Bandung Tourism part 2

“Lembang” How beautiful you are!

How beautiful the view is ! That’s the first impression which we should say about the wonderful scenery in Lembang. It’s very reasonable cause the condition of the area such as fresh air, strawberry field, villagers custom, silent and cozy area (so far from the noisy condition) are completed by the beautiful green views. Kabupaten Lembang is located in West Java Province at about 10 km from Kotamadya Bandung, Indonesia. It’s taken 30 minutes by bus from Bandung to Kabupaten Lembang and the cost only US$ 0.3 (if you go there by DAMRI bus). In the morning the temperature of this area is about 15 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celcius at night. It’s cold area so you must bring thick blanket to warm your self. According to the villagers history, in 2003, Lembang have ever been getting ice rain but it was no longer happened. The duration was about 5 to 10 minutes and at that time the temperature was about 3 degrees Celsius, but only happened once.

In fact this area is very famous as the producers of various vegetables and fruits e.g. cucumber, potatoes, cabbages, strawberry, corn, etc. These are supplied at the surrounding area and also distributed to Jakarta as the Capital town of Indonesia. Sometimes the fruit and vegetables were sold in traditional market but some others were sent to Supermarket. In Kabupaten Lembang, you could enjoy the delicious of strawberry juice, the price is very cheap, only US$ 0.5/glass and this is a special drinking of Kabupaten Lembang. Another special menu is roasted corn and the seller are spreading as long as the road to Lembang before getting Tangkuban Perahu area. Sunda ethnic, as the native speakers there, are very respectful and familiar men. They can make you stay longer. More over, in Lembang, you can enjoy the panorama by going around the area using the traditional transportation called Delman. Delman is a cart pulled by the horse and the tariff is very cheap, only about US$ 0.1/ person. By using it you can go around of Lembang area where ever and when ever you want.

If you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Kabupaten Lembang clearly, you can rent a villa or hotel at the mountain slope. From that area you can see the beautiful sight there, such as : the spread out of strawberry fields, the misty hills which exposed the dew in the morning, feel the fresh air and the blowing wind. I’m sure you will get very great experiences there. A little information that, the hotel’s tariff at about US$ 25/night for the standard facilities.