Our flight was cancelled and it made us panicked for a few minutes BUT! how fortunate for us that we got transferred to Garuda Airline Economy Class instead! :D
Had always been a 'Budget class' flight for us, but this was something different and I love the economy class chairs on the plane SO MUCH better. Finally…I seriously mean it… Finally…I can SLEEP on board.
Having fun riding trolley
IchiKo on the plane to Jakarta!
Not only that! The food was awesome. We had a choice of Chicken Fettucini OR Rice with Fish.
All of us took Chicken Fettucini. :) For some reason, I think it's probably better than Pastamania. haha ;P
Kick off the Holiday Java Overland tour with a little shopping at Thamrin City @ Jakarta.
It's a new shopping centre and I would recommend everyone to visit it if they would like to shop for Malay Clothes (Eg: For weddings, batik clothes) and shoes.
The dish I like most would be the stuffed beanburd. Don't really know what's it called but they just call it 'Tahu'. It has creamy stuffings of vegetables and prawn… YES PRAWN…
Anything with Prawn is no doubt a bias recommendation from me. HAHA.
Fried Squid
Sambal Kangkong
Fish Dish > I Love their rich Gravy...
Papa 'Smelling' the Stuffed Beancurd.
After dinner, It's off to Orchardz hotel. I am loving this hotel, their hotel, tho it looked simple and low class, it seriously have good standards. Very Clean and Free Wifi! However, their breakfast wasn't really that much impressive but it was ok.
Each of us girls brought our OWN luggage. The black one belongs to Papa and Mama.
MORING!!! Rise and Shine!
On the second day, Pak Ibnul told us that our package tour is very special and rarely planned. Hence, he apologized sincerely if he wasn't so sure and couldn't remember much of the details of the places that we are going to visit. It has been around 10 years ago since his last tour of the same places that we took.
It was alright, everyone can re-visit and learn what they had forgotten form the past.
Papa and mama told the agent that one car is not enough to fit all the family members and our luggages. Hence, they arranged for a second car to follow us around throughout the whole journey. One car for the people (us) ad another car for all the things (our luggages and loots from shopping). O.0!
Meaning 2 cars and 2 drivers just for this one family. and the best thing is ---> NO EXTRA CHARGES. Very lucky and fortunate.
At least now our tour guide cum driver would have a friend accompanying him for the whole trip.
We were hoping that this is the stuffed bean curd… but its not :(
Lunch at Pringwasewu Restaurant…. With an Ocean View.
Grilled Fish… Crispy and super soft inside!
More Fried Squid
A Full Table.
Sup Buntut.
It's like Mutton Soup...
Hotplate Kangkong with Tauchu! Yes...Prawn!
The special thing about this restaurant is that we get to choose to either sit and dine like normal (using table and chairs) OR we could SIT LIKE THIS. Haha… the Indonesian Style. :)
ES Kelapa - Iced Coconut.
Should really try this if you're a coconut lover who doesn't mind a little extra specialty added to your coconut drink. This one has syrup and some other things added to it… It tasted more like Bandung coconut.
There was a 'Magic Box' there. I've got no body!
Day 2 was something different.
Out from Jakarta and into Cirebon, it was a 5 hour plus journey. *I slept almost all the way.
There was only one agenda for today which is to visit Makam Wali. (Shall update and find out who it was again…lol)
It was an eye opener to drive though open padi fields and feel how it was to be living in a village.
There was a lot of sheep. Fluffy and white. Haha...
The village
Super BIG Tasbir.
Pushcarts like this selling all kinds of food can be found everywhere at the sides of the streets.
This is a Nasi Sunda. Rice with Fried Chicken and side of veggies…Eat this with their Sambal.
SO Nice! Haha.. Although I didn't eat much, the rest of them seems quite happy with this.
It's a little bit like Nasi Ayam Penyek.
A rolled up rice. Haha..
Flying Garuda Fish. This is served with Salbal Kicap Manis with cili paid. wooo...
I NEED THIS everywhere I Go.
A little something interesting!
There are actually seasons here (At INDRAMAYU) where people would get married at the same time or get divorced. There would also be a Pasar Jodoh (Match-making Market) where the girls and guys would gather and within the same day, they would get to know each other. Once they talked and feel happy with the person that they've just met, the guys would bring the girls back home and get married straight away. ON THAT SAME NIGHT.
This is what I would call… EXPRESS MARRIAGE.
HAhaa… But of course with this sort of activities, there would also fast divorces.
Some people would just be married for only 4 days and then they get a divorce…
4 days of marriage!?
For some reason, I pity the girls there…
Every girl should have the chance to ind their true love and be happy for the rest of their lives with their fated husband… :)
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