Awal Januari lalu kami sekeluarga berkunjung ke Bandung. Lama tidak ke Bandung ternyata sudah banyak tempat penginapan baru dan lumayan banyak juga penginapan ramah anak. Setelah mencari-cari yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan kami, akhirnya kami putuskan untuk memilih The Peak Home, Bandung. 

The Peak Home ini berlokasi di Komplek Perumahan Triniti Kav 1 No. 1 A, Bandung Barat. Menurut kami, lokasi ini cukup strategis. Karena tidak terlalu jauh dari kota tapi kita sudah dapat menikmati pemandangan hijau-hijau di sekitar penginapan. Selain itu, di sekitar The Peak Home ada beberapa restoran yang ramah anak, contohnya Kampung Daun. Waktu itu kita tiba di Bandung saat jam makan siang, jadi kita mampir di Kampung Daun terlebih dahulu sebelum cek-in. 

The Peak Home ini bisa dibilang penginapan yang kecil dan lebih mirip ke guest house. Kalau untuk kami, aura The Peak Home ini seperti penginapan-penginapan yang ada di Selandia Baru: rumah yang disulap jadi penginapan, didominasi kayu-kayu untuk dekorasi rumahnya yang menimbulkan kesan homey bagi pengunjung. Tidak ada ruangan lobby seperti hotel atau villa pada umumnya. Hanya ada meja kecil dan penjaganya. Benar-benar seperti di guest house. Selain kamar-kamar, di lantai 1 juga ada kolam renang dan meja-meja untuk duduk-duduk. Ada beberapa permainan seperti congklak yang bisa dipinjam dan dimainkan di sana. 

Beberapa pilihan kamar di The Peak Home: 

• Romantic Suite: 1 double bed
• Family Suite: 1 double bed dan 2 single bed; 1 Kamar mandi
• Connecting Suite: 1 double bed dan 2 single bed; 2 Kamar mandi

Couple months ago I saw an instagram story of my friend, it was about a cat cafe. She visited a cat cafe with her kids. I was interested and asked more about the information. It turned out some of my friends were also interested. Long story short, after discussion, we decided to go together with our kids as well. 

The cafe is called Calicoffice. It is located in Tree Park Apartment 1st Floor, BSD. It is easy to find. The apartment is right beside Pop Hotel and it is near to McDonalds. As you can see, the front door is such a welcoming you to come and visit. The cafe is separated into two sides. The front side is for selling accessories, cashier, and kitchen. Then the back side is where we can eat and playing along with the cat. 

We came around 11AM on weekdays. When we entered, the staff asked politely to us to wash our hands first and order the meal in advance. The menu is varied, they have snack, light meal, coffee, tea, and milkshake. Oh, I checked with them, they said that their meal is halal. They don't use any non-halal ingredients (alcohol, park, angciu, rhum, etc). You can ask them via their instagram (@calicoffice), if you still curious. Me and my daughter ordered two light meal, one ice lemon tea and one ice coffee. After paying the meal, we went to the second door to the playing space. 

On that time, even it was weekday, some people were there to work from cafe. Well, I must say that it is a good place to work. I don't know whether they have a free wifi or not. But I know for sure that the ambient is lovely, the meal is good, their signature tea is awesome, the staff are friendly, and the cat are cute and nice. It is a good place to hang out if you look for something new. It is better to go during weekdays. But if you can't, don't forget to make a reservation on the weekend. 

5 March 2019

This the second day of waking up in the camper van. Somehow I was getting used to it. After morning activites: breakfast and cleaning the camper, we went to our first destination. Today we planned to stay at Launcheston, so we were going to north east. Therefore, our first stop was Tasmanian Devils Sanctuary. It is only one minutes away by car from Cradle Mountain National Park. Well, actually it is part of the park. 

 

It was still early and the sanctuary was just open. Only few people were there. This is the place where we can see and observe how Tasmanian Devils life. It costs $25 for adult and $20 for senior (for more detail). If I am not mistaken, we can choose whether to wander by ourself or being guided. We choosed to wander by ourself. We took our time wandering and observing the devils. I was amazed that I could see the devils so close. They are so rare and only can be found in Tasmania. 

Before we left, I bought a souvenir for my close friend and a tasmanian devils doll for my kid. She loves it and it is a must item for her whenever she go. Couldn't believe it almost lunch time when we finished wandering the sanctuary. We left the sanctuary and drove to the next destination, Cataract Gorge. However, on the way there we found a gorgeous garden that have a restaurant inside. Which later I found out that is called Villarett Garden. 

Around 45 minutes after, we reached Cataract Gorge. Whooaa, never thought that the gorge is located pretty close to the Launcheston city.  Actually, it was beyond my imagination, in a good way. It is a very well maintained. There are parks, trails, cafes, and the chairlift around the area. The chairlift, which is said as the longest single span in the Southern Hemisphere, can be used to enter the park if you don't want to take a long walk. Me and my husband took the walking trails, continued to the north bridge and enjoyed the view from the park in the end. To be honest the walking trails was quite challenging for me. In some area, it is a downhill with full of rocks around and I was carrying my baby. It was not easy way, but worth the scenery. We didn't go the suspension bridge because it is a bit far and we kind of out of the time. We had to reach the accomodation before dark. 

We stayed at Big4 Launcheston Holiday Park and thankfully when we got there, it was almost dark. We still had time to prepare the dinner, did the laundry (oh yes they have the coin laundry), and took a shower. I loved their bathroom, clean and clear with a good lighting. Even though the cooking area was not really in good condition, we still managed to cook at our van.  After finish cleaned everything, time to take some rest to continue the trip. 

More stories will come and in the meantime, previous story can be found here.