Bandung Hotspot

Now days, Bandung has changed so much. Bandung has turned into a beautiful city, thanks to our mayor, Mr. Ridwan Kamil who has made a big improvement to our beloved city.  There is so many beautiful park and incredible spot in Bandung. Mr. Ridwan Kamil has changed some place into public places such as parks, where those places back then was not quite useful and beautiful. He likes to design every hotspot by himself since he is architecture.

  Now I can tell where those hotspots are. Actually there are hundreds of the renewable parks but I just can tell some of the well-known one. Fist one is Braga and Alun-Alun Bandung. Braga and Alun-Alun Bandung is close by so I can go and come in the same time. It is a crucial place since Asia Africa Commemoration was held there. 

Alun-Alun Bandung has a unique style. It is synthetic grasses for its field. They said it can last until 10 years. The design of the Mosque is pretty incredible. There are so many flowers and ornaments that decorate the place. There are some chairs there, so everyone can enjoy the moment there. There is always so many people that come to see the place, so it always crowded. 

Braga, there is a big statue which shape a word B.R.A.G.A. Back then, Braga was always a beautiful and classic place, but now it is prettier. Whenever I walked on Braga I felt like I was overseas. Its ornament is exciting to see and so classic. There are so many shop and café there, so you can have a meal while having a good moment there. For the street itself, there are so many rocks that has already named. Each rock has a name of one country which counted as a part of Asia Africa Commemoration. The streetlights give more unique style to Braga. For sure I may say, it is really a beauty place.

Now, Balai Kota or its popular name is ‘Balkot’. Balkot is a place where the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Bandung work. It always crowded when weekend because so many people do their activities there, such as doing a workout, dancing or for a gathering for some communities. Now days the place was given a new ornament which is the same like in Namsan Tower South Korea. It is “Love padlock”. Every couple can put their padlock there. Beside Padlock you can also see some beautiful statue there. There, you can also have a beauty and green view or maybe you can take some selfie there as what I did. Hehe..

Now let’s move to an urban place—Dago. Its name has a meaning. In Sundanese, Dago has a meaning “wait”. In Dago, you will find so many-many outlets and restaurants. From International style to traditional style, you can always find it in Dago, as long as the money still in your hand. This place is quite green, so it is quite interesting if you have a walk there. For every people who like bicycling can also rent a bicycle right on side street of Dago. 

Still near from there, there is one of well-known college in Bandung or you may in Indonesia. Its Institute is well-known for its major in technic and almost every scholar want to be a college there (especially in my school). Its name is “Intstitut Teknologi Bandung”. You can pass by there, and see the beauty of its architecture. You can have a meal there, too, because there are so many merchants who sell so many kind of meal. And you can also make yourself comfortable by seeing the student’s activities there. I ever saw their experiment, too, it was interesting.

For sure there are so many places you can see and enjoy in Bandung and so many things you can experience here. You can learn its culture too. Don’t forget to take care of your things, too, because there a possibility for an incident such as robbery case or any of them. Be joyful for a new experience in Bandung! :)