OK, I made a mistake. Papandayan is not in Bandung. It's in Garut. PT corrected me on that. Haha...cos he did all the research and not me. Thanks PT. We indeed spend about 3 hours in a car to reach there from Bandung!!!
I guess this is what they call "membuak-buak".......
No no no...... I didn't ride that up but it was actually owned by one of the trader who came from over the mountain that we saw on the way up.
The steam coming out from the crater was piped to a power station to generate electricity.
I was so excited looking at this as my line of job is steam related. I even asked the driver to stop to check what brand of one of the steam trap they use for the drainage. Stupid me!!! I'm on holiday lah!!!!!
Steam bath or sauna anyone?
Pssst....Papandayan not in Bandung. It's in Garut.
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ReplyDeleteHey, it really is smtg diff to visit these geothermal spots. U can smell the strong sulphur smell. Went to those in NZ but most of them nowadays r commercialised ie entrance fees. Did u went for a dip in the hot water nearby?
ReplyDeletei didn't. not prepared to do so as well. good thing bt papandayan, no need to pay!!! and you can see it's not tat commercialized. but to climb up the mountain to see the crater, you need to hire a local guide, which i think is fair since it provide work opportunity to local ppl.
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