Safari Trip 2015

Woohoo! Setelah sekian lama nggak ke kebun binatang, akhirnya kemarin ke Taman Safari Cisarua walaupun sepanjang perjalanan pulang-pergi macet dan buka-tutup terus, but it was all worth it!

Nggak terlalu banyak yang berubah dari Taman Safari sepanjang yang gw inget, hewan-hewannya juga belum banyak yang ditambah (wish I could see more flamingos, bear, panda, and penguins!). Jadi, sebelum masuk ke Taman Safari, Mama memutuskan untuk beli beberapa wortel buat kasih makan hewan-hewan di sana nanti, sekaligus bantu-bantu masyarakat di sekitar Taman Safari juga hihi. Pada beli wortel ya semunyaaa

Nah, selama kegiatan nengok-nengok ke kanan-kiri melihat sodara-sodara para satwa itu, sayangnya gw nggak foto-foto karena memang terlalu sulit memecah fokus and because this is a family holiday when phone is not prohibited in radius less than one meters hahaha! Pokoknya setelah mengelilingi para satwa-satwa gemas itu dan ngasih mereka makan (tadi yang kebagian wortel itu ada si zebra dan jerapah), akhirnya pada sore hari Ayah bilang mau nginep aja sekaligus nyobain hotel di Taman Safari biar besoknya bisa ke Baby Zoo dan main-main disana. Aku sih yeees :P

Anyway, hotelnya disana sih emang bagus dan nyaman (tergolong lumayan murah juga), tapi tiba-tiba aja mbak resepsionisnya nawarin untuk nginep di caravan lodge yang ada di belakang hotel. Walaupun sedikit lebih pricey, tapi seru banget! Jadi semacam rumah mobil kayak di TV Shows jaman masih kecil dulu alias my old dream *lovestruck* dan plusnya lagi, caravan lodge ini lebih deket ke restorannya HEHE.

lucu kaaan!

tema outfit hari ini: gelap & abu-abu

loving the ambience

enjoying my romantic walk to the resto
by the end of the road

got a pair of comfy Taman Safari sandals 

me being kedinginan pagi2 HAHA  

di depan caravan lodge ini ada kolam renang juga,
dan ada kolam angsa yang bisa kita kasih makan

Selain keunikan caravan lodge ini (yang walaupun space-nya nggak terlalu besar dan paling cuma muat untuk 4 orang aja), juga di depannya itu ada kolam besar yang isinya angsa-angsa dan kita bebas untuk kasih makan ke mereka. Nah kalo di restorannya, ada banyak siamang yang bunyinya nyaring banget dan sebagai live music yang menemani sarapan pagi hahaha :P

Oh iya, kalo nginep di hotel atau caravan atau di cottege Taman Safari (nggak tau kalo Safari Night karena tempatnya di luar Taman Safari), dapet free pass ke Baby Zoo loh! Jadi, siangnya kami jalan-jalan lucu deh di Baby Zoo, ngeliat-liat atraksi seperti biasa, ke Bird Park, dan nyobain mainan-mainan disana.

komodonya ngumpet :(

naik ini bersama Mama dan dia males banget ngayuh! fyuh

mumpung free pass, akhirnya pagi2 baru bangun langsung ke Baby Zoo
lagi dan ketemu sama penguin iniii <3

pretty creature

(masih) ngumpet juga komodonya huh sebel

setelah naik gondola, nyempetin untuk beli
Strawberry Sorbet + MnM <3

Pine Forest

Today I went to the famous Pine Forest in Sentul City with my friends, this forest located in 'Gunung Pancar' or 'Goenoeng Pantjar' with the old spelling. We just had finished our last day of final exam and decided to have a little runaway from the city as well as from the responsibility, as these past two weeks have been quite hectic with all the 'remedial' conversations :P

Wish my score this semester would be good!

So here's a sneak peek of the view:

the calming & relaxing pine forest

I always love taking pictures of nature; of trees, flower, leaves, the sky, mountain... I love the sound of the leaves crunching, the wind, the sunlight that creeps in. It's feels so good to be surrounded by nature, it never fails to remind me that there are so many beautiful things that God creates in this Earth. And the luckiest thing I had today was I arrived just after the rain stopped falling. I always love the smell and weather after the rain!

Notes To Self: The Honor of Being Alive

"At 19, I read a sentence that re-terraformed my head: 

“The level of matter in the universe has been constant since the Big Bang.”

In all the aeons we have lost nothing, we have gained nothing; not a speck, not a grain, not a breath. The universe is simply a sealed, twisting kaleidoscope that has reordered itself a trillion trillion trillion times over.

Each baby, then, is a unique collision (a cocktail, a remix) of all that has come before: made from molecules of Napoleon and stardust and comets and whale tooth; colloidal mercury and Cleopatra’s breath: and with the same darkness that is between the stars between, and inside, our own atoms.

When you know this, you suddenly see the crowded top deck of the bus, in the rain, as a miracle: this collection of people is by way of a starburst constellation. Families are bright, irregular-shaped nebulae. Finding a person you love is like galaxies colliding. We are all peculiar, unrepeatable, perambulating micro-universes - we have never been before and we will never be again. 

Oh God, the sheer exuberant, unlikely fact of our existences. The honor of being alive. They will never be able to make you again. Don’t you dare waste a second of it thinking something better will happen when it ends. Don’t you dare."

— Caitlin Moran

Holiday Part. 2

Still on our holiday day 2, we decided to go to some places such as Taman Hutan Raya (THR), Tebing Keraton, and by the end of the day we had dinner at Sierra Cafe & Lounge. Again, because the center of Bandung is filled with heavy traffic and my dad couldn't stand any more traffic HAHA (we want to getaway from all those horns and cars in Jakartabut well) so finallyyy he asked me to find relaxing places with good scenery + not too far away from the city.

Fortunately, THR and Tebing Keraton are located quite near to each other in Dago Atas, so we go for Tebing Keraton first because most people said that its best seen when morning (when the sun rises, but we didn't make it there and arrived at 9). However, even if the sun is started to rise, up in the hill I didn't quite feel the sun rays because the weather was so nice!

My suggestion, don't forget to use shoes (please don't use flat shoes because the pathway is rocky, it will ruin them), wear long shirts because dang you won't realize that the sun is burning your skin, and also bring some coffee and food! <3

not quite capture the beauty of Tebing Keraton

At noon, we go down to Taman Hutan Raya (THR / TAHURA). Sure we walked through the Pine Forest (anyway it's very good to have some photoshoot or even pre-wed because the ambience is supporting). We went to some long tunnels that once in the past used by our veterans as their hiding places and also to save themselves from bombing. It made me goosebumps!

too many couple it makes my head hurts

the view from inside

damn u guys do good

Tired after visiting those two places, my family and I went to this Armor Coffee in front of Taman Hutan Raya to have some lunch and drinks. I myself ordered for a sandwich and a milk tea, but  if you 're fond of coffee I'd sure do recommend you to visit this little-yet-cute coffeeshop because they offer a lot of variants. If I'm not mistaken they had Arabica, Luwak, and sooo much more! (ps: don't forget to drop some tip because the bartenders are so friendly).

Anyway, I did forget mention that all of the places I mentioned above are so Instagrammable (even the coffeeshop). Make sure to bring your camera with you while visiting these places! :)

ta-daa!

Before heading back to our hotel in Dago, we had dinner at Sierra Cafe n Lounge and dang, so much windyyy! I hate myself for not bringing my sweater or cardigan with me :(

Aside of that, the food is really really tasty and the price is still reasonable. I ordered for a cordon bleu and a drink which I forget whether it's a lemon tea or another drink. The only thing that turns me down was that we had to queue quite long because the restaurant is full. But when we finally got the table by the edge, that disappointment turned off because I got to see the night view of Bandung, all of those city lights make me happy.

my dad is taking the pic :P

Holiday Part.1

My family loves travelling and eating, A LOT.

During school holidays (whether on July-August or by the end of December), we usually go to cities outside Jakarta. We went away from the crowdness because FYI, the traffic in Jakarta on holiday is suck. It really is. Yuck!

This time we decide to go to Bandung (I actually fond of having holiday in Bandung, you know, it's got a full package—the beautiful nature, the weather, the shopping and hangout places as well). We are staying for about three days in one of a 4-star hotel in Dago. Why? Because I fell in love with the ambience of its interior the first time I saw it.

Check out the photos below and wait for the Part. 2 post of my holiday! See you x

looks aesthetic af

the waiting room that feels homey

the best part of the hotel <3

swimming with a view! i could swim all day and not get tired

infinity pool-ish

the breakfast also feels like mom's made :P

Afterall I'm giving two thumbs up for the service given by Hotel Sangkuriang, Dago. The room price is also reasonable, I was staying in a deluxe room with swimming pool view with an IDR 1.100.000 per night.

If you would like to try staying the night in the hotel, here's a little information I could provide for you:

Hotel Sangkuriang is a high-concept, contemporary hotel is an 11-minute walk from Bandung Zoo and 5 km from the fashionable shopping and nightlife along Braga Street.
Polished rooms with wood floors and traditional Oriental rugs come with complimentary Wi-Fi, minibars, flat-screen TVs, and tea and coffeemakers; some also offer balconies. Upgraded units have access to 24-hour room service, while suites feature separate lounges with sofas.
Complimentary breakfast is served in the stylish restaurant or on the terrace overlooking the outdoor infinity pool and adjacent wading pool.Address: Jalan Sangkuriang No. 1, Jawa Barat 40135Phone:(022) 87832323

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