Aston Marina Jakarta
Marina Mediterania, Tower A, Jl. Lodan Raya No. 2A Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
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INDONESIA! Welcome to the OVERWHELMING Capital!!
... statue in the forecourt, and the country’s most significant ruins are positioned around the museum courtyard. From Dongson kettledrums; to the skull and thighbone of ‘Java Man’ found in 1936; to collections of golden artefacts discovered in 1990 at the foot of ‘Mount Merapi’ - the museum is endless and was a fabulous place to start our day-tour.
Situated in the centre of Merdeka Square is the ‘Monas Tower,’ a 137-metre ...
The beginning of the end......
... to even wish for rain, but I seriously miss it! They have had the most record breaking dry season here in Jakarta – its even made it into the papers, and lets face it, they are not like the British who like to talk about the weather all the time. Pretty much, not a drop of rain has fallen on Jakarta since MAY. I am missing the smell of it and the sound of it on the roof. Its apparently already almost 2 months late, so ...
Ramadanawishitweregone!
... I still don’t have a new work permit (yes, it takes Indonesian immigration MUCH longer to get me a new permit than it does for bank cards to arrive from London – quell surprise), and no longer carry my UK cards.
Then, as if this wasn’t enough, on our way back from a club in the early hours of Sunday morning, we got delivered to the roadside police by a helpful taxi driver. The police immediately demanded our passports (mine ...
Issues at Hasiym Ashari
... dead. It has been dead since I arrived (in March of last year) so perhaps it is meant to be that way. If there is a way of resuscitating it, we’d be delighted because then we would be able to cook rice AND use the microwave!
Jakarta - capital of Indonesia
... possibility to contact us, Andry could only try to find us among the many people surrounding the monument.
Similar to saying "let's meet up at Tokyo station" without mentioning a specific location or exit. Luckily Andry found us!)
He was very friendly and willingly used his sunday afternoon to show us around the city-center. When we got extremely hungry, he took us to one of the big shopping malls for dinnner. A unexpectedly modern three story foodcourt with ...



