Vintage, Cake, and Coffee

Dropped by Bonjour Cafe for some cake and coffee. Actually I barely eat cake and coffee and I'm not addicted to any of them. But I loved to spend my morning sometimes in here because I love the ambiance, a little touche of White, Flowery, and Vintage decoration.

I was wearing the same theme as this place interior. White, pastel, and a little touch of Vintage flower in my skirt. Paired them all with nude brown heels and Voila, I think everything looks nice.

Details of my vintage skirt

 Chocolate Mousse

 Raspberry Cake

Hot Cappucinno



White Top - Cloth Inc
Vintage Pastel Flowery Skirt - Moly Mercie
Nude Brown Heels - Charles and Keith
Balenciaga Classic City  - Balenciaga 


Photos by Reza Sunggiardi

AR+OTEL

''... This World is but a Canvas to Our Imagination ..."

Artotel Indonesia, Thamrin

Last Sunday I went to take some visit to an urban boutique hotel in Thamrin, ARTOTEL Indonesia  Located in Jalan Sunda No 3, Thamrin, this hotel really attracted me. Why it so? ARTOTEL designs concept offers a fresh twist for every visitors, featuring original designs by talented young Indonesian contemporary artist. They specialized design every inch of their hotels with arts.

Main Entrance

The Lobby

They design the lobby as comfortable as possible for guest queuing and seat. The lobby may note as huge as you can imagine, but it's quite homey there.

The Lobby

I catch a unique corner at the left lobby, near the stairs. There's some photographs by some talented photographers along with hanging statue on the wall.

Art on the corner

Main Lobby

As you may notice, at the lobby there's a spiral staircase that really fascinating me. Curiosity makes me take step by step down the stairs.


The Mezzanine

This spiral stairs will take you to the mezzanine area, where there's some photographs' exhibition there, just like an art space for me. Here couple of photographs I snapped there.

Art Photographs Exhibition

Black and White

One of my favorite photograph

The Spiral Staircase

Since I really curious about this spiral stairs, I decided to take a look more further. After the mezzanine floor, the spiral staircase took me to an access door to the hotel room.
Since this is an art hotel no doubt you will found something like this. I took some snapped from above and look how artistic this stairs are.

Spiral Staircase (took from above)

Me.

ROCA, The Restaurant

After strolling around in the hotel, I decided to grabbed some food for my stomach. Actually they have ROCA and BART.

ROCA is their restaurant located at the lobby (at the right of lobby hotel). BART is their bar that will open at 5.00 pm onwards. So sad I don't have opportunity to visiting BART, because they not yet open. So I'll picked ROCA to fulfil my hungry.

They served you indoor and outdoor as well here, so if you want some open space maybe for smoking area you can choose the outdoor space.

ROCA Indoor Space

Tea Time

My Order : TWG Grand Jasmine Tea

My Order : Fish and Chips // Grilled Chicken

Cute salt and pepper

ROCA Outdoor Space

Wine Selection (both Red and White). I tried Zonnebloem Chardonnay 2013 Wester Cape

All photo by me and Reza Sunggiardi

Garden Rhapsody : Garden By The Bay

Garden by the Bay at night

A couple months earlier I have an opportunity to visit this magical garden in Singapore. Actually it will cost you some money to go inside their conservatory and OCBC Skyway.

Admission and Visitor information can be seen here :
Admission Garden By The bay


Being one of a largest Garden in Singapore, Garden by the Bay has been a strategy of Singaporean Government to raise the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. 
This park consists of threen waterfront gardens : Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden

The overall concept of its master plan draws inspiration from an Orchid as it is representative of the tropics and of Singapore being the country's of National flower,The orchid takes root at the waterfront (conservatories), while the leaves (landforms), shoots (paths, roads and linkways) and secondary roots (water, energy and communication lines) then form an integrated network with blooms (theme gardens and supertrees) at key intersections.

View of Singapore skyline from Bay East Garden

Supertrees Grove

Supertrees is a home for unique and exotic ferns, vines, and orchids. They are fitted with environmental Technologies that similar the ecological function of tree photovoltaic cells that can use solar energy such as lighting, just like how trees photosynthesize; and collection of rainwater for use in irrigation and fountain displays, exactly like how trees absorb rainwater for growth. The Supertrees also serve air intake and exhaust functions as part of the conservatories' cooling systems.

There's is an elevate walkway called OCBC Skyway that connected cbetween two of larger Supertrees. Visitor can go upstairs and walked down the path while enjoying panoramic view from height 160 ft. At Night this Supertreescome alive with light and music show called Garden Rhapsody.

Supertrees Grove at Garden by the Bay

Chinese Garden

Cloud Forest

At the time you entered the Cloud Forest you will greeted with a cool moist conditions and a splash of water coming from this large waterfall. It replicates a tropical mountains region founded in South East Asia, Middle, and South America.

The "Cloud Mountain" consists of different level and themes.  Visitors will be able to descend the mountain  by elevator or via circular path.

Waterfall

Foggy view inside the Cloud Forest

Cloud Mountain

The Lost World

Garden theme (by Lego)

Trail view  from above (circular path)

 Behind the Falls 

Flower Dome

Stepping inside the Flower Dome, you'll be standing in awe of nature, It is the one of the iconic of Bay South Garden. It replicate a mild, cool dry climate featuring many variety of plants from Mediterranean and semi tropic regions (e.g Australia, South America, South Africa).

Flower Dome had 7 different gardens. You will discover amazing plants and flowers from different corners of the globe!.

Main Avenue of Flower Dome

Mexico Garden

Photos by Reza Sunggiardi