Hotel Papandayan Bandung

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Day 1: As usual we woke up to breakfast on our porch only this time it was a little earlier...6 o'clock. We wanted to leave a little earlier because we had been told we'll actually get to take a real bus, with air conditioning and everything, if we show up there for 7:30. With our hopes up we got in the regular becak's and headed to the bus depot. Upon arrival we were again promised a large a/c bus with no smoking...this quickly ...

... there around 12:15. I tell the lady that I have a reservation for 1:00 and give her my name. She replys that the bus is not yet there and she will call me when it has arrived. I wait and meet a few people at the station. Around 12:55 I go and ask if the bus has arrived. She tells me that it will be another 15 to 20 minutes. Around 1:10 I ask again at which time she tells me that my name is not on the reservation list and the bus is full ...

... I continued on to Cupu Manik puppet factory where of course they manufacture the puppets. All puppets here are handmade and handpainted. Quite interesting to observe the work in progress.<br><br>Bandung is also known for its cultural performances and there was one at 3:30 today at Saung Angklung about 8 km from the hotel. This place is very well known for its classes, workshop and performances which all ...

Wondering how many adventure i've been to this city, but it always give me something new, a perspective beyond magination.<br><br>first when you enter the city gate through a train station, afar from a rural land that separates dream from reality, see the children wave at you as the rain moves slowly into a misty ...

... in every aspect of my life, both personal and professional. One of the reasons I left the job to do this was I was truly not liking myself and who I had become, and thought being a Wandering_man could help me unclog my pipes, so to speak. (Now friends, I had bargained a discount rate (100,000 rupiah) that made me think that maybe the alley room was all to which I was entitled, and that these three days of sleep deprivation would be ...

... kattomaan miten paastaan alas takas. Kavellen mentiin, ja matkalla paikallinen perhe halus meista kuvia niitten lasten kanssa..hehe. Tuttu juttu jo. Ja loppujen lopuks alamaki menee aina sutjakammin kun ylamaki. Alhaalla piti viel odottaa bemokyytia jonkun aikaa mut kaiken kaikkiaan saastettiin paljon pelkastaan silla et lahettiin omin nokkinemme sinne. Varattiin meian hotellilta minibussi kohti Bogoria seuraavalle aamulle. Ja oltiin ilosia et paastais taas pikku ...

... to win your business. You can find Spiderman, Superman, Rambo... They're all here, and they're all hilarious. I could have quite easily spent another week in Bandung, but unfortunately we had to leave early so as to miss the traffic jams that were sure to eventuate when everyone returned to Jakarta. Unfortunately they all seemed to have the same idea, at one stage I think we moved less than 500m in 30mins. Remember that stress I told you about earlier? It was back...

... I think she's a little young yet. Also, we're planning to do another visit to the orphanage towards the end of our trip. Next time we plan to give them something better than food...maybe sheets and pillows, idunno. And I don't want to turn into Sally Struthers here, but if anyone wants to donate some money, let us know. We'll add it to our donation. There's also a "donate" feature on this website, so when we have better internet connectivity we'll try and set that up.

... finally found a nice man who told us what we needed to do and arrived at a guesthouse not too long later where I ended up helping the owner fill in his Australian tax rebate form! Would you trust me with anything to do with tax??????? We actually ended up staying in Bandung for 2 nights - moving to a very nice hotel for the second night - one so we would have a phone in the room and two as we spent the rest of the time in Bandung using the toilet roll as a relay ...