
warna-warni. tapi idok ler beli. mencapub sanga kalau gi masjid pakai ni. kesian orang belakang can't concentrate
kain kebaya (belum siap) ok gak. murah. tapi mengenangkan tailor kat rumah tu charge dia 3 kali harga kain ni, tak jadi ler nak beli
drinks sold here are quite expensive. eh wait kenapa rasa macam deja vu tulis ni. did i talk about this in the previous post. adoyai. lupa. getting oldddd
so anyhoo, second but last day spent sini cuma pusing FO lagi sekali, pergi pasar baru, makan-makan and pergi paris van java. oowwh owwh. lupa lak. and beli noms untuk bawak balik sini.
rasanya most people yang nak pergi bandung ada dengar pasal kartika sari. so yeah, kalau pergi
kartika sari beli pisang bollen and cheese stick. for brownies kukus,
amanda is better. yang famous brownies kukus original dengan brownies kukus with cheese on top. yang cheeses tu will cost you more. word of advice, kalau plan nak beli banyak, minta kotak dari orang kedai. kalau tak lenyek ler kek tu kang.
haaa. dah syiok bershopping, jangan lupa to set aside cash untuk bayar airport tax. 75000rp per person.
foooh. super long post. untuk orang yang akan/terasa nak pergi bandung, do take note of these things
- cash. places like pasar baru, makan places err stalls so not except credit card. lepas tu nak bayar car rental pun cash. owh, and tempat urut pun cash.
- bargain. beli souvenir tepi jalan ke, pergi pasar ke, bargain. tapi FO jangan ler bargain. harga tetap
- car rental. normally bayar at the end day. lepas tu diorang normally expect tip. normally orang kasi 20000-50000rp. lepas tu, lain company lain T&C dia. ada yang harga tak termasuk petrol and duit parking tau. so tanya awal-awal. this company, ok gak. request for Auzy. pretty reliable fellow.
- taxi. yang reliable, company blue bird
- FO. ok, most places policy dia tak boleh tukar balik pakaian. jadi check baik-baik kalau ada defect
- kalau book hotel via airasia go, remember to print the confirmation slip untuk hotel. slip ni dengan tiket kapal terbang lain-lain
- research. before pergi, cari lah jugak places that you want to go. supir boleh suggest, tapi they won't know what you're looking for.
lastly, bagi mereka yang masih muda. besides FO, try check out the local distro. pretty cool stuff they sell. and ada two shoe stores, SPORTMAX & SHOE CLUB, they sell sample shoes. macam nike adidas vans etc. but, satu design, satu kasut sahaja. jadi ikut nasib ler.
