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In Bandung ( FO & Distro)

In Bandung City for Shopping traveler, Visit to FO (Factory Outlets) and Distros (Distribution Outlets). Most FO In Bandung location on Jl Riau, Dago and around Jl.Sukajadi Jl.Setiabudi bandung area
F O in Jl. Riau: Heritage (inside an old historical building, nice to see also the building), China Emporium (with an old Chinese dynasty setting), Summit, Oasis, Metropolitan, Renarity, Emirates, Terminal Tas, Edward Forrer.
Factory outlets in Jl. Dago: Rich & Famous, Coconel, Glamour, Blossom, Uptown (with a small kiosk selling a strawberry juice), Dago Stock Centre, M&M, Justine.
Distro in Bandung where a shop sells stylish products that were made by local designers, : Like Anonim distro, UNKL347, Jl. Trunojoyo 4, Invictus, Jl.Pager gunung 13 and Jl.Trunojoyo 6, Ouval Research, Jl. Buah Batu 64, No Label, Jl. Sumatra 24, etc.

Dago Pakar ( Juanda Forest Park )

Forest parks in Bandung City,
Juanda Forest Park /Dago Pakar. The official name is Taman Hutan Raya ir. H. Juanda. It is a forest park, serves as a water reservoir for the city. There are some interesting parks for children or to have a picnic there. There are also some old WW II caves during the Japanese era. Some people walk through the forest to reach Maribaya park in Lembang.
Juanda Forest Park /Dago Pakar Location: at the end of Jalan Dago Bandung . Angkot routes: Abd. Muis-Dago and followed by walking or take a ride by motorcycle.

Geological Museum Bandung

In Bandung Visit The Geological Museum (museum Geologi Bandung), houses 250.000 rocks and mineral collection, and 60.000 fossils. There are 3 major rooms in the museums: the geology of Indonesia, the history of life and the geology of human life. The building itself has an art-deco style, built in 1928 by a Dutch architect Wnalda van Scholtwenburg.
Museum Geologi Bandung/Geological Museum, Location: Jl. Diponegoro 57, Bandung. (near Gedung Sate complex , Gazibu and Telkom Bandung). Tel: (+62)-22-7203205.Visiting time: every day 09:00-15:00 except Friday

Tangkuban Perahu Lembang

Tangkuban Perahu, is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, Gunung Tangkuban Parahu (upturned boat) (It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs upclose, and buy eggs cooked on its hot surface. The legend Tangkuban Perahu of Bandung begins here, (According to the story of Sundanese Folk/ Tangkuban Perahureferring to the local legend ). Tangkuban Perahu Elevation 2,084 metres (6,837 feet).

Bosscha Bandung

Bosscha Observatorium Bandung (lembang) built in 1923 by Nederlandsch-Indische Sterrekundige Vereeniging (Assoc. of Dutch-Indies Astronomers) is the only observatorium in Indonesia. It lies in Lembang, a small suburb city in the northern part of Bandung. It is now part of the Dept. of Astronomy, Institute Technology Bandung.
Bosscha Location: Jl. Peneropongan Bintang, Lembang Bandung 40391. Tel: (+62) 22-2786001. E-mail: administration[at]as.itb.ac.idTo visit there, ask the department administration first for a reservation. Some visiting notes: Reservation must be made 1 month before. Bosscha is closed on national holidays, Sunday and Monday. Day visit at 9:00, 12:00 (except Friday at 13:00) and 15:00. Public night (17:00-19:30), between April-October, with some presentations and demos. Ask there for a specific date as this public night is open at the 7th and 8th of the lunar month. Special visit can be arranged, subject to their availability.

Bandung : Taxi, shuttle bus, & Rental Car

List of taxi companies in Bandung:
4848, Jl Suniaraja Tmr 39, Bndung 40111. Tel.: (62)(22) 4234848. Reliable, good service on Bandung to Jakarta route.
Bandung Raya, Jl Dr Setiabudi 177, Bandung 40153. Tel.: (62)(22) 201 4018.
Blue Bird, Jl Terusan Buah Batu 194, Bandung 40286, Tel.: (62)(22) 7561234. Good reputation and reliable.
Centris Taxi, Jl Soekarno-Hatta 606-A, Bandung 40235. Tel.: (62)(22) 7512100. Branch of Centris Taxi company in Jakarta.
Gemah Ripah, Tel.: (62)(22) 4217070.
Kota Kembang, Jl Kiaracondong 338, Bandung 40275. Tel.: (62)(22) 7312312.
( rental Mobil di Bandung) World-wide Car Rental companies are now available in major cities in Indonesia:
Mulia Car Rental well known for their reliable service and reasonable rate. tel: (62) (22) 70750566 - 70167297, mobile: +62 8122015474.
Europ Car Rental in Bandung (also in Jakarta and Semarang) Location: Bandung Airport (Hussein Sastranegara Airport). Tel: +62 (22) 6015871
Dwima Car Rental Car Rental for reasonable rate.
Hadi Rentcar Indonesian car rental.
Local rental Car (rental Mobil Bandung )
Total Car Rental, Jl. Jajaway Dago Atas no. 12FA, Bandung 40135, Tel: +62 (22) 8252 0044. They also provide Bandung tour packages that you can choose.
Cipaganti, Jl Cipaganti 84, Bandung 40131. Tel.: (62)(22) 2034376. Good, reliable service. Dirgantara, Jl Lamping 7, Bandung 40131. Tel.: (62)(22) 2035050.
Lysan, Kompl Mitra Dago Parahyangan Bl I/11, Bandung. Tel.: (62)(22) 7217070.
Revin Tour & Travel, Jl Gatot Subroto 201, Bandung. Tel.: (62) (22) 7330111
Kangaroo Transport, Jl.Dr Junjunan No.24 Bandung.Tel (62) (22) 2039494 - 2040505, Jakarta Ruko Inkopal F22 Kelapa Gading (62) (22) 45851575 - 71007575.
Shuttle bus Bandung (bandung Jakarta airport/ jakarta city centre:
Primajasa, tel. +62-22-6073992 (Bandung), tel. +62-21-8009545 (Jakarta). Direct shuttle service from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Bandung Super Mall. The trip takes approx. 3 hours and the cost is approx. Schedule: once every hour from 8 AM to 9 PM.
Cipaganti. Probably the biggest name in the business, they serve over a half a dozen points throughout Jakarta and its suburbs from their terminal at the Bandung Trade Center (BTC) on the western side of the city, with shuttles leaving every 20 minutes or so on most routes.

tour to Bandung

Bandung is two hours away from Jakarta by car, thanks to the new Cipularang toll road that completes the inter-city highway between Jakarta and Bandung. It is now faster to travel to Bandung by car than by train from Jakarta. One alternative route is by the slower, but enjoyable, route from Jakarta - Puncak - Cianjur - Bandung. If you travel by car using this route, then make sure to stop at the Puncak Pass, the tip of the highland just on the outskirts of Jakarta. From here, the view of tea plantation with fresh air can be enjoyed. There are plenty of good restaurants and hotels out there.
And By Train from Jakarta to Bandung, the train offers frequent services between Jakarta and Bandung, as well as connections onward to Surabaya. Evem the fastest services take almost three hours, making this a slower option than the shuttle buses, but the scenery between Jakarta and Bandung is beautiful. The railroad passes mountains and padi terraces. and Most hotels in Bandung provide free transportation from train station to the hotel.

Bandung Airport

Bandung Airport is Husein Sastranegara International Airport serves direct flights to Batam, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Palembang and Padang and also international services from Kuala Lumpur. The airport is located nearby the Dirgantara aerospace complex and Dirgantara Fairground.
Airlines and destinations :
Bandung Husein Sastranegara Airport serves direct flights to Batam, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Palembang and Padang and also international services from Kuala Lumpur. The airport is located nearby the Dirgantara aerospace complex and Dirgantara Fairground.The following destinations are served from Bandung (as of February 2008): Domestic Flights, Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Batam, Medan (starting April 2008), Palembang, Surabaya), Sriwijaya Air (Surabaya) International Flights: AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur), Merpati Nusantara Airlines Kuala Lumpur.
This airport has a difficult location among the mountains and has only limited services with small planes. The airport is located at the end of Pajajaran Street, 4 km from the centre of the city, and most hotels in Bandung provide a free airport transfer services.

Old Bandung

Bandung Architectural, Bandung tempo dulu/ Bandung heritage/ art deco building
Although Bandung Occupation by Dutch-Indies, this city is renowned its large stock of Dutch colonial architecture; most notably the tropical Art Deco architectural style. Henri Maclaine-Pont is among the first Dutch architects who realized how important to combine each architectural style with culture of local people. He stressed that modern architecture should be evolved from local history and native elements. In 1920, Pont planned and designed buildings for the first technical university in the Dutch East Indies, Technische Hogeschool te Bandung (Now is ITB : Institut Teknologi Bandung), after which he was named as a professor in architecture at the university. A striking local Javanese roof style is noticeably seen on top of the campus' ceremonial hall, embedded in his artwork.In the same year, another Dutch architect, J Gerber, designed Gouverments Bedrijven (Government Companies) in line with the colonial government plan to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung. The building is known as Gedung Sate, named after the distinguished small satay shaped structure on the roof, and used as the head office of West Java provincial government and West Java's house of representative.
The modern and native architectural blending was followed by several Dutch architects that have shaped the city landmarks. In the 1930s, Bandung was known also as the city of architecture laboratory because of many Dutch architects made some experiments with new architectural designs. Albert Aalbers added the expressionist architecture style to the Art Deco by designing the DENIS bank (1936) and renovated the Savoy Homann Hotel (1939). C.P.W. Schoemaker was one of celebrated architects who strongly added native elements in his artworks, including the Villa Isola (1932), Hotel Preanger (1929), the regional military headquarter (1918), Gedung Merdeka (1921) and ITB Rectorate Building (1925).

The Brief History of Bandung

In 1488, where it was the capital of the Kingdom of Pajajaran, there have been some archaeological findings of Austropithecus or Java Man, living in the banks of Cikapundung river and around the old lake of Bandung.In 1809, Louis Napoleon, the ruler of the Netherlands and its colonies, ordered the Dutch Indies Governor H.W. Daendels to increase the defense system of Java island against British. Daendels built a road, stretching about 1000 km from the west coast to the east cost of Java. Since the northern part of West Java at that time was only swamp and marsh, the road was diverted through Bandung. The Great Postweg (now Jalan Asia-Afrika) was laid down in 1810.
Bandung In 1880, the first major railroad between Batavia and Bandung was laid down. It gave a high boost of light industry in Bandung. Chinese who had never lived in that area before flocked in to help run the facilities, services and vendor machines. Small old chinatown district in Bandung can still be recognized in the vicinity of the railroad station. In 1906, Bandung was given the status of gemeente (municipality) and then later as staadsgemeente (city municipality) in 1926.
The fertile area of the Parahyangan mountains surrounding Bandung has made productive tea plantations. In the 19th century, cinchona (kina) plants was introduced by Franz Junghuhn. Cinchona is a plant that can be used for the treatment of malaria and the old pharmacy factory of cinchona still exists in the city.
Bandung had developed itself into an exclusive European resort style with hotels, cafes and shops. Rich plantation owners came during the weekends and so did girls and businessmen from the capital, Batavia. The promenade Braga Street grew into an elite area of cafes, restaurants and boutique shops. Two art-deco style hotels, Savoy Homann and Preanger, became two major accommodations there. The Concordia Society (now known as Merdeka Building) was built as a club house of these rich people, complete with a large ballroom and a theater. The title of "Parijs van Java" was given to this city.
Bandung having location in a lowland, surrounded by a ring of mountains, The City is strategically advantageous for military defense. In 1930s, Dutch East Indies government had planned to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung. The Dutch East Indies government built military barracks, the central government building (Gouvernments Bedrijven, nicknamed Gedung Sate) and other buildings. However, this plan has never been realized as the failure of the Dutch to reclaim Indonesia after the World War II.

bandung city

Bandung, also know as City of Flowers, and this city Situated on a plateau in the beautiful Parahayangan mountains, Bandung's pleasant climate and lush surroundings have offered an escape from the heat of the lowlands since the mid 19th century when it was the heart of the region's most prosperous plantation area.The earliest reference to the city dates back to 1488, but archaeological findings suggest a type of Homo erectus species had lived on the banks of the Cikapundung River and around the old lake of Bandung. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) opened plantations in the Bandung area. A supply road connecting Batavia (now Jakarta), Bogor, Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang and Cirebon was built in 1786. In 1809, Louis Napoleon, the ruler of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its colonies, ordered the Dutch Indies Governor H.W. Daendels to increase the defensive systems of Java against the British from India. Daendels built a road, stretching approximately 1,000 km from the west to the east coast of Java Indonesia, and passing through Bandung.
The Bandung city area in 1906 was only 19.22 square kilometres and it has been expanded several times until the 1987 expansion into 167.2965 km².[9] The city administration is divided into 26 subdistricts (kecamatan) and 139 villages (kelurahan). A mayor (walikota) leads the city administration. Since 2005, the city residents directly voted for a mayor, while previously mayors were nominated and selected by the city council members or known as the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD).Most of Bandung population are of Sundanese descent. Javanese is largest minority, from nearby provinces and eastern part of Java. Notable minorities include Chinese Indonesians, Indian Indonesians, and Korean Indonesians.

Bandung

Bandung, is capital of West Java province, located about 180 km southeast of Jakarta indonesia, and... The Dutch colonials first opened tea plantantions around the mountains in the eighteenth century, followed by a road construction connecting the plantation area to the capital (180 km or 112 miles to the northwest). The European inhabitants of the city demanded the establishment of a municipality (gemeente), which was granted in 1906 and Bandung gradually developed itself into a resort city for the plantation owners. The Luxurious hotels, restaurants, cafes and European boutiques were opened of which the city was dubbed as Parijs van Java.
Bandung Climate : is cooler than most Indonesian cities and can be classified as humid; the average temperature is 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) throughout the year. The average annual rainfall ranges from 1,000 millimetres in the central and southeast regions to 3,500 millimetres in the north of the city. The wet season conforms with other Indonesian regions, around November to April.