A visual and audio feast at Taman Fatahillah

I have not felt inspired to write for half a year now. So apologies to those who have been reading this blog.

Today, I spent the day exploring Jakarta on foot. What a totally exhausting day it turned out to be.

My route spanned a total 8km from Plaza Indonesia to Taman Fatahillah, and included visits to Monum Nasional (also known as 'Monas' or 'Sukarno's final erection') and Museum Nasional.

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Perhaps it's way past my usual lunchtime hour, but I did not really relish the Batavia Burger and Fatahillah Punch at Batavia Cafe. At IDR150,000 after tax, it's not exactly a cheap meal.

After finishing my lunch, I walked around Taman Fatahillah.

You can find people peddling all kinds of stuff in the square. Above is a picture of a man selling macabre souvenirs in the forms of amputated feet, hands, fingers. Certainly, eye-catching and attention grabbing. But I am not sure how many takers there will be at the end of the day.
An One-Man-Operation (OMO) amusement ride powered by human leg power. The kids sure had fun.
I also saw oversized dolls (wayang puppets) dancing to deafening Indonesian traditional music.

I'm totally exhausted now. But I'm sure thankful I had good weather for the whole day today.

Gotta go now. Ciao.