End of 2012

Cold weather trees shed leaves at Tangkuban Perahu 291212

At Tangkuban Perahu 291212

I spent the end of 2012 in Bandung and Jakarta. It wasn't a good idea. Bandung and Jakarta were packed with locals and foreign tourists. Roads were jammed with cars and stores were buzzing with endless shoppers. I went with Izan and 4 others. Their purpose was shopping. I shopped a bit but when I got what I came for I just wanted to get away to a quiet place - not a possibility. So I had to play the waiting game and I got more and more bored,
Bandung and Jakarta are not new destinations for me. I have been there before. In Bandung we just visited Tangkuban Perahu and Seri Ater. Both places were packed with people. Kiki, the guide and Pak Harman, the driver have already warned us about the huge crowd. As a shopping paradise, it was heavenly for my friends but not me. I was bored!! They had so much energy trudging from from store to another and from from one shopping complex to another. I didn't want to spend money on shopping as I need the money for my other overseas tours. But I enjoyed looking at the Muslim women fashions there especially in Pasar Baru Bandung and Tanah Abang Jakarta. There are so many variety like how to tie the head scarves into turbans etc. I was fascinated. The Indonesian Muslims ladies are very fashionable.
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