Jakarta

Many crew members are Indonesian, so our ship welcomed hundreds of visitors during our stop in Jakarta. Our captain took time to pose for photos with family members at the dock.

Although Jakarta has a hop on hop off bus, we were warned not to bother taking it because traffic is so bad that passengers end up sitting in one place for much of the ride.

Lar and I opted for the free shuttle into town where we found a little coffee shop. I ordered a “Kopi Limbat” which turned out to be an iced espresso topped with a fresh squeezed orange.

Sounds awful, but it was refreshing! I look forward to adding this to my repertoire back home.

Turns out “Kopi Limbat” simply means “sky coffee” and isn’t a particularly Indonesian thing.Read more