Travel | Winter Trip, Part 5 : Fun Evening in Harajuku

This is the 5th part! Can't believe it's already the 5th, lol! Because too many pictures I want to share. Still in day two at Tokyo, after visit Meiji Jinju, we still around Harajuku station. The station look a little bit different, not like other stations (don't count Tokyo station). Isn't it nice?! There's a street performance too! 

Our next target is buy shoes! Why? Because I wear the wrong shoes, perfect for winter but not for a whole day walk, haha! So we just follow the crowded, haha! no where to go :p We found another Koyo across the Harajuku station, it says the tree is old enough so we not allowed touch it. And hey, it's winter sale! Should get winter coat for my self. Haha!

We walk to Takeshita street, and it was really crowded. Yes! It's Sunday, super crowded, hehe! I wish I could go there on other day XD. And shoes hunting is start. Haha! Everything looks really nice and cute in here T_T I want to buy all. It's kinda hard to find someone with costume on Sunday, I saw one, but can't take a picture. So I just took picture of the waitress with nice outfit. Also saw the cosplay store.

I was like, where the hell is Harajuku street. I feel lost, haha! We are hungry! And it was cold and decide to go inside random building. And guess what?! On the foodcourt area, there's idol show. Haha! I don't know them, but so crowded and we decide to go out. It's on the fifth floor with manual stairs XD. And finally! We found it! The lost street, lol!

See, not as crowded as in Takeshita street. Since we hungry, and don't want to line up for the famous crepe, we went to Tokyu Plaza, with big hope we can eat. The main entrance was awesome! With lots of mirror. The food area is in the top of the building, we climb there (haha :p) and guess what, super long line XD. So we go down with heart broken, haha!

We finally decide to go back to Takeshita street to find food. And finally! Eat some spaghetti. I don't remember the name, but it's delicious! And the restaurant also nice :)

It's already dark after we eat and cold. We heading to station and look those sign board. That's my company I work for. Haha! +7 celcius, quite cold (of course with strong wind XD). We also find Lotteria in here. I was asking my sister to eat there, but she says no (of course, we are in Japan, not Korea, haha!)

As usual, on the way home, we got another food again. Haha! Cold weather makes us hungry all time. 

What a wonderful day even it was cold! We went shopping for shoes, winter clothes and also got new luggage :p. See ya until next post!

speak soon,

Ninu

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Travel : First Korean Meal in Seoul

On March 2013, I got a chance to have holiday in South Korea. It is one of my biggest dream in my life, visiting the Ginseng country. The adventure start when I got a return promo flight one year before (2012). Everyone think I'm crazy, because you don't know what will happen next year. So yes! I was gambling to pursue my dream. And the day is coming, March 28th 2013, flight from Balikpapan to Kuala Lumpur at 5 pm and in 9 hours we will be in South Korea! Yay! I make my own connection flight, since there's no connecting flight from Balikpapan to Seoul. The flight to Incheon depart at 1 am, so my sister and I just go around the KLCC. I was glad that our flight from Balikpapan rescheduled, so we only wait like 5 hours in the airport (first plan supposed to be 10 hours ;p).

My hearts beat so fast on that night, still cant believe my self, I will spend two weeks in South Korea. This is first time I fly so far with a big plane. So, 6 hours in plane, I just trying to sleep. We finally arrive at 8 am. Incheon, one of the greatest airport in world, and i have been there! Hehe, super big, super clean, good directions, nice officer, everything just so perfect! 

I was still amazed with the airport and we almost lost, Haha! So we just follow the people from the immigration check, to the airport train. Ow, we meet Indonesian girl, she was standing in the wrong line on the immigration check (for Korean ;p) because one of the officer tell the people to move to other counter so they don't make long line. She was with her friends, and they join a trip from travel agent. She was amazed that we (me and my sister) go alone, backpacking, with no tour guide. Haha! This is not our first time ;p

One hour later, we arrive in Seoul station. The plan was, look for food, then go around to myeong-dong (if I'm not mistaken, i forgot). We got a little trouble, because we can't find free wifi in Seoul Station and my phone about to die. I was trying to contact all my Korean friends, but too bad they not in Seoul. It was freezing, and we both hungry, most of restaurant was full, as we walk around the station, we find lottermart, and finally find warm place to eat. So, this is my first meal in Korea, Seafood Friedrice (Haha! Soo Indonesian). And my sister got a big bucket of seafood noodles.

First meal in Korea!

As you can see, they serve big meal, yeah Korean have big meal. We can't eat all, from this we learn, just order one Korean meal for two of us ;p. After filling our tummy, we go back walking around Seoul station, looking for place to charge our phones. And the only place I see, is lotteria, they have some place to charge the phone, but that place soo crowded. It was around lunch time. We I saw the place is unoccupied, we walk inside to secure the place ;p Haha! And i order food, I guess the waiter will kick us out if we don't order anything. Done charging, we decide to exchange out KR-Pass and get KTX to Busan. We take the 4 pm schedule. And we decided to put our backpack in lockers and walk somewhere. It was only like 1 hour, because we have no where to go to, and decide to change the train schedule to 3pm. And it was like 15minutes before departure, and we almost lost to find the right train. Running with heavy backpack, Haha! But we finally didn't miss the train, and can sit down, relax in warm place, and have wifi all the way to Busan! Awesome!

That was our first meal in Korea, what about yours? I will continue our next trip to Busan soon!

Love, Ninu

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Travel : Sun Bear Feeding at KWPLH :)

So, few weeks ago i got a chance to visit this place called Kawasan Wisata Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup (KWPLH). This place is located 23 Km north of Balikpapan in East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. Actually, this is not my first time going there. First time i went there was around 2003, because i had some outbound activities in my school at that time. When you arrive there, you will find a giant sun bear on the main entrance. Why? Because this place is a Sun Bear conservation :) I was surprised when i got there, the place lot better than last time i went there and the best is that they don't put the bear in cage anymore.

So, let just get started! This place have some facilities, such as Sun Bear Enclosure where you can see the bear eating, Cat House, Sun Bear Education Exhibit, Endemic Wildlife of Borneo Education Exhibit, and Forest Function & Ecosystem Education Exhibit. Too bad, i'm too lazy to check on the exhibits. 

This is my first time seeing that sun bears eating ^^ so we have to walk on wooden bridge to see the bears. They have two watching place, up stairs and down stairs. But mostly people will look at the up stairs because it's close to the bear cage's and usually the bear start eating from there. They put the food all over the place, so you can see the bears seeking for their food.

Up stairs watching	Down stairs watching
Main entrance	Sun bear eating

Donation Box

They eating!

They have 6 Sun Bears in there. All those bears was saved from the local people who treat them badly. That's why they make this bear enclosure, because all those six bears can't go back to wild life anymore. One of the guide told me, the local people torture them, like put them in small cage, chained their body, hurt they eyes, and so many horrible thing happens to them. But now, they live happily in this enclosure :) Ow, they also have adoption program for the bear.

Adoptions Board

So, this is the end of my trip. I hope this post will help give more information to anyone who want to visit this place :) Have a nice weekend!

Love, Ninu

Operational time :

Open Daily, 9 a.m to 5 p.m
Attraction : Sun Bear Feeding at 9 a.m and 5 p.m
Fee          : free of charge (only pay for parking)
Address   : Jalan Soekarno-Hatta Km. 23 No. 185
                  Kelurahan Karang Joang
             
More information click here.

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