Tripping Jakarta & Bandung - Part 1

I went off for a short holiday in Jakarta & Bandung last 2 weeks and came back with a fever. I was recovering from cough before I left but came back with other viruses ;o). Thank goodness I'm much better now (though not fully well) and almost back to normal "programming"! A short 1st part from me...

Prior to me going onto this trip, the lot of us were forewarned to abstain from consuming too much of the chili paste that's usually served with the regular meals of Nasi Padang (the local version of rice with dishes - usually eaten with lots of curry gravy, for me that is). For one who loves spicy food, it was a bummer that I had to cut down on that. Plus no food adventure on the side for me! The first group that went suffered diarrhoea and now it's up to us whether we want to live life dangerously or "healthily"! Hahaha....

It was a shame really that I played it safe but I definitely didn't want to ruin my vacation by throwing caution to the wind.

After a quick lunch which was Nasi Padang (one of many Nasi Padang meals I had there), we dashed over to a nearby departmental store as there were some of us who were already itching to spend some shopping money.

Can someone please let me know exactly what is "String Women"???

There were lovely batik prints/textiles for sale alongside with handicraft souvenirs and bags.

Of course, I went around capturing scenes with my camera - definitely preferring street scenes over departmental stores ;o)

To be continued ...