Kagumi Bandung

Let me introduce you (or re-introduce you) to another food that is uniquely Bandung but has made quite a name for itself in the eyes of many people in Indonesia. The name of the food is Surabi. Typically, Indonesians are accustomed to plot morning hours as the designated time to enjoy Surabi, and the traditional merchants selling the food are no longer open for business come noon or afternoon. Perhaps it is even proper to call it a ‘breakfast cookie’ for Indonesians.

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Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, with over than 17.000 islands spanning from east to west. For better or worse, it also houses the most abundant amount of people ever inhabiting a country in the world, numbering up to 200 million. Naturally, such numbers widespread throughout an extremely large archipelago would produce a huge amount of cultural variety and diversity, and as food is one of the inseparable parts of a society’s culture, it is then stand to reason that Indonesia has one of the most diverse cuisine traditions in the world. One of the finest example of this is Bandung, who already garnered a reputation as the place for an unforgettable journey of delectable cuisine experience.

And yes, I’m talking in a roundabout way when all I really want to say is that this post will be the first part of my series of posts regarding the spectacular cuisine options of Bandung. The first food on the plate right now is Batagor.

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This post is, as you should already been able to surmise quite easily from the name entitled to it, will detail (in a broad sense of speaking) Grand Serela Hotel Bandung, continuing from part one. As per usual, whereas the first post of my KAGUM Hotels series mainly tells about my opinion of the room I was shown when I visited, the second post consists of numerous things that crossed my head as I observed various facilities of the Hotel.

Thankfully, the Hotel itself was not that big, so walking around the Hotel was not that difficult or time-consuming.

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This is number three of KAGUM Hotels series of post. It is going to be a bit different this time. Whereas in the previous stories I retold my experiences of visiting two four stars Hotel, this time I am going to venture into a three stars KAGUM Hotels’ properties called Grand Serela Hotel Bandung. The Hotel is conveniently situated at L.L.R.E. Marthadinata Street number 56. L.L.R.E. Marthadinata is a street better known with the name Riau Street by the Bandung folks.

Since it is a three stars Hotel, the place is admittedly somewhat less luxurious compared to the places I have visited before, but does a less luxury place automatically translates into a less favorable Hotel experience?

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Shopping Malls. What can we do about them? The big, expansive, multi-floor air conditioned buildings where shops, stores, dining spots, food courts, cinemas, and other places where you can shop and spend your money to your heart’s content congregated together in one concentrated place for the convenience of people with a penchant for shopping. Be happy or not with them; whether you think their existence beneficial or harmful to the masses; it is undeniable that they have a tremendous effect on many people everywhere they are built, and that their presence often construed as a sign of a ‘proper’ city—a sign of a city’s increasing economic capacity and welfare.

Before I am continuing with my nonsense drabble however (one of which I am partially confused myself, hahaha), I would like to introduce to you some of the more famous Shopping Malls in Bandung. This post is the first part of a series of posts about Bandung Shopping Malls in this blog.

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