Leisure acitivities: route to lembang

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Decent Barrack

Those folks who are looking for cheap accommodation stay, Backpackers style trip might be highly desire-able. Typically such accommodation offers room as well as bathroom to share with other Backpackers in a rather slightly large room known as Barrack.

The best way to find out a suitable room to stay is via close friend or relative's references. Acceptable guidance might not be sufficient, but you also need "Tips To Carry Along" to ensure a well planned trip. Warm clothes or possibly lighter wear for warmer climate destination.

Bandung Leisure may provide just that for those seeking a rather adventure trip. It could be not as popular as other destinations such as Bali or Yogja, yet Bandung has enjoyed consistent high rank of Tourist Visit.

Evidently every long weekend ends up huge flock of Tourists crowding the cool weather city, local or foreigner. Nature attraction either at Northern or Eastern part of greater Bandung or perhaps culinary and shopping destinations within the city itself.

Ready for memorable Bandung Trip, let's find out a Decent Barrack stay!

Hot Spring Ciater

Ciater is one of many Bandoeng’s natural Hot Spring, not only it is one of long established and integrated resort compound complex but also better equipped close to international standard with many decent amenities if not superior than others. It was the last location that our kids enjoy immensely during the last school holiday.

If the time permits make schedule for Hot Spring Ciater a bit late in the afternoon. There is an opportunity for some sight seeing just prior the dark night falls and a good hot spring dip after the dark, the cool breeze air in combination with warm or hot dip bath is quite sensational. In fact our late auntie who had been resided in Holland for decades used to love the place and visit very late night well into 10 o’clock pm.

We’re just finished strolling within the biggest observatory in Southern Hemisphere the Bosscha by 5 pm and subsequently continued the trip to Ciater, we arrived there just as the dark set in. There are many pools available but instead we choose to stretch our leg and dip part of them in smaller one, it is not as crowded and we only interest in dipping ourselves not to swim. Incidentally the swimming pool cost a bit in addition to the entry fee, but it is very affordable and worthwhile to go.

The boys who had been reluctant to be photographed earlier in Bosscha is now appear eager and enthusiastic to immediately throw away their clothing and jump to the small but naturally built pool with slightly amber lighting. Later on we move to the nearby hot spring waterfall and experience a bit of massage simulation.

There are two alternative ways to get to Ciater Hot Spring; one through the Bandoeng city itself where you could stop by on the way to Bosscha Observatory, Lembang Traditional Market as well as the Tangkuban Perahu crater. Or else through the Cipularang Toll road and exit at either Cikampek or and the one that head straight to Subang. Make yourself fresh and fully alert by also stopping by at any rest area there, though it is advisable to stop at Cipularang Rest Area Km 57 or Km 43 or Km 19.

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Bosscha Leisure

The last day of our kids school holiday would be the trip for Bosscha Leisure. An old Dutch Indies Heritage of Observatory, built in late 1920s by the then famous tea planter tycoon Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha who also happened to be one of great philanthropist of the era perhaps might had been close to that of Bill Gates of today. Read more on him at; Frontrunner Science Research #3; Bosscha Observatory, where we could learn a bit history of him and the heyday of our tea plantation at its height of tea commodity pricing due to its unsurpassed Malabar Tea quality as well as the background story on the observatory itself.

The Bosscha Observatory as we have known today was not as effective as it used to be, when the facility was built the nearest population was outside of the ideal 30 km radius perimeter from the facility. It was preserved to be as such until late 1970s prior to the real estate property development booming.

The facility today is fully dedicated for academic purposes and consequently getting inside to look at the huge telescope could only be done under well advanced appointment in group of 30 visitors per admittance. Nevertheless the kids could learn something from the onset of science in early century and admire the physical observatory with surrounding beautiful landscape as well as some photographic session.

There are two alternative ways to get to Bosscha Observatory; one through the Bandoeng city itself where you could stop by on the way to do a bit of shopping and culinary tasting. Or else through the Ci[pularang Toll road and exit at either Cikampek or and the one that head straight to Subang. Make yourself fresh and fully alert by also stopping by at any rest area there, though it is advisable to stop at Cipularang Rest Area Km 57 or Km 43 or Km 19.

Insofar we have managed to bring the kids to enjoyable as well as educative trip as well some interesting leather bag shopping for the Mom of course and not last but least the tasty and freshness of Bandoeng’s own culinary dishes.

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Adventurous Leisure ; little farm

Do you think our children watching too much telly and playing games? Well, holiday is around the corner we might as well taking them to The Little Farm. Here they could learn how; to pick an assortment of vegetables at harvest time, to culture animals, to produce mushroom etc.

The Little Farm offers your children to play as an ordinary farm does his job. There are other facilities for outbound activities as well such as Flying Fox etc.. Furthermore, children could learn as such by being close to its nature at a friendly cool ambient temperature. But, don’ forget to bring your umbrella !

The route to go there are as follows :

Lembang. Depending where you start off;
1. If you are already in Bandung The Parijs Van Java this route is recommendable. Not only it offers scenic view, but the route also running through less congested traffic. Drive past Rumah Mode Outlet at Setiabudi street, keep going up to public transport terminal “Ledeng”. Take left turn at smaller road that goes to the famous A’a Gym’s pesantren. Follow the main road that leads to Cavalry and Chatolic school, then take a left turn that further goes to Cimahi. There are good restaurants and Hotels along the way.
2. From Tangkuban Perahu and Ciater hot spring, drive down the mountain past Lembang traditional market to Ledeng.
3. From Cipularang Toll exit via Cikampek, take the road well past the Jatiluhur Dam (Hydro Power Electrical Generation) and take left turn heading for Subang. The road will take you to Ciater. The route to Subang is one of my favourite drive after Puncak Pass. It offers scenic view as well as long winding road. You could drive to your max potential of your car’s ability. That is if your driving ability also match as such. The route also offers less congested traffic, since the opening of Cipularang Toll.

2. Cimahi;

From Bandung, you’d better take the toll road to Cimahi. Unless if you prepare to drive past through a busy bus terminal along the way, it’s fine.
Driving via toll also gives advantages, since it’s easy to ask for direction at toll exit gateway. We do that a lot.
Take the route that goes to Strawberry Farm, then it leads to the same road as if you’re coming from Lembang. At Strawberry Farm, you could opt for picking up on your own. As long as not on certain days, as I recall they are closed on Friday and Sunday if I’m not mistaken.