From Alphard to Angkot - Cirebon Another Story

Fiuh finally i have time to write my story :-D.

Sorry for the delay! :p, because of some reason maybe in the next post i will write about it.

In the beginning of May 2014, our team decided to go to Cirebon (after a lot of discussion from Garut, Sukabumi, etc and i didn't know why finally we choose this city :p), last year we went to Long Trip to Capture Dolphins At Kiluan Bay (Lampung).

Our plan was 'no plan',we just went randomly when we already reached there. Except the train ticket from Gambir to Cirebon and the hotel (but somehow we moved to another hotel in the next day LoL).

We decided to go by Alphard (the exclusive taxi from Silver Bird) but somehow in that time, we couldn't get the taxi even we already booked the taxi one day before. I was so upset with their service actually because when i called the call center and told her that i was so disappointed. The call center told me this is not the complaint place, if you have complain just called ..... this number. Fiuh..

And why the title is Angkot then? hahaha.. It was randomly we hired an Angkot when we are in Cirebon to travel and from Jatinegara to our office :p.

Angkot - Captured by @justch3n

So our journey was started at Gambir and took around 3.5 hours to Cirebon.

The Cirebon Express

Monas from Gambir - Captured by @ingsap

The train was in a good condition (AC is OK, and we could drop our stuffs in our above) and interesting for me because we could change the chair position :p to another side. 

Inside of Cirebon Express - Business Class - Captured by @lucianatyas

Outside of Cirebon - Since 1911 ??

Our first hotel was in front of Amaris Hotel, then we decided to move to that hotel in the next day. Hahaha. I thought because the Amaris Hotel looked much better than our first hotel :p - just take a look below. We got around 200 k IDR in first hotel and got 350 k IDR in second hotel - i used to bluffing about the corporate rate :p - sorry sometimes i so tricky lol - the common price 390 k IDR.

Amaris Hotel - exactly in front of our hotel

Our first Hotel - Selamet Hotel - Captured by @justch3n

After we took a dinner in warteg :p, we tried to another food called Tempe Mendoan. It was so delicious with their variant - usually i just found the original one :).

Tempe Mendoan Menu

Tempe Mendoan variant - Captured by @stevenmartono

We just went to Kanoman Kraton (Kraton : Javanese word for a royal place), Kasepuhan Kraton, Batik Trusmi, and a lot of eat session :p - so i will post a lot of foods - please be prepared. We went to all the place using Angkot :p, and walk of course.

Kanoman Kraton - The bell

Even the place inside of the traditional market - Kanoman Kraton

Kasepuhan Kraton

The old transportation using by The Sultan - Kasepuhan Kraton

Masjid - Kasepuhan Kraton

Empal Gentong - Empal Asam is the same like Empal Gentong just without coconut milk

Nasi Jamblang Mang Dul - near Grage Mall

We picked the menu by ourselves

From another side Nasi Jamblang Mang Dul - Near Grage Mall

Took the picture to remind us the menu when we paid 

take a look at the leaves they used the leaves for cover the rice - Captured by @justch3n

Fried Banana

Finish! and wait for my another post :)

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

9 hours Padang to Pekanbaru

I have a chance to visit Padang and Pekanbaru, just felt so lucky right :p.

I could try their food hoho, actually i was in business trip so a lot of meeting and just took some pictures here.

My friend told me that you can't go to Padang without taking a picture from Siti Nurbaya Bridge. So here the bridge :

Siti Nurbaya Bridge - Right Side

Siti Nurbaya Bridge - Left Side

And without trying eating Sate Padang!! you will regret your whole life :p haha..

Sate Padang - Unknown Place

Sate Padang from Mak Syukur - the famous one and the real one in Padang - the taste? priceless

Soto Padang - absolutely delicious

Lontong Sayur

Apem ? - They cooked used fire up and downside

The result of apem

I know the taste but i forgot the name :p - coconut inside

Bakut teh

I found a lot of Family house here - such as this picture 

After two days in Padang, i should move to another city by land for almost 9 hours >.<.. But we stop in very unique place :

waterfall

 

waterfall

Kelok 9 - 9 Turns

Pekanbaru City at the night

 -danny williams | @dannywongso-

Tanjung Bira | Makasar (pantai lagi dan pantai lagi)

Akhirnya sempet nulis juga karena satu  dan beberapa alasan (padahal lagi males nulis aja) -_-; :p

So.. Perjalanan menuju kesini sebenarnya sudah ada di post sebelumnya waktu ke Tinabo , mampir untuk menginap semalam dan kemudian kembali lg untuk bermain di pantai (lagi) yeay :-D..

Agak takjub dengan Tanjung Bira karena lautnya indah cakepppppp.. Dan underwaternya juga ok banget, ga kalah sama Karimun Jawa kalau tahu spotnya..

Malah kemarin nemuin ikan guede banget 50 cm kali ya? :p.. cuaca cerah pas kesini dan info penduduk lokal ada yang liat lumba lumba loncat kesana kesini pagi hari nya.. 

*baru lanjut nulis lagi setelah berhasil mengcopy foto2 dari HD yang rusak :(..

Cuaca pas cerah sekali, ombak beberapa tempat tinggi cape berenangnya :-D.. Pemandangan bagus sekali, suasana ga serame di Karimun Jawa or Derawan, mungkin karena jauh juga dari udara terus lanjut ke darat.

Enaknya disini antar pulau dekat - karena sebelumnya di Tinabo , pulau terdekat itu paling cepat 1 jam saja - ga sampai 15 menit ud sampe meski info tour guidenya jauh haha..

Karena cuma sehari tempat foto2nya juga limited :)

bukan jepretan sendiri - ini tempat menginapnya 

Menginap di *tetiba lupa nama tempatnya - salassa * - sebelum dan sesudah ke Tinabo tidur dan makan disini - tempat makannya enak dibanding tempat lain #katanya tapi sepertinya memang begitu :p - ngertikan kl mau makan itu sabar jadinya!

info menginap di tempat model gini bisa jutaan semalam - apalah daya inep nya ditempat 60 ribu semalam :p

Lunch di sebuah Pulau yg namanya juga lupa ._. , apalah artinya sebuah nama kan :p

berakhir pada foto2 juga disini

sudut lain area tanjung bira

sebenarnya pada main banana boat juga - dan ini moment lagi nunggu giliran sambil poto2 anak2 maen pasir

sepi kan ni pantai - top markotop - karena pergi kesini nya hari biasa :-D jd kosonggggg

Sunset - ceritanya nya ini abis banana boat pd kesini minum teh sambil nunggu dinner dan giliran mandi ke tempat penginapan yang ditempuh 5 menitan saja

versi agak ga blur :) - sunset di kapal phinisi

Wujud cafe kapal phinisinya - yang super duper lama - karena nungguin kokinya jam 7 malam - sisanya cm bisa minuman saja - bukan foto sendiri

Ketika mobil satunya mampir ke tempat pembuatan kapal phinisi - dan cuma bisa lihat fotonya aja >.<

Nah ini foto2 pagi waktu kali pertama sampe sebelum ke Tinabo :

sisi kanan - Tanjung Bira

sisi kiri - Tanjung Bira

-danny williams | @dannywongso-