Over The Rainbow

I‘ve been longing for a relaxing tea time moment somewhere out of Jakarta where you can enjoy hideous beautiful scenery with green lush and fresh air. Not by bold sofas and reflective window glass from the skyscrapers around the town. Bogor is the first option you can think of considering less miles to go.

But where?

There is cafe and restaurant inside Kebun Raya Bogor and i have experienced some time there, but it was not quite impressive that i should think of another place.

Over holiday weekend before new year when we almost lost idea of doing activities, in sudden i remember a golf resort around Sentul which has been inserted to my visit list long time ago. Actually, the weather was perfect to catch up with Puncak Pass resto, enjoy for pannekoeken and poffertjes but considering the traffic, we’d better choose another place.

On afternoon our trip began with finding the proper route and road. Being search and lost instead of finding a way to the resort, the GPS show us the way through Rainbow Hill, another golf resort nearby. We decided to visit this place first, seeing the location and atmosphere. If we did not like it then we can leave at anytime.

Stepping down the mezzanine stairs, i’d fell in love instantly with their green hills view surrounded with palm and pine trees. Outdoor dining area lies downstairs with few parasols covering tables and chairs. This place should reserved for the golf members but anyway they let walk in guest to spend time there. The weather was very nice : slightly cool with dripping rain while breezy wind blows palm leaves, makes me remember of Marilyn’s famous picture with her red dress. Misty sky framed the mountain over the hills and fresh air flooded your lung the moment you start to breath excitedly.

The next 3 hours we spent time talking, reading, and nibbling snacks. Christmas songs still played on the air, yet i felt that time was really wonderful Christmas moment instead of New Year countdown. They served decent fish and chips you could not complain of while three scoops of mass ice cream vastly disappeared from my sight. Their cappuccino was not bad either, only they had not many options for teabag . The atmosphere was really serene i could not resist myself to stay quiet and enjoyed the moment. A sip of warm tea, green hills, a book, and great companion, what could i expect more?

Only when the sun began to set down we finally have the time to walk around the hills, thinking about landscape structure, seeing children swimming in the lake, enjoy the fresh air, enjoy the beautiful hills and scenery until all closed down as the sun really sets away. We will be back, once bored caught and we desperately in need for green lush sight.