"JAKARTA" Indonesia by Onedragon

Indonesia Travel Guide: 21,827 reviews and 46,053 photos

STILL ELEVENTH LARGEST CITY ???????

THE BEAUTY OF THE BUSYNESS ON THE STREETS OF JAKARTA AS THE THE MOTORBIKES AND THE TRUCKS AND CARS AND BUSES SEEM TO BE DOING AN ELASTIC STRETCHING DANCE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE STREETS OF JAKARTA....AND AS ALSO THE PEOPLE ENTER INTO THOSE DANCES AS THEY CROSS INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC THAT SEEMS TO NEVER CEASE !!! THAT IS WHAT JAKARTA SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT...YET IT IS FASCINATING IN IT'S OWN WAY!!!
IT STILL MIGHT BE THE ELEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 44,283 PER SQUARE MILE.. ...THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION PEOPLE THERE.. AND BOY!!!! IF THEY EVER COUNTED THE MOTORBIKES..LOOK OUT !!!!! : )

SKIES OF GRAY

IT MIGHT BE THAT ON SOME DAYS THAT THERE ARE BLUE SKIES.. .BUT I SEEM TO THINK THAT MIGHT NOT BE THAT OFTEN.......
IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF SHIPS TO THIS AREA WAS ABOUT 1513 which were four Portuguese ships from Malacca.

ENJOYING THE TIME !!!!!!

ONE HAS TO ENJOY THE TIME THAT THEY ARE IN JAKARTA...BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING PLACES TO SEE........

Pros and Cons

Pros:SOME NICE PEOPLE
Cons:POLLUTED SKIES
In a nutshell:FASCINATING

Last visit to Indonesia: Mar 2007
Intro Written Mar 16, 2007
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TAXI DRIVERS AT THE AIRPORT Tourist Traps (2)

SOMETHING THAT CAN REALLY BE OVER-WHELMING ARE THE AMOUNT OF TAXI DRIVERS PULLING AT YOU AND GRAPPING YOUR LUGGAGE AND... more travel advice

CUSTOMS Tourist Traps (2)

WHEN I WENT TO JAKARTA..I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE GOING TO BALI FIRST OR BACK TO SINGAPORE ....SO I DIDN'T BUY A... more travel advice

Arjuna Wiwaha Statue ... Things to Do (3)

when you see this Cool statue will see that it is Arjuna about to fight his half-brother Karna on the Kurusetra field... more travel advice

WONDERFUL VTERS Favorites (1)

IF YOU GO TO JAKARTA .. .HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE THE DELIGHTFUL PLEASURE OF MEETING TWO MARVELOUS WOMEN. ..MIMI AND... more travel advice

Local Customs (1)
CRAZY DRIVING
Nightlife (1)
24 HOURS MC DONALDS
Restaurants (1)
CAFE BATAVIA
Hotels (1)
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Comments (12)

SilverSaint Aug 8, 2010 at 9:24 PM Report Abuse

well this one's actually quite simple. if airport people is troubling you, just shake their hand with a nice Rp. 50.000,- or Rp. 100.000,- inside your hand. (around $5-$10) it saves all the troubles.
lynnehamman Sep 18, 2009 at 7:33 AM Report Abuse

Nice page, Ely.I see that you know the Mahabharata! Interesting. Good that you had a mini VT meeting with Mimi. Nice pictures
junecorlett Jun 21, 2009 at 2:38 AM Report Abuse

Very "Colourful" tips Eli.
vesna04 Jun 30, 2007 at 2:27 AM Report Abuse

Very nice. Regards !!!
white_smallstar Mar 27, 2007 at 3:23 AM Report Abuse

I agree with the comments here.. great page Eli : ) **NICO**
madloke Mar 26, 2007 at 7:45 AM Report Abuse

Great page ELI!!! Bravo!!! I ll read more carefullt when i have time all your tips:) CIAOOO
kayleigh06 Mar 23, 2007 at 1:15 PM Report Abuse

Great Pages Eli! I knew you would enjoy it once you'd got there!!! Great pages so far, keep them up :) Kayleigh xx
Azri_Azmi Mar 20, 2007 at 1:30 AM Report Abuse

You did a good efforts exposing Jakarta in your Indonesia page and I really like it. Your trouble in VISA processing really a great tips & event to learn. And you even met 2 VTer there. Kewl. Great job Eli.
h4pp1 Mar 19, 2007 at 8:18 PM Report Abuse

hiii......hula dancer .....^O^, it's nice that u've enjoy n build ur indonesia page (jakarta page, actualy), but how abt ur bali....???
BeatChick Mar 18, 2007 at 4:18 PM Report Abuse

I LOVE fotos of flutterbies!! Jakarta looks faboo, dahling!