Above: The green countryside before arriving into Bandung.
Rather than fly out of Jakarta, we thought it would be different to fly out of Bandung to KL/Kuching. We’d save a little on lower departure taxes out of a regional airport … and the distance from Jakarta to Bandung is only 3h by train.
The train journey went quickly and was uneventful. Note that the mobile-ticketing service on the Indonesian Rail website has a completely different meaning … it means that you buy the ticket from a van that comes to you (subject to a minimum purchase)!
The green countryside before arriving into Bandung.
After checking into the Novotel, we went to “Jeans” Street … a street full of factory outlets (possibly copy rather than genuine) for which Bandung is famous for. Just as we were about to spend up after comparing the bargains, it started pouring. It was too wet to run from shop to shop so we taxied back.
It seemed like a waste of time being here … but fortunately we were able to go out again after dinner. With some presents and a pair of Burberry trousers in our clutches, we felt a little more productive.
Built up outlook from our hotel room.