Now in Bandung it is a norm for tourists to hire a private driver or taxi driver for a whole day and the driver will ferry you around the city, hopping from outlets to outlets. Rate is about RM300 for the whole day. This is the best way to do it because the car provides you the storage place you need, and thus you could shop freely and of course shop for more all the time. Besides, the driver would also know where to bring you for good food and sometimes, even massages. So for us, we became friendly with the taxi driver whom drove us back to the hotel from the airport on the day of our arrival.
Pak Emud was a really nice guy in his 60 maybe and he felt like a grandfather to me. Too bad i didnt speak to him much because of my poor Malay.
First stop, the must go outlet in the entire Bandung - Rumah Mode. This is known as the best factory outlet because of the high quality of the goods but things are a little pricey compare to others. Anyways, it was raining when we reached. It was sunny when we decided to pop over to the cafe inside for lunch. It was raining again when we left. So folk, how long did you think we were inside for? *Drum roll....* 5 hours! 5 hours! 5 hours!!! Yep 5 hours! Why? Well check out the photos and you might know why.
Rumah Mode is like a one-stop outlet because the brands there are aplenty, the designs are new and it is just very convenient to shop in. When i was with my friend the last visit, we spent about 2 hours here because we wanted to visit more outlets. Since this was my 2nd time and i knew that Rumah Mode is the best amongst all, we spent as much time as we could here. Jess was excited!
While she was very focus in her shopping, i grew tired of mine. Anyways i am not a hardcore shopping person to begin with. So, i sat at a comfy sofa and begin snapping just to pass time.
We went into Rumah Mode by 12 noon and left when it was 5 plus and Jess had already spent all the budget in 1 outlet! hahah but did we stop there? Of course not! Next stop, Levis jeans! Of course we can count on Pak Emut to send us there and he recommended Toko Tiga rather than the famous jeans street. Sweet Pak Emut told us that those jeans in the jeans street will only be good if there are just as gift but for personal use, Toko Tiga is the best place because it is the shop that guaranteed of genuine goods.
I wasnt really into jeans hence all i did in Batu Tiga was to snap pictures. One thing interesting about bandung outlets are no matter what is the size of the outlet, the owner will always decorate the outlet to make it look interesting. Check out photos of Batu Tiga and you will be awed.
There was a cycling froggy...
Dwarves trying to escape via the pillars...Hm... i wonder where Snow White was?
A pair of loving deers showing off their love at the peak of the waterfall..
Very noisy real bird in cage vs dumb fake bird outside..
And the 4 acrobat performing tortoises in the water feature...
Interesting isnt it? For dinner Pak Emud again recommended us to a lovely place, Restaurant Sari Pawon. Initially we wanted to go to another restaurant which was near this one and it was also in Jess's list. But Pak Emud insisted that we should go this one instead because he said that the food at both restaurant are equally good but he would prefer this one better. So of course we have to listen to the locals because they know best.
Restaurant Sari Pawon looks like any ordinary restaurant we could find in KL, but only from the outside. Once inside, there are cute bamboo huts and serene water features decorations that brought us closer to nature. By the way, food was fantastic!
And as typical tourists, we over ordered and over stuffed ourselves. But it was good and cheap too! All for only RM50! And by the time we reached hotel, we decided to have a little fashion show. Well not so much on me. I was the camera woman while Jess was my model.
Check out the brands! Quicksilver and RL...
CK and AX...
Tommy Hilfilger!
All these for Jess's lucky boyfriend!
Juicy Couture!
Here we have the elegant day look...
The cute shopping look...
And the classy yet super comfy training look!
And the sisters / me-too look!
Tomorrow, Day 3, back to basis & pamper me day! Saving the best for last!
3 comments:
i stumble upon your blog when researching for Bandung trip.
it does seem like a real shopping heaven with all the premium brands!!
Would be great if you could advise me on how much should I be expecting to bring for shopping there?
and how much does a piece of Burberry shirt usually costs there?
thanks!
hey sorry i only checked and reply your question now. Maybe you had already went to Bandung? Hope you had fun!
Honestly, if for makan + spa + hotel + air tix, i guess it only cost you about RM1000 for 4D3N. Shopping vise, i guess it is safe to bring another 1k because there are so much to buy! One burberry is about Rm40 only!
Hai..I'm planning to visit Bandung at the end of this year. I found your blog after I googling the "bandung" text. Therefore appreciate if you could forward to me the contact detail for Pak Emud. Thank you for your help.
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