The Palais Dago Hotel
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Rainy Season
... done. So if we're going out for dinner, we have the taxi standby and just all pool in for the cost. It's still cheap compared to back home, but definitely a lot of money going out to it when it adds up.
We've managed to go to High Tea at our favourite restaurant, which is very posh and the It Place to visit for Jakartans. We've gone to Bali Seafood a few times, which Kyle would like to make a routine each paycheck to dine at.
All in all, Kyle and I are getting used ...
1 Week Holiday with Alice the Aussie
... and feet to work the puppets. The puppets are similar to the shadow puppets, that they have golden wings (princes) and they're decorated with jewels and gold with long noses. Just these are obviously 3D puppets, made of wood and sticks to work the arms.
There were various dances....one for when a boy gets circumsized and the entire village breaks out into a party of dancing and music to try and cheer the little guy up, a peacock dance with the girls wearing ...
Kiri Mang
... not knowing that she was waiting on the north side... Fadila picked me up and we talked aboyt how i was grateful i fidnt have to catch an Angkot again. Kiri mang means "left sir" or "pull over" and the driver would never hear me! :( After, we then met Nadira at CUPS. Then, Fadila let me drive to a place called "The Movie Room". The car was an auto, so I could drive it. And I had my license on me, so legally I could sort of maybe drive. Traffic was awful - no rules ...
On a Mountain in Need of Fun
... re entertained on weekends. ALMOST is the key word there; My sense of practicality that wavers in and out of the scene will likely kick in.
Any suggestions on what Kyle and I can do to entertain ourselves while remaining on budget and not dying from heat exhaustion? Anyone?
^.^
[p.s. I'm hoping to get Kyle to make an Entry on the Blog. As my Mum most eloquently put it: We wouldn't want to think I'd kidnapped him and sold him to the locals]
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Jeans Street
... instructions we decided we couldn't be bothered to sit in a minivan for 2 hours, we are both feeling pretty shakey still as well. Instead we decided to visit jeans street which is a popular shopping area with huge pop culture statues lining the streets. Taxis are too expensive so after we walked to the train station and bought our Jakarta tickets for tomorrow we got directed to jump in an angkot. These are basically little minivans that ...