Tour Budaya 2024: 5 Days, 5 Night with Friends Around Java and Bali Island

     From May 5th until 9th, almost all 11th grader students in 3 SHS Bandung took part on holiday based learning (😂😂😂) that mainly located in Bali. We paid a certain amount of money for invaluable knowledge an unforgettable experience.

    May 5th,

    We depart from Bandung by train, early in the morning. We depart at 05.00 am, but we had to get ready at the station or train before departure time, of course. We were allowed to board the train at 04.00 am. We boarded the 'Kereta Luar Biasa (KLB)' (extraordinary train) from PT KAI at Bandung Station, through the VIP gate. When I arrived, it was still quiet there. There weren't many potential passengers on other trains at the station. Only a few people had arrived before or almost at the same time as me. My mother, aunt and uncle escorted me to the edge of the station gate.

    All students who will take the tour have received bracelets which are train tickets. The officer or travel team there will scan the QR code on the train, then we are allowed to board the train.

Photo by: My mother

(I am the girl with the red backpack, orange sweater, white veil; the owner of the right hand with yellow cloth is my aunt; and my uncle was standing not far from me, wearing a black t-shirt with a yellow picture on the t-shirt)

May 6th

    I woke up at around 1 pm and we were ordered to get off the bus because we were going to cross by ship to the Bali Island. While the ship was crossing the strait, I fell asleep. Apart from being sleepy, I also avoid seasickness. While on the ship, I felt like I was being swayed, or like I was riding an elevator up and down.

        My friend, Tharisya, woke me up when we arrived at Bali Island. We were ordered to back to the bus. Then, I fell asleep again. Actually, while on the way, except in the train, I spent more time sleeping. Another way for me to spend my time is reading a novel I deliberately brought and chatting with friends.

        After about 2 hours went along the road from the harbor, we stopped in a restaurant near the beach, Warung Banyuwangi Echo. We ate Javanese food and drank hot tea with sugar. I think, the taste of the tea a little bit different from what I usually drink. Later, I was informed that in Central and East Java, people only add little sugar for the tea because in the past, they didn't have so much sugar like in West Java.

May 7th

        I got up at 4 o'clock after hearing my alarm from my phone. I took a shower and dressed, then I woke her up roommate who hadn't woken up, Maoudy. For Alleyda, she stayed up all night.