It was last December, we went on our first family trip to Batam. Though it was only for three days, it felt so good to escape from the over populated Singapore for that short while. Batam is well known for it's fresh seafood so of course we can't miss that. There are too many places to choose but I did some research and decided on a futher away from the city area seafood restaurant for our dinner. Pronounced as 'Bah-reh-lang', it took us about 30-45 minutes from the hotel and I must say it was a hell long and bumpy ride there.
Once there, we were led by the staff from the restaurant to their live seafood section to pick our feast for the night. All food caught fresh right in front of us and if you're unsatisfied with the catch, you can always ask them to catch another one before you decide. It was definitely an experience to see everything on a bigger scale and right at the sea itself.
The total bill was about 1.1million rupiah which really wasn't so bad for six people. It would have cost so much more in Singapore and besides, you don't always get to choose your own catch. Will be looking forward to such seafood trips if time ever comes again.
To end off the night, the driver brought us to a popular store for durians because we wanted some but the result was disappointing. It's not for all and probably the experience once in your lifetime kind of thing.
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