Best of Bandung

Located 180 kilometer southeast of Jakarta, Bandung is the capital city of West Java province. It takes only 2 hours by car from Jakarta via Cipularang highway. Or you can also take a three-hours train ride with nice mountain scenery.

I went to Jakarta and Bandung on 26 July 2007 till 29 July 2007. Arrived in Jakarta around 11am and a friend who stays there fetched us at the airport and took us around Jakarta. At 5pm, took van from travel company X-trans to Bandung, Rp60,000 per person. We arrived in Bandung at 7.30pm. We stayed in Royal Dago Hotel in Jl Dago. The hotel was nice and the staffs are friendly. There are lots of Factory Outlet along Jl Dago too, just walking diatance from our hotel. There are other hotel as well along Jl Dago which is quite affordable such as Patra Jasa, Karmila Hotel and Utari Hotel. People said that best Factory Outlets are in Jl Dago, Rumah Mode in Jl Setiabudhi and Heritage Factory Outlet in Jl Riau. But for me, the best FO is at Jn Dago and Rumah Mode.

Pasar Baru

Paris Van Java Shopping Mall Restoran Pak Chi Met

Royal Dago Hotel
Not to forget, the best shopping spree place for Muslim is Pasar Baru near the rail way station. Pasar Baru here is like Jln TAR in KL only that Pasar Baru is a shopping complex with about 5 to 6 level i think. They sells lots of cloths like lace, satin and sutera and it's cheaper than in KL. I bought French lace for RM80 per metre (well because my Indonesian friend is very good in bargaining). There are lots of Kebaya, Telekung, shoes and many more and if you go to Pasar Baru you may be spending about 3 hours here.

Best eating place that we go is Restoran Pak Chi Met in Jl Sukajadi. They serves Sundanese food and its delicious. We order a set of Ikan Gurame Bakar. The set is in big portion so we only order 1 set and add additional rice only. We also went to their shopping mall call Paris Van Java and Cihampelas Walk and enjoy their taste of JCo donut, the best donut I've ever eat, even better than Dunkin Donut.
Factory Outlet in Bandung

Stayed in Bandung 3D2N, then on the last day we took train Argo Gede back to Jakarta. Price for the train is Rp60,000 per person for executive class. The good thing if you ride the train is that you can see the magnificent view of Indonesia such as their paddy fields. Well, I have a wonderfull time in Bandung and can't wait to come back because we don't have enough time to cover all Factory Outlet here...Last but not least, when you visit Bandung don't forget to buy Amanda Brownies and Kartika Sari Brownies because there are the best brownies I ever had.

Argo Gede Train