Jakarta!

After 5 hours of sleep and a well needed shower, we decided to venture from our hostel onto the streets of Jakarta. We wandered up the Main Street past food stalls, markets and a guy welding some rail way tracks on the pavement in flip flops?
We had decided to head towards the museums which should have been a 20 minute walk. However navigating the extremely busy roads, avoiding the mopeds which would just mount the pavement at any point and the sweltering heat we knew it was going to be a long walk.
We walked through the China town of Jakarta and decided to try an courtyard with fountains and food stalls/ restaurants. We had mango iced teas and Lumpia (indonesian spring rolls) with a strange orangeish sauce. We continued our walk and was blown away by the shear amount of people and things on the skinny pavements and eventually made it to the museum.
We decided on the history of Jakarta museum. It started promising and ended with us just looking at different types of wooden chairs. But it kept us out of the heat and I think I can say I learnt a little bit. We had an apples juice and an iced tea in the courtyard and will definitely not be having iced tea again.
We then decided that we need more food. We found a cool cafe which served Indonesian food but was also a Tik ToK creator house? I had Nasi Goreng- fried rice- and Sam had noodles and added a ridiculous amount of chili sauce we he struggled with.
In preparation for our over night bus we decided to get some snacks from the supermarket and of course and an ice cream sandwich and a mochi.
Jakarta is a city of cats, specifically scabby and pregnant ones. Not a fan. Even more not a fan of a man with a python round his neck! It was huge and very scary but also very cruel.
We went back to the hostel had some beers and played some cards. Then tried to get a taxi to the bus station but everyone kept cancelling on us. Luckily a couple from the hostel were going to the same place and I asked if we could jump in. Turns out they were running really short on time and after the hour journey arrived with only 10 minutes to spare. As they ran off we went to find our tickets at the office and then to our gate. Turns out their bus was late anyway so there was no need to panic. We then waited for our bus which was also 15 minutes late.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE BEST OVER NIGHT BUS EVER. We have seats that go basically the whole way back, blanket and pillows. We were given a snack bag as we got on and there’s a pot noodle station!
We watched an episode of the office and then had a 2 hour nap before stopping at a restaurant for Katsura chicken curry and teriyaki beef bowl all included in our ticket price. Eating at strange times in the night seems to be our new thing.
Now time for more sleep before we arrive in Yogyakarta at 5 am!Les mer