More Shopping
We picked you up again as we left Sarinah Mall and began our walk to Grand Indonesia, passing through Plaza Indonesia before entering the West Mall. We headed straight down to Uniqlo on the lower ground floor to look for my favourite shorts — this time in khaki green.
We found them for IDR399,000 (approximately MYR108/USD25/EUR24), then rode the elevator up to Level 3A, where I picked up a bone conduction Bluetooth earphone from Best Denki for IDR156,900 (approximately MYR42/USD10/EUR9) — a cheap replacement since I had left my regular earphones behind.
Despite checking multiple camera stores, our main errand remained unsolved: a messenger bag for our cameras. Yesterday’s brush with pickpockets taught us a valuable lesson — keep your equipment in front, never at the back. For now, we just have to stay extra alert in crowded places.
Dessert at Chateraise
We took a break at Cat’s favourite French sounding Japanese cake house, Chateraise, and enjoyed:
- Roll Brulé
- Fruits Cake
- Iced Houjicha
- Iced Genmaicha
Total: IDR154,000 (approximately MYR42/USD10/EUR9).
We rested our feet until 3:45pm, then walked across to the West Mall because Cat wanted to check out Alun Alun Indonesia on the third floor. She found a blouse she liked — but despite there being more staff than customers, no one wanted to serve us. The few who were working only attended to selected customers. Shame on them.
Perfume Haul at HMNS
We didn’t dwell on it. Instead, we went down to the first floor to the HMNS perfume stall and picked up:
- 100ml EDP for Her — Unpatched
- 100ml EDP for Her — Essence of the Sun
- 100ml EDP for Him — Farhampton
- 100ml EDP for Him — The Perfection
- 100ml EDP Unisex — City of Hope
Total: IDR1,534,000 (approximately MYR415/USD95/EUR91).
Final Errands
We crossed to the East Mall and went down to Foodhall to get cut fruits for IDR98,997 IDR98,997 (approximately MYR27/USD6/EUR6), then exited and walked to Kopi Kenangan at Thamrin City for:
- Hot regular Kopi Kenangan Mantan
- Iced jumbo Matcha Latte
Total: IDR64,000 (approximately MYR17/USD4/EUR4).
Before heading back to the Airbnb, we stopped by the Bakmi restaurant to take away:
- Katsu Sambal Matah
- Ayam Panggang Char
Both served with their signature Bakmi noodles — IDR79,000 (approximately MYR21/USD5/EUR5).
Back at the Airbnb, we finally put our feet up.
Step count for Day 5: 15,101.
What’s Next
Be sure to catch our next video — we saved the best for last: Batik shopping at Thamrin City.
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📍 Location:
Grand Indonesia Mall - https://maps.app.goo.gl/vkPMoymWC2Uy5nDL8
Thamrin City - https://maps.app.goo.gl/qEqagitM7XRELiyq9
Kopi Kenangan - https://maps.app.goo.gl/xvE2c4cpgfsWBi3b8
Bakmi Thamrin - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vp1yyJfzBFJurRQQ9
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