Weekend in Bandung ~

Today, Saturday we decided we wanted to move into town a bit - the Ibis is on the outskirts of town and we always need the taxi to get anywhere....we had found a Fave Hotel which we are familiar with and their rooms are tidy and they have wifi in the rooms & prices are much more reasonable.  Just wasn't available when we first got into town!

So this morning we started out by a walk to a bakery we had passed by several times - by car or mini bus....let's check it out Nick!

Yes it was called the Holland Bakery and we were curious how Dutch it would be!  It even had a windmill on the roof!  

 

 Nick nosed around and we found something we both liked ~

Lemper!  And it was really good...! A strange thing to find in a bakery but it is a specialty here - so I guess a bakery would sell it yes?

(sticky rice with  spicy chicken inside) they also had "kroket" but decided against that. 

We then grabbed the taxi and it was crazy busy already only 9:30 am - I guess everyone was heading into the center of town and we were too!  We wanted to check out the Fave Hotel area because there is a little more to do there and closer to the church we want to attend Sunday morning!  

"HOGS" Anyone? 

Yes there was a rally of some sort in town this weekend...and these Harley's were lined up here this evening in front of our hotel/mall!  My what a 'roar' of motorcycles came in all at once! 

                              We chuckled seeing so many Harley's here in Indonesia! Just look at that!

 That is a whole lot of investment's lined up there!  Seems pretty expensive to bring those over from the States - Nick noted!

                                          And there was a Gold Wing - Honda right in between!

The guys and gals got a whole lot of looks ~

 Nick & I so wanted a salad - so yes...we walked into Pizza Hut where we found a salad bar! How funny is that...Pizza Hut here and it was swamped in there for a Saturday evening...we waited quite a long time but it was worth the wait!  We are missing our salads!  Indonesian cuisine does not offer a whole lot of veggies...so we are ready to find a place to settle a while and be able to fix our own meals!  Although don't get us wrong - we love our nasi goreng!

As we were wandering around this afternoon close to the Fave

Hotel we stopped for some coffee and chatted with a young man - who was a student here from Australia ~ it was so nice to talk to him.  He has been here already 3 yrs studying at the university (English speaking school).  Always fun to chat with people and they too enjoy speaking a little English again! 

We walked along the shopping area and heard some Dutch spoken and said "Goede middag" (good afternoon!) and the people looked up and smiled! Lots of Dutchies today - must a tour group in town!

Well we found a International Church and will be visiting it in the morning - we are so looking forward to it!  We will check out of our hotel here very early 8:00 am and then bring our suitcases to the Fave Hotel and then continue on with the taxi to the church service which starts at 9 am.  Cost about $3,- to get across town with the taxi - not bad huh?

One More Thing.........

We walked by this restaurant and Lo and Behold - there was my favorite little car that brought lots of good memories - my years in Holland!  Oh my goodness you guys - 

 I raced around in this little mini cooper back in the 70' don't ask how....but what fun it was to criss-cross through town with it!

I said Nick! Nick! Look - there is the cutest little car and here in a restaurant here in Bandang! 

                                           What fun!  I think I might of taught Tineke my girlfriend in Holland how to drive with this little car...Tineke is that so?