In the last post I talked about Puncak, a nature escape and now I want to talk about Bandung, a city located not far from Jakarta. It is about a three-hour drive from Jakarta, again when there is no traffic. I think I will always mention the traffic on my post because, in reality, we have a lot of traffic.
Bandung is the capital of West Java province. Based on 2015 census, it is Indonesia’s fourth most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bekasi with over 2.5 million inhabitants. Unlike Jakarta, Bandung has cooler year-round temperatures. The city is also known for its history during the Dutch colonial era. It is where the first Asian-African Conference was held by President Sukarno (our first president) in 1955.
Just like Puncak, Bandung is also the favorite city of Jakarta’s People, because it has a colder climate, variety of food, variety of factory outlets, the zoo, and other attractions in the city. Bandung also has a massive shopping mall called Trans Studio Mall, where inside one can find an amusement park. The ticket price for the amusement park costs around 11 Euro (170,000 Rupiah) on weekdays and around 18 Euro (270,000 Rupiah) on the weekends.
One of the most popular tourist attractions is the Tangkuban Perahu volcano crater, located on the north side of the city. The volcano erupted recently on 26 July 2019. On 2 August 2019, the volcano experienced eight minor eruptions, and as a result, the place has been closed down for visitors.
This place called Kawah Putih. It is a volcano crater lake located about 50 km south of Bandung. Kawah Putih is a sizeable highly acid lake (pH 0.5-1.3) which changes colour from bluish to whitish green, or brown, depending on the concentration of sulfur and the temperature or the oxidation state. On weekends and holidays, this place will be packed with tourists. According to Perhutani (stated-owned enterprises in Indonesia) staff at the site, up to 10,000 people might visit on busy holidays and the total number of visitors is perhaps 300,000 per year.
That is all for today’s post; I hope you enjoyed reading it. See you on my next one!
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