Hello everyone! This morning, I skipped breakfast and chose to sleep in instead. Don't you worry. I will definitely try Sofyan Inn's breakfast tomorrow.
We started off the day with Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)! I remember visiting TMII when I was younger (way younger). Actually the only thing I remembered is taking the ferris wheel.
We visited Rumah Gadang, home to the people of Minangkabau. If you follow me on snapchat (nurfatiin) and twitter (
@inmyshawls), which you totally should, you would have seen the buildings and attractions I saw earlier today.
The facade of the Rumah Gadang is beautiful beyond words. The design on the house itself is so intricate I'm sure it takes a lot of man hours to complete it.
Afterwhich we went to Anjungan Provinsi Papua. We witnessed the tribe houses as well as the artifacts used by the people of Papua. It was the most interesting one we saw today.
We then went to Jawa Tengah. I was pretty excited about this one. My late grandfather was from Jawa Tengah. He was brought to Singapore during the Japanese occupation. I never got to ask him about my ancestors or cousins for that matter. But hey, at least I was 'home'!
We had lunch at New Indah Kuring Indonesian Food & Seafood. I especially enjoyed the dessert. I can't even explain how good it tasted!
After lunch, we went to Masjid Istiqlal for Zuhr. It boasts to be the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. It felt like I was in a stadium! The prayer hall is indeed very beautiful. So glad we made it inside today.
Yesterday we only managed to hear stories about the National Monument. Today, we were up close. I heard that we can go up the monument but it was already close when we were there.
Our next activity was a personal favourite of mine. Shopping!! We went to Grand Indonesia first. It's almost like our ION but bigger! We didn't have much time to walk around but the prices are slightly lower than that of Singapore.
Next stop: Thamrin City
Thamrin City is a wholesale mall where you can find apparels and fabrics. I had one mission. To find cotton telekung. We bought five pieces! Once you go cotton, you won't turn back. Lelah and I love our cotton telekung.
Today was fun and very tiring at the same time! There was a lot of walking and eating. I think I've gained 5kg already!
I gotta sleep now because tomorrow we're leaving early for Bandung. Can't wait to be back! Lelah is already asleep. I should join her now. Talk to you tomorrow!
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