Experiences in Bandung...

Hubby and housewife had a little getaway to Bandung last week. Perhaps, the 2 shopaholics had some expectation on the shopping spree and  It ended up with some disappointments. Before the trip, housewife only did homework on ‘where to shop’ where hubby on ‘where to eat”.

For those who are going to Bandung, be smart when doing some study about factory outlets. Factory outlets are what Bandung famous for! Check out the date of the trip review. Housewife did find some recommended factory outlets from the reviews of some travellers but eventually we found out that most of them were closed down. We argued with the taxi driver for bringing us to the wrong place. They were right and we were wrong! The info we have had were not up-to-date. The address was right but the outlets have no longer existed. It really spoilt our shopping mood!

There were some experiences we had in Bandung, be it good or bad.

a. The traffic jam happened anytime anywhere, especially 4 major shopping areas. It sometimes took us an hour to reach a destination within short distance. It’s a pain to be stuck in the jam all the time!

b. There are not many road signs in the city, if you noticed it obviously. Probably they don’t need it. Most of the taxi drivers could simply take a U-turn in the middle of the road whenever they want or go into the road with “No Entry” sign. There are few occasion where the taxi driver made an U-Turn in busy roads and didn't care if it'd cause accident or road jam. Housewife had this palpitation each time taxi driver running risks on the road.

c. Interestingly, when we stuck in the jam or stopped in the traffic light, here come few different group of people playing guitar, selling food or flowers, begging & etc along the road, hoping the car passengers would give them a penny. This is how they earn a living. It etched my heart when seeing children putting their lives on risk by walking along the busy roads to earn every penny they could.

d.  After visiting at least 15 factory outlets (FO) in the city, there’s ONLY one FO, Rumah Mode, that have some overrun/rejected branded clothing but honestly, not as many as they have had over the years. Well, shoppers, open your eyes bigger when choosing one for yourself. Moreover, most of the FO carries ‘pirated’ branded stuff so beware of it. Don’t be blinded by the brands tagged on the clothes or bags. Don’t pay for nothing!

Ok, we also should admit that we had a fruitful shopping spree for ourselves and family although we only shopped in ONE FO. 

e. Not many sightseeing in Bandung unless you want to take about 1.5 hours (or more) journey from city, to visit volcano.

Well, what did housewife and hubby do during this little getaway?

Answer: Eat & Sleep! 

Oh ya, quite happy we managed to watch the finale of TV Series “ House 7” in Bandung. :P

All in all, this is a ‘new’ travel experience we had although we should admit that this is not a place for us to visit again in near future. Who knows we’ll return to the place one day? :) After all, we have had a great time together.  :)

Not many pictures but taken bits and pieces here and there for sharing…

 Airport or Shopping Complex?

Housewife thought it's a shopping complex near airport but in fact, it's airport!

What does it call? It seems like a pet as they were selling it outside complex

Crocodile Fishing???

Feeding crocodile...not fishing...

Street food - sausages!

Indonesian dessert but didn't know its names. It taste quite nice!

We had the most satified meal in this restaurant!

The first "Xiu Long Bao" housewife ever had because it's Pork-free "Xiu Long Bao". Yummy!!!

Our delivery after losing idea what to eat for dinner......

Breakfast @ hotel everyday...

Street food - Bakso. This is nice!

A Food to swallow but not food to savour....

Big No No to plane food!

End of the trip....

Of course, with our fruitful shopping spree....... :P