ok folks, we finally made our second trip to Bandung last April. The ticket that we held, have been with us for almost 10 months and finally, this is the trip. Our plane was scheduled at 940am, we entered the boarding hall at around 915am just to hear an announcement that there will be a slight delay from the scheduled departure time. Thankfully, the delay is just 5 mins and our plane takes off at 10am sharp. As usual, flight to Bandung is not an easy one, a lot of bumpy ride probably due to the thick cloud all the way to BDO. Our baby slept all the way to BDO, and woke up a moment before the plane landed. Landing was a rough (truly!!) one, they should do something towards the runway. The tarmac is ruined is guess, they should do something.
The terminal is just the same as when we arrived few years back. They open two immigration counters and there are like 120 people squashing just to pass through. It took a while before our turn finally arrived. After the screening and smiling at the immigration counter, we took our luggage and yet another security screening. Know what, they done everything there, in that small space, the thing that separate the arrival hall and the immigration spaces is just a small screen right before the exit.
Well, minus the airport, everything goes well with us. We just love the hectic of BDO and of course, the weather. Do not expect chilling weather as in Genting or Cameroon H., it's just nice. The first place we went on the day was Resto Karamba. We purposely asked the driver to bring us here as we really craved their Gurame with sweet and sour sauce.
BDO is about shopping and feel the trills of finding the best bargain. We went to the must-go place ie pasar baru (few floors only - as we have planned what we wanted to find). On this trip, we were actually looking for places with good bargain for baby apparels and stuffs. We went to Levie near Jl. Imam Bonjol and wife said this place is truly the place. I'm not sure whether they sold cheaper baby bottle or what, but my wife took a few of it. The only thing I asked wife to bought, was a baby sling to carry our daughter, rather than to stroll her inside the stroller. Wife spent quite a lot here, probably because they have many items in one place, and all seems a bargain. Our next stop was toko anak kecil which specialize more in toddler and teens. This place sold great apparel and of course a bit pricey. Something here in BDO, there are so many shops and somehow, they sell almost the same thing. Surely, when we first came in 2009, we just scour every shops, but now, we went only those we felt gave the best in terms of selection and price.
The terminal is just the same as when we arrived few years back. They open two immigration counters and there are like 120 people squashing just to pass through. It took a while before our turn finally arrived. After the screening and smiling at the immigration counter, we took our luggage and yet another security screening. Know what, they done everything there, in that small space, the thing that separate the arrival hall and the immigration spaces is just a small screen right before the exit.
Well, minus the airport, everything goes well with us. We just love the hectic of BDO and of course, the weather. Do not expect chilling weather as in Genting or Cameroon H., it's just nice. The first place we went on the day was Resto Karamba. We purposely asked the driver to bring us here as we really craved their Gurame with sweet and sour sauce.
BDO is about shopping and feel the trills of finding the best bargain. We went to the must-go place ie pasar baru (few floors only - as we have planned what we wanted to find). On this trip, we were actually looking for places with good bargain for baby apparels and stuffs. We went to Levie near Jl. Imam Bonjol and wife said this place is truly the place. I'm not sure whether they sold cheaper baby bottle or what, but my wife took a few of it. The only thing I asked wife to bought, was a baby sling to carry our daughter, rather than to stroll her inside the stroller. Wife spent quite a lot here, probably because they have many items in one place, and all seems a bargain. Our next stop was toko anak kecil which specialize more in toddler and teens. This place sold great apparel and of course a bit pricey. Something here in BDO, there are so many shops and somehow, they sell almost the same thing. Surely, when we first came in 2009, we just scour every shops, but now, we went only those we felt gave the best in terms of selection and price.
hi adi,
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Hai Athirah, sorry for the late reply (been 10 days since you leave your query, perhaps you have returned from BDO hehe)... Anyway, just to share some info, me and wife really (i said really seriously hehe) love rumah mode, they seem to have plenty of choices and reasonably priced too. You can also opt for dago area, that row offers many FO but less to our liking. During our 2nd trip to BDO, we only did our shopping at Pasar Baru, Rumah Mode, Toko anak kechil and Levie (this one really good bargain for children clothing..). For ladies, Summit and Cascade might be ok. I'm planning for 3rd trip now haha, but perhaps, we will just limit our shopping at Rumah Mode and Levie. Don't forget Kartika Sari brownies, its good, and 1 of our driving factor to BDO, enjoy your trip, I'm sure you'll start planning for your 2nd trip soon after you return haha
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