A Baker in The Corner

Eid Mubarak!

We're celebrating Idul Fitri after our one fasting month.

Alhamdulillah.

My in laws are here and we visited them at the hotel where they stay.

This year, they stay at Hotel Mercure at Ancol Beach.

In our way to the hotel, we stopped by at this bakery which located at jalan Hayam Wuruk.

It's called " Suisse" I guess it's from the word "Switzerland" as a state. I can see the mountains picture on their box :)

I knew this bakery when I worked at Jalan Hayam Wuruk.

I love this shop, cause it has an old style bread and different with Taiwan style bakery that dominating Jakarta nowadays.

And it's only has one shop.

Once i entered the shop, I can smell the fresh bake breads those just came from the ovens.

It's packed with people who shop, but the waiters are very helpful.

However the interior is different as I have remembered last time I'm here. 

It's clean and a little bit modern.

But the smell of breads were still the same.

My favourite bread are fried bread that pin with satay stick and  covered with sugar and meat bread.

It has a reasonable price cause the bread is real not empty and It will make you full.

Cheers, didi

My Sweet Escape

We found this cool place by chance. And I can tell you that it will be my favourite place. This little coffee shop is called "Roast Woods". It's hiding in the corner of street. I fell in love with this place. Once we entered the coffee shop it fell so peaceful. And it's even better when I saw the amazing owl mural on the wall. It's soooooo big and I love it. 

There were only few tables and chairs in that room and we chose the sofa in the corner. It felt like home. There were owl cushions over the sofa and the owl figure on the table. I asked the waiter about the owl theme and it refers to beer from Japan that has owl label. 

Food was good but not much so this place only okay for hang out not for serious dine. The food were in premium price compare to the size. But the milk tea was good so i decided that it would be our sweet escape.

Red Interior

breath taking mural on the wall

Owls are everywhere

chicken pom pom and onion ring

bar and all week promo

Hi, I'm owl

Viewing Bandung From The Bus

Marhaban ya Ramadhan.

While waiting for time to have fasting break, I registered for this Bandung tour on a bus.

It's like city tour in Bandung like what you have in Europe.

Since the space was very limited, because it's only had one bus in limited time 3 PM and 4 PM.

The tour would take an hour, so we had to register first via BBM and made a transfer payment via ATM. It cost only Rp. 25,000,-/person. 

Lucky me, I got the last seats for 4 of us, my mom and my sons. Can't hardly wait :)

I felt like a kid who will go for a picnic. And finally the time had arrived.

We had to gather at Cibeunying Park half an hour before the arrive time. FYI Bandung nowadays has some beautiful parks where the people can hang around casually. Maybe next trip to Bandung I will visit those parks.Wish there were parks during my college years here. But it's okay, now my kids can enjoy the parks.

The bus was called BANDROS (Bandung Tour On the Bus). Maybe the name is taken from name of local snack from Bandung that made from rice flour and it's really delicious called bandros. Smart and unique name. When the bus came from it's previous tour, I a little bit disappointed, because is not as big as city tour bus in Europe, it's like a small version of it. The officer called our name one by one, and I felt a little bit worry that we didn't get the seat upstairs of a better view. And I didn't have to worry at all, since for those who had registered, all of us can sit upstairs.

The trip was fun, including how we had to avoid the branches of the tree and all the obstacle over our head. But it's Indonesia, a messy but beautiful country. The tour took an hour. The route was from Taman Cibeunying, Jalan Surapati, Gedung Sate, Dago, Jalan Merdeka, Jalan Asia Afrika, Jalan Braga, and back to Taman Cibeunying. The tour guide gave us all the information about Bandung, those I've never heard before. And I really enjoyed it.

Never say you had visited Bandung when you have not try this cool city tour...

Cibeunying Park

Here comes the ride

Inside the bus

Where to Go?

The government office : Gedung Sate

One of the legend hotel in Bandung Savoy Homan (KM 0 of Bandung) and it used to be the hotel for all Asia Africa leaders for the conference. And it has underpass to Gedung Merdeka where the conference held. 

One of the old supermarket in Bandung now use as Bank Office

The Monument of Asia Africa Conference

The centre of Bandung : Alun-alun Bandung

My favourite street, Jalan Braga

The Paintings on Braga Street

A Wonderful Morning in Bandung

They called Bandung as Paris van Java

I love Bandung very much

I spent almost five years during my university years in Bandung

Nowadays, Bandung is different

But still, I left my heart in Bandung

My last visit to Bandung was so unforgettable

We went to Masjid Raya in the central of Bandung

It's a big mosque with green plastics carpets at the front

So everybody can played soccer there

The mosque also located near the historical building of Gedung Merdeka

Where the first Asian African Conference were held in 1955

And this year, they celebrated the 60 years of this conference

And I was very excited to visit this historical place

I took some awesome pictures

And I never think this visit would turned out to be wonderful.

Cheers, Didi

Beautiful Mosque

Other side of the field, you can see the "Bandung" Word 

Red Bright Bus Stop

International Globe - all the nations those joined the conference are stated at the monument

Waiting

I love you, Bandung

Cute Trash Bins

Cikapundung River

Among the leaders

Love the retro view from where I stood

The historical building 

Proud of you Bandung, Proud of you, Indonesia

Train Trip to Cirebon

It's my second Train Trip to Cirebon and I never get boring of it.

I love the morning feeling to catch the train

And the ticket purchased was very simple nowadays.

I really enjoyed the train trip especially when accompanied by my two besties.

It's like Bali Reunion

The itinerary almost similar with my last trip.

First stop should be nasi jamblang, but today we chose Nasi Jamblang Bu Nur instead of Mang Dul

People usually has nasi jamblang for breakfast

The special thing about this meal is small portion of rice was wrapped by dried teak leaves 

And it made the rice smells good

And it had range of side dishes to accompany the rice

After full enough, we went straight to Trusmi for batik hunting

The Cirebon Famous Batik Pattern is called Mega Mendung

And we emptied our wallet only in three shops

Girls and shopping ? Not weird, huh?

After that Empal Gentong Amarta for lunch

We thought we were full after nasi jamblang for breakfast

But after one empal asem for three of us, we decide that we're not so full anymore

And nothing can stop us for ordered each three menus for take away

On our way back to the city, we stopped by at Toko Manisan Shinta

Cirebon has known by its jambal roti/salted fish and cheese ranginang.

Ranginang is crackers made by dried rice

And this shop are famous with wide variety of crackers

Before we're heading back to Jakarta we tried our luck to taste the Famous Bubur Sop Mang Kapi

Lucky us it's opened already

Bubur sop is like chicken porridge with soup that taste like soto 

Since of our delayed train which we blessed 

We also can spend quality time at Starbucks at Railway Station

It's only One Day, But It's Fun, Depends on who you travel with

Cheers, Didi

view from the train

nasi jamblang Bu Nur

Batik is everywhere

Mega Meldung Pattern

One Shop that I love Most

Empal Asem and Lamb Satay

Shinta Manisan, all crackers and salted fish

One Last Shop

Lovely  Shawls

Perfect painting and I want it badly

Bubur Sop Mang Kapi

Bromo Beauty

This was an unforgettable trip.

The beauty of Mount Bromo, the villa where we stayed, catching sunrise, pasir berbisik and teletubbies hills. 

Java Banana Villas

Sunrise

the beauty of mountain

Watching Teletubbies Hills

A view from my room

View from my Jeep

When Sands and Hills collide make a perfect picture

Lets pick your ride

The Hills

Horse to ride to the top