• sirhc80TravelerAsia 2023
    @Skye bar Jakarta 😎
    Fancy cocktail with amazing viewCities at night from above are always impressiveDecent bar, but close to western prices 😅Streetfood at it's best: fresh made Martabak 🤤Traffic policeman gave me a free bike lift 🤗 (traffic didn't need attention, for a while 😅)Jakarta's architecture is sometimes crazy...and sometimes colonial style.Birds selling showcase.My boat driver for the harbor tour 😎Some quite old ships there, mostly still in useCatholic cathedral, at opposite street side of the big mosque.Huge mosque, but not a masterpiece of architecture, imho, but...... unbelievable how big it is inside 😲Mosque and national monument in one picture.Leftovers from the Dutch colonial era are still everywhere, especially in old town.Some green streets to find, quite often, here.As street art can be seen at places, you wouldn't think about.Crazy traffic, motorbike taxis are the fastest way to get around, here! 😎

    Exploring Jakarta 😍

    Oct 9–14, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Jakarta is definitely worth seeing, I'm a little bit sad I didn't find more time to explore the tiny little alleys, rarely big enough for a scooter. You can find everything there, all sorts of shops, warungs (the typical tiny little restaurants with only one, two or three tables), food stalls, a lot of life is going on there.
    Of course, I did some sightseeing, the boat ride at the old harbor was one of the highlights, the 8th biggest mosque of the world, fitting 200.000 people in it, was also very impressive. The "tiny little" catholic cathedral on the opposite of the street gave a very symbolic view.
    It's awesome to see, how much effort Indonesian people put into growing plants, extending their gardens onto the streets, trying to put something green into their city environment.
    I can not put in pictures the amazing kindness and the friendly approach of Indonesian people in general. Obviously in a big city like Jakarta, more people are only looking curious and hesitate to approach me directly, but even here it happened to me, that I got a free lift by a traffic policeman, after he saw me looking on the map, very confused, for a while, looking for a certain shop. And as soon as I take initiative to talk to people, looking curious but hesitating, they warm up immediately and I had some heartwarming experiences and, met only people trying to help to find my way or just chitchatting nicely.
    That's very special for a metropolitan city, in my experience, and one of the most important reasons, why I think Jakarta is worth a visit with an open mind and an open heart. 🥰    Read more