Blogs from Bandung, Java, Indonesia, Asia - page 3

Sunday, 8th April 2012 (Day 03) Day 03 proved to be the most calming for our tired souls as we opted for a staycation within our vacation in Hilton Bandung. Here is a run-down of the key events for the day. Breakfast Each of us decided to shell out 181,500 Rupiahs (SGD 29.50) for our breakfast at the hotel's eatery, the Purnawarman Restaurant. Our breakfast buffet was more than a 2-hour affair starting from 8am till 10.30am in the morning. This was necessary in order to do the lavish spread justice and of course, making sure that our lunch was "taken care of" as well. Swimming / Gymnasium The strong breezes that morning did not deter us from heading to level 6 for some serious swimming in order to work out that extra calories from breakfast. ... read more

Friday, 6th April 2012 (Day 01) AirAsia twice daily flights to the city of Bandung provided a fuss-free option for folks like us wanting to explore exotic getaway alternatives from Singapore. Dubbed the "City of Flowers" during the Dutch colonial times, Bandung provided a cool relief at night when temperatures hover around 21 degrees on the mercury. These days, traffic jams are the norm on weekends when thrones of visitors mobbed the 30-odd factory outlets in the city. Our 1hr 40mins flight to the city was uneventful having encountered moments of turbulences prior to descending at the Husein Sastranegara Airport. Similar to our previous experience at Yogyakarta Airport, it took a while to clear through the customs even though we were the only flight that landed this afternoon. The only difference was that foreign visitors were ... read more

Had a wonderful time in Auckland – a really nice place, seems very laid back and some very pretty parts. Got off the ship and took a “hop on, hop off” tour bus around the city, hopping off in a very nice part called Parnell Village. There were some lovely quaint shops and lots of nice bars and restaurants. After this we hopped back on the bus and went into the main part of the city, getting off at Sky Tower with a plan to walk around the top of it. Unfortunately this was when Scott’s bank card stopped working – the Fraud Department at the Royal Bank of Scotland had stopped it as they saw money coming out from different parts around the world – despite the fact we had told them this is what ... read more

Pa’s verjaardag is nooit als een ander de laatste jaren omdat het simpelweg weer mooi is om de man een jaar ouder te zien worden zoals hij dat doet. Maar vandaag was echt anders. Terwijl pa wakker werd op de plee (!) heb ik zijn bed versierd met een kleine slinger van “Holland”, in de roos omdat het Nederlands team gisteren ook nog met 2-1 van Brazilië won. Een paar kleine kado’s van Sjoerd, Didi en Patricia werden door pa warm ontvangen, heel leuk en anders natuurlijk op een simpele hotelkamer in Bandung. De ochtend en middag hebben we de stad Bandung verkent. De stad is gelegen op een hoogland, 768 meter boven zeeniveau en heeft daardoor een prettig klimaat. Er wonen ongeveer 2,8 miljoen mensen, en het zou de hoofdstad zijn geworden van Nederlands-Indië ware ... read more

At May 28th 2010, i had trip to Bandung, West Java but just one day. You can choose what transportation you want to go there, with car, train or bus. I choosed car because i feel comfortable with it. Actually the length from Jakarta to Bandung, maybe just 2-3 hours. But if you go to there at peak season or holiday, get ready for extra patient because you know, it will be stuck-on-highway. Like my experience last week ago. I leaving Jakarta at 9a.m and arrived at Bandung at 1pm!WHAT?!but dont worry if you're hungry, every 2-3 km, there's rest place. They built food court and toilet. Simple, huh? but it helping ;) My destination to Bandung (at first) go to Ciater, Subang for enjoying natural hot water but our schedule was so mess it because ... read more