Blogs from Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, Asia - page 7

Geo: -6.18, 106.83Today there was nothing planned for me. It was Fletcher's last day of lecturing so I decided to set off on safari! Let me explain.From the window of my room on the 14th floor I have looked out each day over the busy road and the adjoining park. On the second morning I noticed amongst the trees the head of a giraffe. I wondered what he was doing there as there seemed to be nothing and noone around him.I felt rather sorry for him away from home and he just looked lonely. Today I decided to pay him a visit. I headed out about 10am, crossed the busy road and set out along the wide road that cuts through the park looking for an opening in the fences that surround the park. I came ... read more

Geo: -6.18, 106.83The lovely people at the RDC organised a guide and driver today to take me to the main sights in Jakarta.Linho the guide and Tomas, the driver picked me up at 9am and we headed out into Jakarta morning traffic. This is a phenomenon in itself. Much like Egypt and some other Asian cities I have visited, the traffic seems a jumble of buses, cars and motor bikes all looking for the quickest way through. They push in, change lanes at a moment's notice but it all seems to work and apart from constant beeping of horns there a few, if any, accidents!Our first stop was the National Museum. Housed in a Neo-Classical Building, a wide variety of exhibits are on show. There is an ethnography section showing the many different ethnicities within the ... read more

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Saa kom vi til Jakarta i Indonesien, efter nogle dejlige dage paa borneo. Da vi kom til Indonesien blev vi jo pludselig millionaer. Da vi skulle haeve penge, haevede vi sa lige 2000000 IDR og saa foelte vi os rige, men foeelsen varede kun et oejeblik da vi fandt vi skulle koebe en flaske vand som kostede 3000:) I Jakarta havde vi en hel dag inden vi skulle videre med tog. Flere vi har moedt har fortalt os at det bare var en by man hurtigt skulle ud af, saa det blev vores plan. Vi synes nu ikke den var helt saa slem, men det er en by hvor der ikke er ret meget af se udover trafikpropper. Men vi fik da set byen, national monumentet og den gamle hollandske bydel.... read more

As we were checking out we needed to pack again. We are really looking forward to having a whole week in the one place when we get to Rhodes and there weeks in Italy with no packing will be bliss. The hotel didn't expect us to leave until midday, so we took it easy for the morning. Toby spent sometime in bed reading the paper once he had returned from the gym and shocked Fiona and Harriet with his surprised yell when he realised there was a picture of us in the Jakarta Post. Apparently the girl and the policeman outside the mall yesterday was a protest and we were photographed walking past. There aren't many tourist sights in Jakarta but the shopping is a major attraction. One mall that was recommended for bargains is the ... read more