The tour

If you are on a budget for the trip, then you'll probably get the same package as me.
Funny that I see many people coming to Batam going to the same tour, same places.
Taking the same photos.
Do they only have these places to go to?
I don't think so, and I don't think tourist would want to go to the same tour twice.
Once to these places is enough for me.


So here is what we did.

Firstly, we were brought to a polo store.
I'm not interested at all, so I'll not talk about it.


Then we went to a chocolate shop.


A lot of chocolate to try ^^
I brought this really nice mango biscuits (but I should buy some chocolates at a chocolate store...)



Next stop was a temple.
Didn't really go in, just stayed outside which was a pleasant surprise.
The sky here is really clear and sunny.


Though the weather is about the same as Singapore, it is probably because there are no tall HDB flats or office buildings blocking the view of the sky, it made the view looks wider. As if the sky here is bigger.



After that we went to their Dry market where we buy koropok.
I bought a lot, my dad says that if I am to buy something back buy those.
But you'll need to pay extra attention to not crush them into small pieces.
There are so many kinds, it's kind of amusing.


Then, we passed by a kway lapis store which the tour guide told us
that they are bringing us there because it is near that area where we are going to eat lunch.
Kway lapis, the direct translation of the Chinese name is 'a thousand layered cake'.
(but i don't think there is a thousand layers)
It is like their representing food.
You see them everywhere.
And because it requires lots of effort to bake the cake layers by layers,
it is a little pricey if you are on a budget trip.
If you are planning to buy some back, one whole cake is around 25-27SGD.
But of course, make sure you change enough rupiah,
since most things will be cheaper there in rupiah.


Ever since the start of the tour, I was hungry.
My friends were also hungry too.
They didn't eat much in the morning,
since they are afraid that they'll vomit during the ferry ride.
And I don't normally eat breakfast.
Anyway, we were really hungry and thank god for all those samplings.
From chocolate to koropok and kway lapis, we eat and try all those samples.
There are surprisingly a lot of stuff to stuff your mouth with.

And then, finally! Our seafood lunch.
It is at a really pretty place, but there are quite a lot of mosquitoes.


Even though we were hungry, the food isn't that fantastic.
They are not bad, edible, but I wish we had when somewhere else instead.
They have ridiculously large clams!


There is also a performance show.


Go krat.
I really shouldn't go learn driving.
I like speeding too much. =P
The sun, by now, is blazingly hot.
And very much to our surprise, playing the go krat proved to be a good decision.
The wind cools down your body immediately as you start driving.


I was kind of worried about wearing the stinky helmet but it wasn't that bad at all,
we were given hair nets and the helmets were not stinky.
This cost around 100K rupiah.


If you are not interested in the exciting game,
you can go the the miniature park and experience being giants.
Or if you are sleepy from the lunch you have just eaten and the weather is making you tired easily,
you can just stay in the bus to rest.


Massage. It lasted one full hour.
It is freaking cool. This place.
They had lots of beds in a room like a big hall, each separated with curtains.

I don't normally like people touching me but it's a great experience!
I came on this trip to relax and I am glad to get the massage.
Although it is a little painful at times, it is good pain.
The lady says I'm too stressful. > < Life in Singapore.....


We were brought to the shopping mall next.
We've got 20 mins, what's there to shop?!?
T-T we need more time.


The last stop is the hotel. Mercure.
Looks not bad, I didn't see the pictures before I came
but my friend said that it looks like what they had shown.
There is a bathtub too.
Although the lift is a little small, it doesn't bother me much.

Every time when I go overseas, I always look forward to hotel breakfast!
Most will serve breakfast buffet style and I am so looking forward~~~
Weird coming from someone who don't eat breakfast,
but I'm excited nevertheless.

=]
God bless you!
Thank god for the trip.