Bandung
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Bandung is a city in West Java, Indonesia.
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Understand
Bandung is a highland city (altitude 768m) knowns for its many universities, textile industry and many roadside cafes. Called Parijs van Java (Paris of Java) by the Dutch, its high altitude location makes the weather pleasantly cool. The foods in Bandung are also well known for their wide varieties and taste. Many tourists from Jakarta visit Bandung during weekend and national holidays, when it can get quite crowded.
Get in
By plane
Bandung's small Hussein Sastranegara (BDO) has few flights, mostly commuter hops on small planes to Jakarta and other major Javan cities.
By train
Stasiun Bandung, located in Jl. Kebon Kawung, serves other parts of Java such as Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Semarang and Surabaya. It is easy to buy tickets at the station. (little) English is spoken. Buy tickets at least one day in advance. Bisniss (2e class) is OK. There is enough catering in the train (Makan Makan..) The train trip between Bandung and Yogyakarta is one of the nicest in Asia!
By bus
The main bus terminal is Leuwipanjang
By car
Bandung is two hours away from Jakarta by car.
Get around
Minibuses known as angkot are the main public transportation in Bandung. Angkot is Angkutan Kota (means : City transport)
See
Do
Buy
- Bandung Indah Plaza
- Bandung Supermall
- Istana Plaza
- Molis
- Factory Outlet in Jln. Riau and Jln Dago
- List of factory outlet (recommended) :
Jl. Riau : Heritage, Summit (Beside Summit's building, there's a small room named Forever Sale.It's very very cheap.The cheapest is Rp.10000 (about US$ 1), China Emporium. Jl. Dago : Glamour, Blossom, Uptown(In front of Uptown's building,there's a small kiosk that sale strawberry juice). Jl. Sriwijaya : Blossom
- Batian, store where you can find used and new items, located in Jl. Otto Iskandardinata 535.
Eat
- Bakmi Mangkok Mas, Jln Setia Budhi 192 C. A popular Bakmi (also known as noodles) restaurant in Bandung with a variety of toppings to choose from.
- Browns Coffee House, Jln Taman Pramuka. A great venue with great food and a friendly atmosphere. Take the number 17 Angkot from Jln Cihampelas toward Jln Supratman.
- Q, Jln Ciumbuleuit. Small outdoor venue, with very homy ambiance and show kitcen where you can see the cook make your dishes. Very reasonable price.
- Baso Lela, Jl. Awiligar. Baso is meatball. The famous menu here is yamin asin, yamin manis, and mie ayam (chicken noodle). They have delicious strawberry juice too. It's located in north Bandung, on the highland. And it's open 'till 9 pm.
Drink
- Rumah Kopi. In English, it means Coffee House. They served many kinds of coffe with cheap prices. They have nice scenery too.It's located in Jl. Awiligar, near Baso Lela
Sleep
de:Bandung WikiPedia:Bandung Grand Hotel Lembang in hillside resort Lembang 15 km (taxi or angkutan) from Bandung. "Dudok" style hotel ( built in the twenty's of 20th century) with large comfortable clean rooms (incl. bathroom). It is very quiet now (summer 2005 we were the only foreign guests). Roomrate is around 28 euro for a double room. Restaurant is a bit rundown. You can better eat in Bandung town or Lembang.
