Jakarta, Day Two

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Jakarta, Day Two

So the city grows on you in a way. After months in Lebanon, thank God some place is still cheap. Posh sushi dinner: $10. Indonesian lunch: $1.

The city is like a stain which has spread densely in all directions with no plans, no destinations. There are barely no sidewalks so just to walk down the street is almost impossible with nowhere to walk, and motos and cars buzzing past you. But the food is great and cheap, the people are very friendly, and it's a charm that grows on you.

The most quirky thing so far is that the exchange rate is based on the quality of your notes. Of course, I'm sure that no one even with a mint condition bill has gotten the full rate. Anyways, there is a whole science in Indonesia appearantly to determine how much of the rate you lose given a tear, a mark, the feeling, the quality of the ink, whatever.......

And thank God for Bikram Yoga in Jakarta!

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