Waiting for orders to arrive at Cobek Sun Plaza, Medan.

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After a two night stay at Hotel Jangga, Medan, we stayed overnight at the Radisson Hotel. Hotel Jangga is a budget hotel that is suitable for families with many children like us. The price is around Rp.200 thousand. We booked two rooms for two nights. People say, many children have a lot of sustenance, but many children also spend a lot of money.

Hotel Jangga is the choice because it has a swimming pool. If it's Hotel Radisson Medan, there's definitely a swimming pool because it's four stars. I didn't know the address of this hotel, at first. But Google Map then directed me to Jalan Adam Malik and it turned out that we had stayed at the hotel when it was called the Asean International Hotel.

We chose the hotel here due to failing to get a room at the Santika Hotel. Bang @teukukemalfasya, who had already booked at Santika, ended up moving to Radisson and selling the room at Santika to someone else at a low price.

Bang @teukukemalfasya's children are really good friends with my children. They agreed to vacation in Medan. I agreed because I previously participated in the International Refugee Day writing competition held by the Geutanyoe Foundation and won first place with a prize of IDR 5,000,000. But when I brought my children to Medan, I didn't get any gifts.

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Breakfast at soto Sinar Pagi, Medan, yang terkenal itu.

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After returning from Medan, I calculated the expenses for three days of vacation to IDR 7,000,000. So, I overdrawn IDR 2,000,000. But that's okay, family time is golden time.

At Radisson, we don't take breakfast. But it didn't matter because we wanted to have breakfast at the famous Sinar Pagi Soto. We've had breakfast here many times, but that Sunday morning, we didn't get a seat in the front.

In the afternoon, we went to Plaza Medan Fair to buy some necessities. I bought the Eiger shoes which are at 70 percent off. I also bought two shirts, one t-shirt, one pair of pants, and a long purse. All at affordable prices.

In the evening we ate at Cobek Sun Plaza, Medan. Kak Uci's college friend, Cinta, also joined because she was staying at the hotel too. We spent about two hours at Sun Plaza before heading back to the hotel.

Twice I used the hotel gym, morning and evening. No matter how busy I am, I always try to go to the gym even though it's not optimal because of the limited time.

While in Medan, we also had the opportunity to watch the Indonesian film, _Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap _ at Center Point. I didn't really like it, but I watched it because the kids liked it.

Sunday afternoon we returned to Lhokseumawe with our own car. Since I couldn't drive at night, we asked a friend who used to drive long distances for help. We arrived in Lhokseumawe around 23.00 WIB and went straight to bed.[]

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Selfie bersama istri di lantai 5 Hotel Radisson, Medan.

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Dari kiri ke kanan, Bang Atha, Kak Uci, kawan kuliah Kak Uci (Cinta), dan Kak Ami.

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Markdown Style Contest: One Day With Your Family - Menikmati Liburan di Medan Dari Hadiah Lomba Menulis Hari Buruh Internasional

Setelah dua malam menginap di Hotel Jangga, Medan, kami menginap semalam di Radisson Hotel. Hotel Jangga adalah hotel murah yang cocok buat keluarga dengan banyak anak seperti kami. Harganya sekitar Rp200-an ribu. Kami memesan dua kamar untuk dua malam. Orang bilang, banyak anak banyak rezeki, tetapi banyak anak banyak pengeluaran juga.

Hotel Jangga menjadi pilihan karena memiliki kolam renang. Kalau Hotel Radisson Medan, sudah pasti ada kolam renang karena bintang empat. Aku tidak tahu alamat hotel ini, mulanya. Tapi Google Map kemudian mengarahkanku ke Jalan Adam Malik dan ternyata kami pernah menginap di hotel itu ketika bernama Asean International Hotel.

Kami memilih hotel di sini karena gagal mendapatkan kamar di Santika Hotel. Bang @teukukemalfasya yang sudah booking di Santika, akhirnya malah pindah ke Radisson dan menjual kamar di Santika kepada orang lain dengan harga murah.

Anak-anak Bang @teukukemalfasya memang bersahabat baik dengan anak-anak saya. Mereka sepakat liburan ke Medan. Saya menyanggupi karena sebelumnya mengikuti lomba menulis Hari Pengungsi Internasional yang digelar Yayasan Geutanyoe dan mendapatkan juara pertama dengan hadiah Rp5.000.000. Tapi ketika membawa anak-anak ke Medan, saya belum mendapatkan hadiah.

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Senja di Hotel Radisson Medan, setelah nge-gym.

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Memotret Bunda bergaya meski belum mandi.

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Setelah pulang dari Medan, saya hitung-hitung pengeluaran tiga hari liburan sampai Rp7.000.000. Jadi, saya tekor Rp2.000.000. Tapi tidak apa-apa, family time adalah golden time.

Di Radisson, kami tidak mengambil sarapan. Tapi tidak masalah karena kami ingin sarapan di soto Sinar Pagi yang terkenal. Kami sudah sering sarapan di sini, tapi Minggu pagi itu, kami tidak kebagian tempat duduk di depan.

Siangnya, kami ke Plaza Medan Fair untuk membeli beberapa kebutuhan. Saya membeli sepatu Eiger yang sedang diskon 70 persen. Saya juga membeli dua potong kemeja, satu t-shirt, satu potong celana, dan dompet panjang. Semuanya dengan harga terjangkau.

Malamnya kami makan di Cobek Sun Plaza, Medan. Kawan kuliah Kak Uci, Cinta, juga ikutan karena menginap di hotel juga. Kami menghabiskan waktu sekitar dua jam di Sun Plaza sebelum kembali ke hotel.

Dua kali aku memanfaatkan gym di hotel, pagi dan sore. Sesibuk apa pun, aku selalu berusaha ke gym meski tidak maksimal karena waktu yang sempit.

Selama di Medan, kami juga sempat menonton film Indonesia, Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap di Center Point. Saya tidak terlalu suka, tetapi ikut menonton karena anak-anak suka.

Minggu siang kami kembali ke Lhokseumawe dengan mobil sendiri. Karena saya tidak bisa menyetir malam, kami minta bantu sama kawan yang biasa menyetir jauh. Kami tiba di Lhokseumawe sekitar pukul 23.00 WIB dan langsung tidur.[]

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Bunda dan Sari bersama anak-anak di Plaza Medan Fair