December Escape : Part 1, Darajat Pass | Travel

So! I'm back! After neglecting this blog for two months (sorry!). I just came back from my short escape this early December. It was spontaneous, right after I got email from my boss that we will have meeting in Surabaya. I suddenly think, why not go to Bandung after meeting. Haha! And then I ask my boss to divert my flight home to Bandung, and he approved it. 

And the journey begin. It was the right time, because my best friend, Reni, just resign from his office so she have time to hangout with me. This is my first time landing in Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, and it was ok (not like I always thought that it will be scary, because the airport is small and the runway is short enough, hehe!). Reni's employee (yes! she have some people work for her workshop) came and pick me up. 

Arriving at Reni's place, this big monkey greeting me, hehe! Nothing really change with him, but Reni! She now even look more skinny than me (envy!) Hehe. 

Day one in Bandung, I go shopping alone, because it's Reni last day at work. So, she needs more time to say goodbye with her co-workers. The next day, she took me to Garut!

We start the journey alittle bit late, we plan to leave earlier but Mang Sloed (Reni's friend) can't pick us up ealier. So we leave aroung 10am. It was fun way to Garut. I've been to Garut once, but not exploring the city. As you can see, green, mountains and rice field, so peaceful. 

Then we stop for lunch at Padang Restaurant. The wind blow really strong and makes the small plant infront of the restaurant fell down right when I about to enter the restaurant (Haha! lucky it's not fell on me!). I think it was to early to have lunch, why? Because not all the menu ready. Haha! So we just got spicy chiken with veggies, instead Rendang (-_-!). Nom nom, so yumm! 

After finish our lunch we continue our journey. At first Mang Sloed notice that we took the wrong turn, so we go back. They way back was full with trouble, stuck in traffic, tree fell down on the street. Haha! We finally back in the city, and guess what, we got lost! Haha! We ask to the local how to get to Darajat pass. Even one old man write down a map for us. How stupid, right after we got the map for that oldman, we just notice why don't we use GPS on our phone (Haha! So stupid!). 

All the way to Darajat pass (the new way) all you can see is beautiful yellowish rice field.  

And finally we reach Darajat Pass! Welcome Girls! Hehe! The place is not so big, but they make it like a water park but with hot and warm water. So, its time to play in the water!

After about three hours playing around, it's time to go home. The view on the way home also nice. Sorry for blurry pictures, because Mang Sloed drive really fast.

The journey ending as the sun goes down. Beautiful sunset, which I can't capture, lol. Hope to see you again Garut!

speak soon,

Ninu

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Travel : See a Dinasour in Bandung!

Hello Explorer!

So, today i'm going to tell you something fun to do while you in Bandung. Do you want to see something unique? I suggest you to go to Geology Museum! Yes! A museum, I love visiting museum.  Even only once i went there, but i really like that place. Geology Museum is located in Jalan Dipenogoro No. 57, Bandung. This building is near from Gedung Sate, about 5 minutes walking. 

Geology Museum was build on May 6th, 1962. The museum open at 9 a.m to 3 p.m from Monday to Thursday and at 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday and national holidays, the museum closed for objects collection treatments. When i visited, too bad the museum was under renovated in some area (it was about 6 years ago ^^). So, maybe now it looks better. 

That's me, 6 years ago in front of the main entrance

This museum have 2 floors. On the first floor, divided in 3 rooms, which is orientation room, west wing room and east wing room. On the second floor, divide in 3 rooms, west room, middle room and east room.

Rex trying to eat me :p

For me, the fun place was the east room in the first floor. They called it as the Room of History of Life. Why? Because in this area you can see the earth conditions around 4 - 5 billions years ago. In this area you will find lots of fossils, but this one is the very attractive one. The Tyrannosaurus Rex Osborn, 19 m lenght, 6.5 m height and 8 ton weight. Even this is just a replica, but this is awesome!

There are many other interesting fossils in this area, such as snake, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, etc.

Some Fossils in Geology Museum

Other fossils,  i guess it snake fossil

On the west side on the first floor you can see the Indonesia Geology. There are some booth that explain some good information, such as the movement of active earth plates, geological condition if Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Maluku Nusa Tenggara and Papua. There are some rocks and mineral resources from all over Indonesia. And also you can see the visualization of volcanoes in Indonesia, such as Tangkuban Perahu, Karatoa, and Merapi.

I don't know what it is, but i guess it's a stone :p

Stones

Mountains Replica

There are more interesting stuff on the second floor, but too bad i don't have the pictures. So, i guess you have to go there and see it your self ^^.  Ow, one thing, there is one interesting stuff outside the museum. They make replica of oil machine or something (i don't know the exact name) and it actually moving like the real one. 

The Machine

So, this is the end of the story. I know i didn't give much informations, but it just because i visited this place 6 years ago >_<. Maybe, if i have a chance to go back to Bandung again, i will go there and give more story to you. For more information, you can check the details information on this link.

Happy Exploring!

Love, Ninu

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