My intention is to share about vacation with kids. Share tips on Bali, some children friendly places, activities and so on.
Hopefully you will find something useful :)
We took Airasia this time, direct from Kota Kinabalu to Jakarta. The journey took about 3 hours . It is much easier that to take other airlines as it must stop in KL or Singapore or Brunei for transit . The downside of the AA flight to Jakarta is the late timing. It leaves at about 9 pm and reach Jakarta at midnight or 1 am Malaysia Time.
We stayed for 2 nights in Jakarta before we flew to Bali. Jakarta - Bali flight takes about 1 hours and 30 mins. We meet my family, had dinner together and visiting some relatives.
We also visited the lastest high end mall in Jakarta. Jakarta has many great malls and shopping centers. It is good but sometimes there are no other activities except malls and malls and malls and kids there are normal to be Children of the mall. One thing that I 'd like to share is a great place for children Kidzania . I will make one post on this later on. Indy had a blast there and sure if we go to Jakarta again , this is the place she wants to re visit.
Jakarta the CBD , taken from my sis's apartemen in Semanggi Area
One Pacific Place, the latest high end mall in Jakarta. Above the mall is the Ritz Carlton Hotel. And there is Kemcik supermarket that sell the best imported stuffs and meats in town. My dh wanted to cry when he saw the selection of premium meet and sausages and the cakes .
There are many big amusement center and it is hard for Indy to resist.
One of my favorite photo. My dh with my mom ! It is great to see my mom again after 2 years and she is excited to meet Indy and Maya.
One of my favorite photo. My dh with my mom ! It is great to see my mom again after 2 years and she is excited to meet Indy and Maya.
One thing they can't miss. To take shower in my parent's house. They love it!
Yay I am in Jakarta now!
My lil brother and his pregnant wife , family friends
My old mand and dh
Just before we left for our holiday Maya was sick , she vomited and had diarrhea . And she was still on medication when we left. So during the traveling and while we are in Bali , she was still not yet 100 % Fully recover. Indy also catched a bad cough. During holiday and traveling I always pack some basic medications with me like Paracetamol, cough syrup, inhaler and ventolin for bad cough , cold syrup.
Other notes that parents that want to travel with young kid or toddler must note , don't expect too much from your kid. And don't be too worry if their eating pattern, sleeping pattern, appetite and behavior change during this time. Take it easy and relax. Me and my husband agree that children won't stop us from traveling , of course we will have different itinerary compare to those who travel without children. Don't even dream to have a quiet romantic dinner, or a relax sunbathing by the swimming pool or sea or reading your favorite books while you are having a full body massage or full day at the spa . Most of the time your itinerary would be: running after your kids to prevent them jumping into swimming pool or fish pond, eating your meals ( breakfast , lunch , dinner) in rush as you need to drag your screaming toddler from disturbing other or climb on table, chairs, or stairscase. You must have a super sharp eyes to spot a nice thing to buy as you only will have 5 second to decide what to buy, what color, what size, and haggling for price while your toddler /kid try to run away with some chocolate/sweet /ice cream from the next store. But that doesn't mean we will not enjoy it, we will be tired for sure but they children will learn a lot from the experience and with a bit of creativity we can still can have a massage ( we called the masseuse to our villa after the kids are a sleep )
And be a BAD MOM during the vacation can help you also. Me? I gave sweets and chocolate or chips when I need them to be quiet ( during queing for check in in the airport, waiting for imigration, or in the long driving journey) . Dont't even think ,that a steam carrot or green beans, or an apple will do the trick for my kids during this time. I promised to my self as soon as we go back home I will cut all those treats , mean while....I do what I had to do for my sanity sake....
to be continue
Other notes that parents that want to travel with young kid or toddler must note , don't expect too much from your kid. And don't be too worry if their eating pattern, sleeping pattern, appetite and behavior change during this time. Take it easy and relax. Me and my husband agree that children won't stop us from traveling , of course we will have different itinerary compare to those who travel without children. Don't even dream to have a quiet romantic dinner, or a relax sunbathing by the swimming pool or sea or reading your favorite books while you are having a full body massage or full day at the spa . Most of the time your itinerary would be: running after your kids to prevent them jumping into swimming pool or fish pond, eating your meals ( breakfast , lunch , dinner) in rush as you need to drag your screaming toddler from disturbing other or climb on table, chairs, or stairscase. You must have a super sharp eyes to spot a nice thing to buy as you only will have 5 second to decide what to buy, what color, what size, and haggling for price while your toddler /kid try to run away with some chocolate/sweet /ice cream from the next store. But that doesn't mean we will not enjoy it, we will be tired for sure but they children will learn a lot from the experience and with a bit of creativity we can still can have a massage ( we called the masseuse to our villa after the kids are a sleep )
And be a BAD MOM during the vacation can help you also. Me? I gave sweets and chocolate or chips when I need them to be quiet ( during queing for check in in the airport, waiting for imigration, or in the long driving journey) . Dont't even think ,that a steam carrot or green beans, or an apple will do the trick for my kids during this time. I promised to my self as soon as we go back home I will cut all those treats , mean while....I do what I had to do for my sanity sake....
to be continue
3 comments:
You must have a super sharp eyes to spot a nice thing to buy as you only will have 5 second to decide what to buy, what color, what size, and haggling for price while your toddler /kid try to run away with some chocolate/sweet /ice cream from the next store.-----HAHAHA..WILL REMEMBER THIS ONE
I LOL when I read your dh cry when he saw those premium cakes and sausages.. Hahaha.. Chef is always a chef..
hahhaha..funny! the tips on travelling with kids is very usefull for me.will be going for vacation with mirza this january. and yes...i foresee i will become the BAD MOMMY.
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