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September 28th 2009
Published: October 23rd 2009
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24 September 2009 - 06 October 2009 Exchange rate as of 24 Sep 2009: 1GBP = Rp15,300 TRANSPORT: Padang to Jakarta by plane (Mandala Airlines)--Rp 560,000 per person (1 1/2 hours) HOTEL: Margot Hotel, Jalan Jaksa Double, A/C, hot water, cable TV--Rp220,000 inc. breakfast Not worth the price but still a pretty decent choice in one of the better locations in Jakarta. The flight from Padang was o... Read Full Entry



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The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, one of the most salubrious hotels! This was one of the hotels bombed along with the JW Marriott earlier this year
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Jakarta's one and only skating rink at Mal Taman Anggrek!
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View from the apartment with the rain coming in
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Amy after her hair cut
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Inside Monas with Dan's dad
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The Pancasila, Indonesia's National Emblem depicting the five ideologies
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View from Monas on a hazy day
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View from Monas of Istiqlal Mosque, the biggest mosque in SE Asia apparently
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President's Palace as viewed from Monas
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The slide at FX Mall!
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Jakarta Bay
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Looks nice enough from here!
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But as you can see the water is either brown or black!
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Ancol Water Park
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Amy at Jakarta Bay
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Riding the cable car
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Most of Jakarta had come to play in the Bay
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More Metro Mini's!
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This canal was green



23rd October 2009

Jakarta!
It's nice that Blok M and Pasaraya are still around! And it's a really different city when you go there as a tourist to see the sights, rather than when you live there as an expat. All the same it's good to know the bus system is working! I heard that when it was first implemented a lot of people didn't take it because it was malu. Any view of the monorail, on that note? ;) And I remember that McDonalds! It was huge! Please tell me you popped by Pondok Indah for old time's sake!
24th October 2009

I think the monorail is done and dusted as far as I know. I think they could really do with one as it works pretty well in KL. Sadly didn't make it to Pondok Indah, but we drove down Fatmawati and thru Kemang....all so different now!! Kemang is like a totally different city, and Bintaro IS a totally different city!

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