{"id":802,"date":"2009-12-19T22:23:02","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T14:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/?p=802"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:19:34","slug":"java-road-trip-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/java-road-trip-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"(Part 2) : JAVA ROAD TRIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dcbf41adbfce20b42ced934b3586d115\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RB_Square_Right_Top_Post -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5499563635738934\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7970629133\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8230;From Day 3 &#8211; Monday 26 October 2009<\/strong><br \/>\nHeading from Yogyakarta to Purwokerto where I met my brother who joined me from Bandung. It&#8217;s a very kind of him to take over the wheel from Purwokerto,Central Java to our final destination : Bandung, West Java &#8211; knowing that Bart must be exhausted after 3 days on the road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Purwokerto for me is a city with memory of my childhood visiting grandparents house, this means : lots of good food and laughter. I still have my aunt living in this city today. Like any other city in the country, the javanese culture moves parallel with the modernity and development. It is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java region, <a title=\"Purwokerto\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purwokerto\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Purwokerto<\/strong><\/a> is located near the base of Mount Slamet, the highest volcano in Central Java.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->The city is bisected by the Kali Kranji (Kranji River), and lies near two major east-west roads, Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Gatot Subroto (source : <a title=\"Purwokerto\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purwokerto\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purwokerto<\/a>), it&#8217;s a very small city, the local people loves to hang out at Alun-alun (town square), and you can circling this town in just 30 min, you will find yourself back to the same point of departure : Alun-alun. And beside its typical culinary delights such as : <em>Soto Sukaraja<\/em>, <em>Es Baltik<\/em>, <em>Tempe Mendoan<\/em>, etc&#8230;<strong>Serayu River<\/strong> is one of the main nature scenery not to be passed (actually it&#8217;s more for a nostalgic reason for me, where my dad spent his afternoon childhood, biking and playing on the river of Serayu!).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Bike @MendoanPwkt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bike-@MendoanPwkt.jpg\" alt=\"Bike @MendoanPwkt\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Serayu River\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Serayu-River.jpg\" alt=\"Serayu River\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I should&#8217;ve stayed more than just one night here, but Bandung, the flower city, the Parijs van Java, just couldn&#8217;t wait to see me..<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nDay 4 &#8211; Tuesday 27 October 2009<\/strong><br \/>\n09.40\u00a0 Left Purwokerto to Bandung<br \/>\n16.00\u00a0 WELCOME TO BANDUNG (again!), BEE !!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>28 October &#8211; 6 November 2009<\/strong> My <strong>must have annual holiday<\/strong> &#8216;Chez Mes Parents&#8217;, I&#8217;ve written some blog posts about Bandung and Jakarta, the two most frequented towns in my life &#8211; having lived &amp; worked there &#8211; so for fun things to do, I will just list here What&#8217;s HOT and What&#8217;s not HOT in Bandung compared to Bali<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hmm..starting from <strong>What&#8217;s HOT<\/strong> first and <strong>What Bali DOESN&#8217;T HAVE<\/strong>! Yay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1). <strong>Multi cineplex<\/strong> (minimum 8 screens of cinema!) giving more choices of movies, with HD surround sound system complete with other entertainment facility, such as restaurant, cafe, live music performance! digital music store, game center, pool, karaoke, function room, merchandise store, a very chic lounge, and lots of beautiful trendy fashionably people&#8230;my oh my&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size aligncenter\" title=\"Cineplex Lounge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cineplex-Lounge.jpg\" alt=\"Cineplex Lounge\" \/><em>The way Bandung spoils movie lovers..I wish Bali had this..<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"Foyer restroom Cineplex\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Foyer-restroom-Cineplex.jpg\" alt=\"Gee..and I'm on my way to the rest room! Luxurious touch in cinema..&lt;3\" \/><em>Gee..and I&#8217;m on my way to the rest room! Luxurious touch in cinema..&lt;3<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2). <strong>Malls and great malls&#8230;and more malls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"PVJ-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/PVJ-1.jpg\" alt=\"The most artistic &amp; tasteful mal in Bandung : PVJ (Paris van Java)\" \/><em>The most artistic &amp;amp; tasteful mall in Bandung : PVJ (Paris van Java)<\/em><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" class=\"size-full wp-image-812 aligncenter\" title=\"Wifi cafe @PVJ\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Wifi-cafe-@PVJ.jpg\" alt=\"Where in Bali, can we find a mobile wifi internet cafe like this?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Wifi-cafe-@PVJ.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Wifi-cafe-@PVJ-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><em>Where in Bali, can we find a mobile wifi internet cafe like this?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3). <strong>Good yummy food<\/strong> with hundreds of price &amp; flavor variation all over the city! The battle of New innovative culinary vs Classic legend food that never ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"Lotek Kalipahapo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Lotek-Kalipahapo.jpg\" alt=\"Since 1953, guys....\" \/><em>Since 1953, guys&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"Sushi mobile\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Sushi-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"It's mobile era now...so does SUSHI...yum!\" \/><em>It&#8217;s mobile era now&#8230;so does SUSHI&#8230;yum!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4). <strong>Old historical buildings <\/strong>from Dutch colonial period that are still being functioned as international conference building, Post Office, or trade centers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"Gedung AA Bdg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Gedung-AA-Bdg.jpg\" alt=\"Asia Africa Building\" \/><em>Asia Africa Building<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" title=\"Kantor Pos Besar AA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Kantor-Pos-Besar-AA.jpg\" alt=\"Post Office Bandung\" \/><em>Post Office Bandung<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5). A cutey little pie coquette <strong>niece<\/strong> with three dream jobs in one life time : Singer,model, pediatrician &amp; a <strong>nephew<\/strong> who thinks he&#8217;s Spongebob the Squarepants and a card collector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dede Ecal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Dede-Ecal1.jpg\" alt=\"Dede Ecal\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Die-Cast and Card Collection\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Diecast-card-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Die-Cast and Card Collection\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6). <strong>A large backyard<\/strong> and beautiful garden &#8211; with the crazy high land price in Bali, there&#8217;s no way people could easily afford a house with a big garden..(they&#8217;re lucky to have one actually)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Bdg backyard\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bdg-backyard.jpg\" alt=\"Bdg backyard\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7). <strong>Best friends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Best friends\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Best-friends1.jpg\" alt=\"Best friends\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What&#8217;s NOT Hot in Bandung<\/strong> :<br \/>\n1). Traffic Jam almost everywhere &#8211; typically big cities in Java<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-823\" title=\"macet AA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/macet-AA.jpg\" alt=\"macet AA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/macet-AA.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/macet-AA-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2). Bike Riders who just couldn&#8217;t wait and queue on a train railway portal, they have this &#8216;good habit&#8217; crossing the opposite line to get in the front line, nice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Motor gila\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Motor-gila.jpg\" alt=\"Motor gila\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3). Two different world : The Slum surrounding or just behind a nice glamorous shopping center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-825\" title=\"Slum behind mal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Slum-behind-mal.jpg\" alt=\"Slum behind mal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Slum-behind-mal.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Slum-behind-mal-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Til my next adventure and crazy trip, hopefully one day : Tour d\u2019Indon\u00e9sie ! Thanks to <a title=\"Bart's photos passion!\" href=\"http:\/\/photography.risanto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Benny<\/a> for the great pics, love ya&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Related Post<br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"One week in Bandung\" href=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/one-week-in-bandung-parijs-van-java\/\" target=\"_blank\">ONE WEEK IN BANDUNG \u2013 PARIJS VAN JAVA<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"Bandung &amp; Jakarta so far..\" href=\"http:\/\/www.risanto.com\/beeamazing\/bandung-jakarta-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bandung &amp; Jakarta so far<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;From Day 3 &#8211; Monday 26 October 2009 Heading from Yogyakarta to Purwokerto where I met my brother who joined me from Bandung. 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