Minimax (Mini Movie Theater)

You can have a mini theater for yourself with your friends, and choose your own movie to watch. Just go to Minimax at Dago Plaza, and have a private room with good quality sound system to watch your favorite film. The room is furnished with cozy sofa and couch, big TV screen and audio system with air-conditioner facility. So, it’s like to have your own private movie theater to enjoy with your friends or family.

There is also a lounge for you to wait for your turn, in case the room is still fully booked. At the lounge, you can try karaoke for only Rp. 3.000,- per song.

Price:

Weekdays:

Standard = Rp. 30.000,-

VIP = Rp. 65.000,-

Weekend:

Standard = Rp. 44.000,-

VIP = Rp. 91.000,-

Minimax

Dago Plaza Lt. 1

Jl. Ir. H. Juanda (Dago) 61 - 63

Bandung

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Taman Lalu Lintas (Traffic Park)

Taman Lalu Lintas initially was an area that was designated as a tropical area. So no wonder if there are many tropical plants that thrive there. As nowadays there are many green lot area in the city of Bandung which has been converted to buildings filling up the city.

In addition to area designated as green lot, traffic park is also an object of family recreation cheap but still has the educative aspect of the children. Lots of children's play facilities that can be used to play while learning for the children there. Besides it is also a wide area and lush trees will be used to place a cozy picnic for the whole family.

The main attraction in this park, however, is the miniature of traffic designed for children. Here your kids can try to drive and learn about the traffic sign. There are occassionally also activities of learning how the traffic works.

Formally established on 1 March 1958, Parks traffic Ade Irma Suryani Nasution is an informal educational tool aimed at instilling ethical values ​​in traffic early on for children. Actually, since its establishment on 1 March 1958, at the end of 1965 the new name of Ade Irma Suryani Nasution be added after the name of the park traffic. This is done to commemorate the national hero of the little, Ade Irma Suryani Nasution, who is the daughter of the late General Five Star (Rtd) Abdul Haris Nasution. Ade Irma Suryani Nasution died at the time of movement G 30 SPKI (G30S). She was shot at a bunch of rebels about to kidnap her father.

Taman Lalu Lintas
Ade Irma Suryani Nasution
Jl. Belitung No. 1
Bandung

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Kopi Aroma Traditional Coffee Maker

All you coffee-lovers put on your mocha loafers, for it's time for a trip down memory lane. Don't spill your beans, but let them drain. Aroma's Coffee Factory has been in the business of making good earnest coffee since the 1930's. When you enter the small shop on Jalan Banceuy, central Bandung, its wooden interior and antique coffee paraphernalia such as old coffee machines and bronze scales will make you think that you stepped into a movie set. Aroma's coffee factory remains dedicated to entrepreneurial craftsmanship that keeps rusty German made coffee burners from the 1930's a foundation instead of a relic from a long forgotten past.


Everything in the factory is still hand-labor, from the picking and sorting of the beans to the roasting and packing. The coffee beans coming mainly from Sumatra and Jawa are dried in the back yard for an hour and then piled sack upon sack rising more than 10 meters above our heads in the storage room, where the Robusta beans will dry for 5 years, while the Arabica beans require an astonishing 8 years of lying around.


Get a taste of authenticity and drop by at Aroma's. Open daily, if you want a behind the scenes look on the coffee making process, be there before 2 o clock or call in beforehand.

Aroma's pabrik and toko kopi
Jalan Banceuy No. 51 

Bandung 40111
Phone: 022 - 4230473

Fax: 022 - 4232648

Source: http://www.streetdirectory.com/

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Gasibu Market Shock!

Market Shock is the term used by Bandung people or "Pasar Kaget" in bahasa Indonesia. This is because it normally nothing, no market around this area. But suddenly you will find this huge crowded market in Sunday morning!

If you visit the city of Bandung on Sunday morning, do not be surprised, if you see crowds and congestion that occurred in front of Gedung Sate Bandung, precisely around the Square Gasibu Bandung.

The atmosphere here is very crowded, because the presence of an impromptu market or “market-shock” is often called, are filled by various people from various circles of society.

Gasibu market that claimed to be surprisingly the biggest market in Bandung, there is only on Sundays from 06.00 am until 12.00 noon.

From the selling, exercising, just walking, like shopping for food or blend into one in this market. The goods sold here are also varied, ranging from vegetables, pets, bags, clothing, tools, electronics as well as merchants who sell clothing, shirts and pants and a wide range of accessories at low prices.

Usually exercise activities more deliberately excluded because typically most come to look around while enjoying the atmosphere of the morning in Gasibu was intending to look for food and shopping here. For foodies, this market is a typical street food paradise, as here you can find variety of snacks and food, like chicken rice steam, pureed chicken, chicken satay, roasted rice, rice lead, shake noodles, fried rice Sate Jebred, Lontong Kari, Rice Mix, Semur Jengkol, various Curried, various kit and much more than you can imagine!

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Jonas Photo Studio

Get professional photography service while you are in Bandung. Come to Jonas.

Golly, would line up if you want to get photographed in this studio! Once the photo studio is location was on the street Batik Jonas.The road should go all the complexes and it is quite hard to find.But the photography service was attractive to many people in Bandung. Even if the location was hard to find but the people came to this studio.
Now the studio is already so advanced. Photographic techniques and display of the photographs is already very modern and diverse. People from outside the city are also not uncommon to come to Bandung just to be photographed in this Jonas Photo Studio.
This photo studio has also transformed from just ordinary photo studio, to become a place where Bandung youths would hang out. There are already cafes and food stalls established in the area and surrounding.
Jl. Banda

Bandung

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Kosambi Market

Now many of the people who visit Bandung, come shopping to Pasar Baru (New Market). It is very interesting because the goods offered are fine, diverse and also very cheap! Well, actually, in the past, Bandung also has a similar favorite shopping market (still operating today). But because the management is not as good as Pasar Baru, this place is now forgotten.

Yes, you might have guessed, this place is called Pasar Kosambi (Kosambi Market). The location of this market is in Ahmad Yani street. We can also reach it from the terminal Cicaheum, continued westward toward the center of the city of Bandung through the Ahmad Yani street. If you leave from the center of Bandung, so we headed toward the East. And why did this market become the favorite shopping place in Bandung?

Actually, like the Pasar Baru, Pasar Kosambi also offers a variety of cheap but classy goods. The quality of the goods offered are quite fine as well. In this market we can find clothes, shoes, veils, and also household goods. Also, if the parents wanted to buy toys for their children, this market also offers some choices to stop the crying of Bandung children!

If you intend to look for snacks and souvenirs typical of Bandung, there are plenty of place to visit. But to get more variety the Kosambi Market is worth visiting.

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Cihampelas Walk

In Cihampelas street, other than jeans shops, there is a place called Cihampelas Walk, or abbreviated CiWalk. It is located midway of the Cihampelas street, initiating the jeans shops line there. If you drive through this street just look at your left side, then you will see a quite open area with the sign showing the simbol of tree. You won't miss it.

For your convenience, you can park your car in CiWalk and explore the street on your feet to browse through the jeans stores around. When you get back to CiWalk, you can spend the rest of your time here before driving out of Cihampelas.

So, what makes CiWalk interesting?

It is an area decorated with garden and shade trees. This place is designed to reflect as the city park in Cihampelas area. But in between it all, they built a shopping center or mall that has a very harmonious architecture. To make it more unique, the arrangement of the shopping area were set up as if we are walking the streets of the cities in Singapore. Even the 'streets' resemble the name like in the country of origin.

On either side of the road there are cafes just like sidewalk cafes in Europe. Enjoying your day here will feel so good because we can have coffee accompanied by lush green trees. This is very cool place to hang out with friends. CiWalk practically make Bandung more fun!

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Cihapit, Second Hand Goods

Street yard of Cihapit Bandung is famous for its collection of sellers that offer used goods. Starting from electrical appliances such as audio radios, cars, shoes, home furnishings, as well as the most unique, there are many sellers in Cihapit tapes, CDs, and LPs(PH) which is rare, the sellers mostly serves as a collector.

The vendors are usually open starting at 10:00 am to 16:00 wherethey each have their own place that is not too small and not too big, either. With a simple situation and arrangement of the goods are neatly allows each buyer can find something he wanted very well.

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Puspa Science and Technology

Puspa Science and Technology is located in Kota Baru Parahyangan Bandung West was not far from the toll booth Padalarang West Bandung with a pretty decent place and easy to reach from any direction as well.

Only by paying ticket Rp. 10,000 per person, Puspa science and technology with the largest sundial in Southeast Asia offers a wide diversity of science and technology in it, not just see you also can also try and practice the various tools that exist in this science and technology such as washbasins Puspa fountain, Bongosong, Ball Float , Hanging bicycle, Generator Van degraff that can make hair stand up, nail chair, infinity mirror and many others.

Take advantage of the last days of school holidays in addition to walk the tour as well as well as learning to increase knowledge for the child as well as adults are also very nice that you stopped by to visit attractions on this one.

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Adu Domba

This event was held on a regular basis and take place in turns. In the Bandung area alone there are some areas that made the venue for this traditional activity. Among others in the region Arcamanik, Siliwangi, Gegerkalong, and also in West Bandung area around Cimahi.

The activity itself is very exciting. When watching this event, our hearts pounding so tense waiting for the lamb's head collided with his opponent's head lamb. The Lambs dressed in a leather necklace and a nail-like heavy metal music players. Dashing and ferocious! For those not familiar with the activities that contain elements of violence, this event might be a bit difficult to enjoy it.

The participants are mostly sheep farmers, who are spread almost all over western Java. Most especially Garut, Sumedang, Bandung, Majalengka and others. Almost every month this activity carried out in rotating areas. Bandung arena of which lies in the valley Siliwangi (in addition to sports fields Sabuga ITB).

Each event would provoke, always crowded with spectators. This activity also has a fairly high prestige because a lot of public leaders who are also fans of Sunda well owners. Prizes at stake are also interesting. A car or motorcycle is something familiar. This is not surprising because the price of a sheep race could reach tens of millions of dollars.

Like a boxing match, this event is also supported by the jury assessors, referees and coaches who come to dance Jaipongan every time his sheep in action. Usually every game is divided into two rounds, and each round consists of ten times the collision of the head. It is also divided into different classes based on the weight of sheep fighter.

The event would provoke, are also frequently punctuated by the attractions of martial arts, traditional music as well. This makes a very lively and interesting activities.

Source: Yogi, indotravelers.com

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Classic Rock Cafe

Jalan Lembong No. 1, (Near Jalan Braga)
Tel: 022 420 7982.
Interesting website at http://www.classicrockcafe.co.id/

If you want some live music in Bandung, you might want to try Classic Rock Cafe. This bar is situated on two levels, the lower level with the bar and the bands and the upper level with sofa seating. Mostly they play rock music from the 60's to the 90's from bands who know how to play their instruments and singers who know how to sing! They have all waitress service and excellent atmosphere on busy nights.

Source: www.bandung-indonesia.com

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Dago Car Free Day

Meet the real citizen of Bandung. Just go to the Dago Street (Ir. H. Juanda) on Sunday morning. Just remember not to take your car or motorbike, because it will be a car free day on that street.


For all residents in Bandung this one should be popular. It's a Sunday morning event in Jalan Juanda, start from under the fly over and ended close to the Dipati Ukur intersection, a car-free-day event. Unfortunately, it's not all day long. It's a 6-10 am event. All cars and motorcycles are banned to enter. All the people who walk, ride a bicycle can watch some people do some street performance.

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Bandung Trails

Explore Bandung in a different way. As this city is actually more friendly for pedestrian, then you might want to try some walking tours organized by Bandung Trails.

Bandung Trails
Jl. H. Ibrahim Adjie 304 No. 24
Bandung, West Java 40275
Celullar 0815-7030505

Contact persons

Teguh Amor Patria, Manager, 0815-7030505
Email bandungtrail@yahoo.co.id

Membership in Bandung Trails

There is no ‘membership’ or membership fees in Bandung Trails. By simply joining our mailing list, bters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com you will be updated with information on our Heritage in Togetherness events and be entitled to receiving special rate for the events (see below).

Participation is open to men, women, and children of all nationalities - particularly those who are interested in exploring Bandung and its heritage.

Our activities include:

• Heritage in Togetherness ; heritage-related programs, mostly heritage walks/tours, which are held 3 - 5 times a year and open to the public. They are non-profit ones and participants pay only for interpreter, meals, entry ticket(s), and other basic costs.
• Students Go Heritage ; heritage-related programs for groups of students
• Bandung Walks ; heritage walks / tours for visitors in Bandung
• I See BTers ; our club consisting of international citizens in Bandung. Activities include talks, walks, cultural programs, etc.

Note: if you are an expat or an international student residing in Bandung, we can give you a free orientation to Bandung and its heritage through a walking tour. Please contact us and we will arrange aa tour for you (minimum 5 persons - all must be based in Bandung).

~ Source: http://www.expat.or.id/

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