Puncak, Indonesia: Round 2

December 18, 2011

here's my first time experience in Puncak: Round 1

this time it was a random trip. very random. my friends and i went out Saturday night in Jakarta then instead of going home, we all decided to go to Puncak. it was crazy!

we left Jakarta at 7 am, the traffic was horrible going up and had brunch along the road by 9am. by 11 am we reached Kota Bunga and explored a bit then the worst thing happened! WORST traffic jam i have ever experienced in my entire Indonesia life! 5 freaking hours stuck on the road. traffic was not moving at all. it was beyond horrible. 

anyway, i was just glad that despite the horrendous traffic experience, i was able to see one of the amazing views in Indonesia. i heart kota bunga! it felt like you were brought to a totally new place. a complete opposite of Jakarta City.

kota bunga villas

Villas at kota bunga were amazing! there were different themes in each street/blocks. from victorian to fairy tale villas to just anything and everything! madness!

Little Venice

we were only able to have a quick stopover here but it looks promising!

i would love to check all these amazing places again BUT the traffic experience set off a little trauma. So let's see if it's possible to hit Puncak again. *cross fingers*

Puncak, Indonesia: Round 2

December 18, 2011

here's my first time experience in Puncak: Round 1

this time it was a random trip. very random. my friends and i went out Saturday night in Jakarta then instead of going home, we all decided to go to Puncak. it was crazy!

we left Jakarta at 7 am, the traffic was horrible going up and had brunch along the road by 9am. by 11 am we reached Kota Bunga and explored a bit then the worst thing happened! WORST traffic jam i have ever experienced in my entire Indonesia life! 5 freaking hours stuck on the road. traffic was not moving at all. it was beyond horrible. 

anyway, i was just glad that despite the horrendous traffic experience, i was able to see one of the amazing views in Indonesia. i heart kota bunga! it felt like you were brought to a totally new place. a complete opposite of Jakarta City.

kota bunga villas

Villas at kota bunga were amazing! there were different themes in each street/blocks. from victorian to fairy tale villas to just anything and everything! madness!

Little Venice

we were only able to have a quick stopover here but it looks promising!

i would love to check all these amazing places again BUT the traffic experience set off a little trauma. So let's see if it's possible to hit Puncak again. *cross fingers*

Indonesia Chronicles: Puncak Experience

August 3, 2011

my housemate, diane had her birthday salubong at Puncak.

According to Wikitravel, Puncak literally means "Peak". It was like their version of "Tagaytay" in the Philippines.

Read more about Puncak here: Puncak - Wikitravel

Ride going to Puncak from South Jakarta was around ~1 1/2 - 2 hours WITHOUT traffic.

Since we were celebrating a birthday salubong, we were there from midnight til very early dawn. Thus, most of the restaurants were already closed. Besides, it is also a fasting month. Anyway, luckily there was this hotel that was open 24/7. We had a very late dinner at Hotel Bukit Indah and of course the candle blowing of our dear birthday celebrant :)

By the way, it was super duper cold! my hands and feet were freezing! perfect place for snuggling. CHOS! hahaha :))

Here are some photos of our quick but nice Puncak experiece...

hotel's reception

view at night

hotel's menu

Nasi goreng special

fish menuierre

nasi putih and sop bontot

 mango juice

happy birthday DIANE!!!

big 3-0!

i would love to visit Puncak again very soon. ohwellz, we'll see then :)

Indonesia Chronicles: Puncak Experience

August 3, 2011

my housemate, diane had her birthday salubong at Puncak.

According to Wikitravel, Puncak literally means "Peak". It was like their version of "Tagaytay" in the Philippines.

Read more about Puncak here: Puncak - Wikitravel

Ride going to Puncak from South Jakarta was around ~1 1/2 - 2 hours WITHOUT traffic.

Since we were celebrating a birthday salubong, we were there from midnight til very early dawn. Thus, most of the restaurants were already closed. Besides, it is also a fasting month. Anyway, luckily there was this hotel that was open 24/7. We had a very late dinner at Hotel Bukit Indah and of course the candle blowing of our dear birthday celebrant :)

By the way, it was super duper cold! my hands and feet were freezing! perfect place for snuggling. CHOS! hahaha :))

Here are some photos of our quick but nice Puncak experiece...

hotel's reception

view at night

hotel's menu

Nasi goreng special

fish menuierre

nasi putih and sop bontot

 mango juice

happy birthday DIANE!!!

big 3-0!

i would love to visit Puncak again very soon. ohwellz, we'll see then :)