O lovely ladies of Bandung
I could burst into song
When I see you go along
On the Bragaweg
I rate you high in looks
Far above the picture-books
a real delight to the sight
On the Bragaweg
Now Alas I’m going away
And no more, before midday
Shall I linger, stare, and stay
On the Bragaweg
But I hope some lucky day
Once again to make my way
And to beauty my homage pay
On the Bragaweg
[On The Bragaweg – a poetry written by by an Englishman from Singapore; as published in Bandung’s newspaper Algemen Indisch Dagblad – De Preangerbodes in 1937]

BRAGAWEG a.k.a. Braga street in Bandung is where the term ‘Parijs van Java’ might originally come from. This used to be the place where the elites & the riches of Preangerplanters spent their leisure time. Cafés & restaurants. Saloon and bordeelsteer (packed with beautiful ladies). Romance & scandals.
Braga street nowadays still keeps some remaining beauty of the past. Colonial buildings and old style shops. Paintings and classic cars. Friendly people we met. Actually, we came over for taking some personal photo profile, so pardon me if the pictures below represent more of ourselves rather than Braga street itself. But believe me, this old street is really worth to visit and take a stroll down to.
However, where there’s romance and vintage, there’s only Braga street.
Disgiovery yours!
^^


Braga mmg mempesona, tapi kayak nya sudah mulai memudar aura nya. Terlalu banyak coretan dan tempelan ngak jelas di sepanjang jalan nya. Cafe2 nya terlalu remang2 kurang mengangkat, andaikan bisa di ubah kayak di pinggiran kali malaka yg bersih dan mengesankan pasti jauh lebih greget.
Betul kak Cumi, moga2 pak Ridwan Kamil bisa mengembalikan kemolekan Braga 🙂
On The Bragaweg itu puisi atau lagu Kak? Fotonya lucu2x deh walaupun cuma hitam putih.
Itu puisi, kak Firsta. Kalau lagu ada juga judulnya “Jalan Braga” yang nyanyi Hetty Koes Endang 🙂
Btw trims, sering mampir sini ya, kak! 😉
Waah ada beberapa poto yang dejavu banget :p
Hayo ada legenda apa di balik dejavu itu? Cerita! ^^
Biar BW tapi fotonya tetap keren ya….
Trims kak Indra! :’) #tersanjung7
Foto2nya selalu bikin garuk aspal T_T btw jd kangen braga ih, kmaren desember ga sempet kesini hmm
Nanti sempetin kesini lagi, biar kesampean garuk aspalnya, haha! Thanx anyway, bro! 😉
Can’t get enough of Braga… Tapi belom kesampaian nyicipin Braga Culinary Night #hix.
Wah sama dong, pengen ngerasain suasana Braga Culinary Night juga, kalo gak salah sekarang jadi event dua mingguan ya?
Iya nih, berdasarkan twit bapak walikota, hehe..
Wahhh kakkk penataan fotonya bagus deh … Angle2nya juga menarik … Jangan2 kerjaan sbnrnya foto pre-wed ya kaakk??
Btw … Mau dong kakkk difotooo *lho* 😛
Hehehe, lebih tepatnya hobi yang kadang jadi kerjaan 😉
Thanks Tim! Shall we? 🙂
Wih jadi kangen nih sama bandung, sempet lama disana malah belum pernah nulis tentang bandung. Good writing & photos as usual. Thanks mas
Wuih mas Panji, apa kabar? Hatur nuhun, ditunggu tulisannya kalo gitu 🙂
Berulang kali ke bandung, gak pernah nyempatin waktu khusus buat ke Braga. Braga memang vintage…kayak foto2-nya di postingan ini 🙂
Next time musti sempetin ya, kak! 🙂 #dutaBraga
Baru kemarin habis dari Braga untuk kesejuta kalinya. Ga pernah bosan dan selalu cinta dengan spot satu ini. Dan makin cinta sejak ada Braga Culinary Night. <3 <3 <3
Wah, belum kesampean ke Braga Culinary Night.. Musti kesana, nih! #tekad