Pasar Baru Trade Center (PBTC)

Pasar Baru Trade Center (PBTC) was called Pasar Baru (Pasar Baru means 'the new market'). It was a traditional market that sold clothes and green groceries. PBTC is located on Oto Iskandardinata (Otista) Street, Bandung.

In 2004, Pasar Baru became Pasar Baru Trade Center, a nice and complete shopping center. People loves shopping here. Bandung citizen and tourist come here to shop. According to a local newspaper, there are many tourist from Malaysia have been here.

In the weekend or holidays, of course, there are many visitors come here and make PBTC crowded. If you want to shop in more comfortable situation, please come visit in the weekdays. This photo was taken in Tuesday.

PBTC is consist of seven floor plus two basement floor. Visitors are facilitated by escavators and elevators. And I  also see many security guard in each floor. The 7th floor is park area. You may park your car outside the building, on the street aroun PBTC.

Let's see what we can buy.

Of course, many clothes available here. T-shirt, women dress, 'daster' (Indonesian women daily clothes), 'kebaya' (Indonesian formal traditional dress),  Moslem dress, batik (Indonesian traditional clothes),  jeans, kids dress, underwear, bedcover, etc. Just pick what you want and need.

Paris Van Java mall

Paris Van Java is another mall. Located on JL SUKAJADI – when you exit from PASTEUR exit toll gate, on the second cross just turn right, its 1 km from there. . Previously it was shaded street with big trees where resident area (old but fine Dutch style) for many rich people – some trees are still there but the area are start to change its function as business area, mostly restaurants & factory outlets . Even though they are SOGO (first in BDG), Carrefour, and some boutiques with high brand, they focusing more on creating cozy hang out atmosphere. So many many cafés and restaurants are opened, big & modern cinema called BLITZMEGAPLEX (I think they are nine theaters) with WIFI are there. It’s like CILANDAK Town Square – two times larger. Instead of closed fully air conditioned, they build semi open air complex.

Last time I was there, there is open stage from ARDAN Radio on the upper ground parking area, which is still very visible from many cafés in the surrounding. Seems obvious that they targeting young people and young families – middle up of course.
It still not fully operation, many places are still under construction (now a days, construction and business are synergizing very well – time is money) but traffic on JL SUKAJADI was jammed heavily already. Obviously they targeting on young people and middle up young family. Lousy picture from my creepy phone's camera. 

For more information visit : www.parijsvanjava.com

"Cihampelas Walk" or CiWalk.

Retail center with interesting concepts have been opened in the city of Bandung, precisely in Cihampelas formerly known as the fashion and shopping center where young people hang out. The place is called "Cihampelas Walk" or CiWalk.

Taking advantage of Bandung city air is cool and fresh, CiWalk will become the first retail destination that combines open-air atmosphere by building shops and restaurants along the left and right side of the building three-story mall in the middle of the area.

 Shopping and entertainment center like this will attract visitors to perform various activities, such as dinner or shopping with an open atmosphere. CiWalk can be a convenient retail destination where visitors can spend their time throughout the day for shopping, sightseeing, and have fun. 

Braga city walk (Bandung)

Respond height zest society Bandung on presence shopping who once lifestyle in town vacation and tourism it, PT Bangun Mitra Mandiri (Group Agung Podomoro) develop Braga Citywalk (BCW). This is a means of integrated retail, condominium and hotel area of 44,266 m2 with building area of 8553 m2.

Jalan Braga, since more than 100 years ago, known as a leading business area of Bandung. Strategic location that is easy accessible from every corner of the city, Jalan Braga became a beautiful place.

 

BCW is located right in the center of the city of Bandung is famous for its colonial buildings. Facing the development and business competition in the city of Bandung, BCW presents the concept of the Arcade, the shopping atmosphere with open spaces such as shopping at the side of the road. The management also provides a wide corridors and open for visitors to enjoy the shops along the corridor.

 

To increase the comfort of visitors, BCW Art Deco architecture also provides Atrium facilities, ie public areas are spacious and the nuances of the park's unique design, as a place to hang-out for visitors, especially young children and the executive.

As a mixed-used development, first in the city of Bandung, Braga Citywalk equipped with accommodation facility with the name Aston consisting of 161 residential units and facilities under the name Braga Citywalk Apartments consisting of 154 units. Each tower stood on the 17th floor.

Tour in North Sulawesi

Welcome To North Sulawesi

Bunaken Marine Park - Sulut

Malalayang beach

Likupang Beach

Mahawu mountain

Mahawu mountain

Early in the morning our minibus will take you to the Minahasa highlands.

Alternative A: You can climb the active Mahawu volcano which only takes approx. one hour of easy walking to the crater and offers you spectacular views down to Manado Bay, Mount Klabat, the Moluccan sea, Mount Soputan and Mount Lokon.

Alternative B: The hike to the active Lokon volcano is somewhat more difficult as it requires hiking along the sometimes slippery rocks of a river bed (two hours climb) to reach the crater which is nestled at the boulder of Mount Lokon.

In either case you will have lunch at a local Minahasa restaurant, and also have a hotwater thermal bath at Ranopaso to relax. Before returning to Pulisan Jungle Beach Resort you will visit the 144 ancient Waruga tomb stone sarcophagus collected at Sawangan village.

Mt. Mahawu Crater


Climbing Mt. Lokon


Mt. Lokon Crater 

Likupang Beach

Likupang Beach is a fairly well-known tourist area in North Sulawesi. White sand, green hills, and marine parks are a few of the many beautiful beaches to offer this. As a tourist attraction, Cote Likupang equipped with five-star hotel facilities. The beach is located in District Likupang Likupang, North Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Located 48 miles northeast of Manado City.

Every holiday season arrives, this beach will be visited by many domestic and foreign tourists. Enjoying the warm sun and beach sports are some fun activities on the Beach Likupang. In addition, you can also do diving or snorkeling to enjoy the beauty of underwater life. If you want to further enjoy the beauty of this region, you can cross to the island of Bangka, a beautiful small island, with motor boats. Only about 30 minutes to reach the island.

This beach area has a wealth of flora and fauna, even the rare fauna. In 2007 ago, a fisherman in Likupang make a scene investigators. He found a green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Green turtle is an endangered turtle species whose population is very rarely found in any hemisphere. The findings prove that the Coast Likupang is a sustainable environmental. Indeed, your eyes will disejukkan with white sand, unspoiled green forests, hills, and spectacular marine park.

Likupang beach is equipped with four-star hotel facilities, namely Paradise Hotel & Resort, which stands near the beach. There is also a restaurant serving a variety of foods typical of North Sulawesi, food archipelago, or western food. Likupang Beach can be reached easily from the city of Manado. You can use public transport from Terminal 2 at Manado Paal. Especially if you use the services of travel, this beach will be easier to reach.

Malalayang beach

 

Manado City has the potential are very rich maritime, besides yangg suddh region famous Bunaken, there is one place that is also very interesting, namely Malalayang Beach. Location-in and also cheaper to reach to make this beach destination to the residents of Manado and the surrounding yg want to spend the weekend.

Currently Malalayang Beach not only known by the people of Manado and Indonesia, but was increasingly recognized throughout the world, because the performance world record-breaking dive. In August, the exact date of August 16, 2009, in commemoration of Independence Day Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia to 64, as many as 2465 divers managed to break the world record for diving, which was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the record breaking that broke the previous record of 979 divers in Malewa .

Malalayang Beach certainly has a beautiful, when they arrive at this beach you will enjoy the scenery and the island of Bunaken Island Manado Tua, so feel tired and exhausted as treated by the beauty of the landscape.

Tranquility also felt as he watched the waves calm and friendly. So that by sitting with relatives and friends, then generate an atmosphere of warmth of togetherness. Even the waves are calm as we take to swim to enjoy the cool sea coast. You can use swimming aids such as air-filled tires or beynen known. In addition to tire buoy rental facility, there are also bicycle water (duck-bebekan), which is always crowded used by visitors.

Satisfied after a swim, you can enjoy the warm fried bananas, plus sauce dabu2 yg characterizes citizens there must reply to your vacation memorable added. Snacks snacks served the local community, it's cheap and varied, Rp500, Rp1.000, Rp2.500, to 10,000.

Another uniqueness of the Coast Malalayang is, if we find the usual beach conditions have gemilau white sand, with undulating waves, the coast is filled with black rocks and hard, which is also exciting to be approached and viewed.

Coast Malalayang in Malalayang of District Two, District Malalayanag, location taken approximately 5 minutes from the terminal Malalayang. If you ask the people there, certainly the public would know the location of this Malalayang Beach, because it is known by the people in Manado. The distance from the city of Manado to this beach about 10 km.