Indonesia trip

1.Not been on a ferry.
2. Feeling bored at staying in the same place n doing the same work.
3. Have only a day to hang out .
4. r u very bad at planning trips
5. Main question: do u live in singapore ???
If u have been nodding for the above questions, then the answer wud be Batam, Indonesia.

jus a 45 mins drive on a ferry from singapore. on arrival visa (as i said there isnt much planning rqd). though i went for this trip a month ago n wanted to tell u guys abt this for a long time, i finally got some time to write abt this. cos i jus came back from a heavy lunch n i do not want to dose off now (Time management! :p )
After anxiously waiting in the lobby to get into the ferry, the gates finally opened! got into the lower deck oooo i could feel the wobbling (the ferry is yet to start)

a look of other ferry from the lower deck

the ferry started n speeded up so did my excitement!!!. slowly started to explore the ferry, tats when i found this place on the top of the ferry which was roofless ( u gotto chk it out). Breeze blowing u away, water splashing on ur face though u r on the top n the sight of the ferry smearing the sea is a must watch!!!! ( Sorry I have no pics of this, cos i jus had my mobile n i didnt want to do a stunt n drop it down into the sea..reason: too much obsession with my W810i)

45 mins of ferry excitment was over n landed in Battam. Breakfast time!!!!!!!

n that was the hotel were we had breakfast. (It always feels amazing to have Indian food outside India) for veg ppl this is the place u can try rather than goin to a diff restaurant n trying to explain to them u want only vegg food) If u r non veg ... dont miss to try out the crab n fish fry!!!!!

Reminder: u have come here for sight seeing !!!!! enough of hogging. Ok lets go

That was the next destination. The hanging bridge. If you love fresh air n the sight of clear blue water then this is the rt choice for u !!!

look down thats wat u see from the bridge

ohhh I missed to tell u ... u get aweome tender coconuts in the shops once u cross the bridge ( i am basically a freak abt edible stuffs. u shd have known by now!!!)

Time for deity. A temple on the top of the hill.

a budhist temple

for a change i am not gonna give u details regarding lunch (Food!!!!!) will move on with the other places. want to play golf ??? thats the look of the golf coarse from the hill top (neither do i know to play golf nor the way to that golf coarse ;) )

ahhhh too long a shot!!! can u see the golf coarse ??? if not, try to imagine a golf coarse over there :p

LOL ---- perfectly describes this pic. The laughing Buddha !!!!

aaahhhhh Time out!!!!! I jus cannot refrain myself any longer from speaking abt fooddddd. R u a donut lover ???? even if u r not, drop into this place , I am damn sure tat u will fall in love with these donuts.

A must go place to have sumptuous donuts!!!!!

Different varieties of donuts. wanted to take this snap, but cudnt resist my temptation n completely devoured it. Then tried to sneak a pic of these donuts tat was kept for display n there came a voice "sir, u r not supposed to take a pic!!!" :( I some how wanted to show u guys the pic... simple: Google!!!!!

Courtsey Google images :)

Ok lets go on for few shopping tips (though i am the wrong guy for shopping). the rates r cheaper compared to the rates in Sing. But only thing is that the native currency (rupiah) .the cost of a T shirt wud be around 70,000 - few lakhs. first timers wud go crazyyy cos we r not used to handling so huge amts. a coffee costs 26,000 ( i leave the rest to ur imagination)

So it takes a long time to do currency conversion (infact very annoying) Tip : Carry a calculator !!!! it might sound silly but trust me u can save a lot of time, if u wanna buy loads of stuffs or u need to be very good in doing arithmetics. So choice is urs!!!!!

Shoppers: Fans of Polo shirts... there are few Polo outlets n its quite cheap.

I got to mention this .... this place is famous for night clubs n n massage centres ... so if u have time n with the right company n interested then u guys have loads of options!!!.

ok..

Its time to say bye bye! to batam.

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