Mini Indonesia

Taman Mini Indonesia

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June 25th 2007
This is my only real entry for Jakarta. I went here on my first full day with Jessica, her mum and little sister. The night before I was unwell and threw up a couple of times. By morning I was feeling good and headed out. The place is like a theme park in many ways. Inside you had houses and temples from every region and habital island of Indonesia. Considering there is over 1700 islands there w ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more