Weekend in Paris

I didn’t quite finish the title yet, no I did not go to Paris last weekend, instead I went to Paris van Java that is Bandung with Mom & Dad, my aunt, uncle & cousin. I still didn’t get the idea why they named Bandung the Paris in the island of Java? It does have alot of old colonial style building and the air is cool and so much more refreshing than Jakarta, but to compare it with Paris? I dont think so! I mean do you really think that Paris is as dirty as Bandung? One of the arising problem in Bandung is the uncontrollable household garbage, you can practically see garbage piling on every corner of the city. Apart from that Bandung is actually a great city with a lot of nice building.

Left Jakarta on Fri at 1 o’ clock, it took around 2 hours drive from Jakarta to Bandung and we arrived at around 4 and went straight to Ma Uneh in Setiabudi for late lunch. I was told that this restaurant was among the first that came up with the concept of so-called Sundanese fast food restaurant, hence the steeper price amongst the rest. Raysa seemed to enjoy the nice weather in Bandung.

On the afternoon we went down to Dago for abit of Factory Outlet hopping. Went to Level and bought a nice GAP jeans hat (as seen on the pic) and a pair of Cherokee flair jeans for Raysa. We went to Happening afterward, which was connected to Rich & Famous but now they closed down. I usually checked Happening when I went to Bandung, but I guess they’re not as good as they used to.

Feelin abit tired from the FO hoppin, we head down to Paris Van Java. It looked like Citos from outside, but IMO its way better! They have row of café facing to the street which also have outside seating as well. With the weather like Bandung I think you can actually manage to sit outside comfortably. On the inside, they have shops that looked like small shopping arcade without the rooftop. It looked really nice and cozy, if only they have better shops selection. Raysa really enjoyed PVJ though, she get really pissed if we stop! When we had coffee in Oh La La she couldn’t stop jumpin all around the place. She even make friend with the waitress on the café and smiles with the bunch of ABG on the other couch.

The next day we went for some more FO hoppin with Rumah Mode first on the list. They have wide selection of Children, Men & Women wear. Lots of nice dresses with nice cutting, some of them are price reasonably but there are some that ridicilously expensive! Found a nice Giordano Bolero and fake Seven & MNG jeans which looked awful on me. As for the top, they're quite similar to those you can find in ITC, only pricier! Found several H&M tops as well priced at 200k, this is H&M we're talkin about! They're like Target or Supre in Oz, so I very much mind paying 200k for a H&M top that I found in FO!

What I love about this place is that they have a cozy café, several restaurants and playground for the kids. The coffee that they serve is really nice, although they are not for the faint hearted cause the acidity of the coffee is really strong. I took my caramel latte without sugar and they taste just perfect, what’s better is taking your latte with single shot instead of double. Warung Bali also serve nice Nasi Campur and Lotek. Apart from that, they also have Eaton and Bumbu Desa which is another Sundanese fast food restaurant with a better price compared to Ma Uneh. Raysa love it here, cause the place is crowded and she can watch the kids playin at the playground. Two shops from Rumah Mode they have another FO called Natural, nothing fancy, but they have nice selection of children wear. Heritage & Cascade was pretty good as well, lots of local brand like Transform, Atmosphere and Ciel. I also went to Glamour & Raffles Hill in Dago afterward, but they’re not that good.

Leave Bandung on Sunday and the traffic wasn’t bad at all. It’s been a great long weekend. Meanwhile, R was spending his long weekend at a friend’s house that has a view to his own private beach. Wouldn’t you like that? Your own private beach? Will add the picture of the beach later.