Shopaholic in Bandung day 3

Third day... Our day trip to Ciwidey! Okay, at first I pronounced it "Cidiwey" and another supir corrected me. Hehehe.. They sounded alike, don't they???

We were supposed to start our journey at 8.30 am, my aunt at first even insisted Pak Tedy to come at 7.30 (like we could wake up that early!), but since 7ish is macet time, we followed his advice to start our journey at 8.30am.

BUT... read the title above! It's shopaholic in bandung. So it implies that the day didn't start without some shopping. The girls sempat borong souvenirs stuff like t-shirts, keychains, bags in front of the hotel! Hehehe, we're all girls, and without guys who can stop us? Heheheh...

Start our journey around 9am from city of bandung heading south to the town of Ciwidey... Yeay, white crater (Kawah Putih) here we come! We had to go through some kg road, like below to get there... It was an opportunity to see the other side of Bandung rather than the ol' shops.

We even passed few horse carriages along the way... Didn't get the chance to ride them tho...

Stadion Jalak Harupat (below)

Passed by beautiful view of paddy field... They're really utilizing their lands!

Finally after 2 hours plus in the car, we got to the entrance of the famous White Crater. The Wisata Kawah Putih.

When we got out of our car, it was coooold, and I forgot to bring my jacket even! I think it must've been around 15 degrees over there. They have stalls selling belerang (eh, what's that in english?), hats, scarfs and jackets. It was misty and the environment looks very serene...

We had to walk about 100 meters down to see this beautiful view... Don't you think it's kinda mystique?

View from the stairs

Jagung Bakar

Around 1 pm, we went off to our next destionation, strawberry farm. The strawberries are red ripe and big too. Also, they are very very cheap! You can get 1 kg of strawberries for the price of RP35,000 which is equivalent to RM12. Ain't that cheap???

Our picking for the day

Me and my sis with our empty basket

Lots of strawberry plants

Plantation view. Beautiful...

After paying for our strawberries, we headed to the city specifically Ciba Duyut for some 'tas dan sepatu' equals to 'more handbags & shoes'! We also took the time to buy some kerepek locally made, and good thing was I can try the kerepek before buying them... They sell the famous pisang salai, kerepek tempe, dodol, and also oncom which is made from ground nuts (kacang tanah) mixed with other stuff. If you're here, don't forget to try my favorite the popiah goreng. It's small popiah wraps with dried prawn fillings (they taste a bit sweet- and yummy)... No, we didn't go buy any tas nor sepatu (surprising!!!). The choices were quite limited, plus we were surrounded by locals trying to sell us MORE souvenirs. Even some tried to get us buying a Sumpit and a small Gendang (sorry didn't know the exact name). Hmmmm... And why would I need that???

Went to get "forgotten items" at pasar baru again but only for an hour (or was it two?)! Actually me and sis getting some gifts for future kenduri bergunting of a niece. This time, my millions of rupiah had finished- all magically disappeared in exchange for a FULL bag.

Dinner at Restorant Ayam Goreng Suharti. Very exclusive place yet with reasonable price.... This time Pak Tedy joined me and the girls for dinner unlike previous meals (I wonder doesn't he feel hungry from all that waiting while us shopping?)
One favorite dish of the night. It was actually ayam kampung goreng. BUT... it was steamed for FOUR hours first to make its meat tender... After that, it was fried with flour+egg. I just realized that ayam kampung doesn't have that "chicken smell" after being told by Pak Tedy. Ehemm, Pak Tedy shared his recipe of ayam goreng complete with the instructions ;) One fine day when I'm rajin enough, maybe I can cook this sundanese dish...

Shopping finale. Last night in Bandung :)