Jakarta, Indonesia

It was a beautiful Sunday and I am so excited about my first trip to Jakarta, Indonesia.

To many, Jakarta may not be their choice for holiday, but not for me. I love places that are not packed with tourist because that's the best place to see for ourselves how the locals live their daily lives.

Coincidently, I have friends residing in Jakarta, therefore without further consideration, I made up my mind 6 months ago that Jakarta is my next destination for holiday.

Arrived in Jakarta exactly after a two-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur. The weather was fine, but a little hazy. My friends were at the arrival hall to greet us and no words could describe how joyful we were to meet each other again.

Our first destination is of course the hotel. This hotel that we are going to stay a night is quite little let-down as the location is not strategic. Anyway, we have already decided that we are going to change hotel the next day. Room rate is at RP.302,500 per room per night not including breakfast. Extra bed is RP25,000.

After checking in, we proceed to Mangga Dua area for lunch. My friend Merry and her husband Gatot brought us to Orion Mall and Mangga Dua Mall. That's where we had our lunch and did some shopping.


My friend Merry and her husband, Gatot.


Later that night, we went to Anggerik Mall for more shoppings. Merry wanted to bring us to Senayan for more shopping but we declined because we were drop dead exhausted and needed some rest.


Back in hotel, after our shower, we went for dinner at the restaurant located at the ground floor of the hotel.

Our dinner at Lian Yuan Restaurant



It's the best meal we have ever tasted. Much more delicious that what we tasted in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The best part is we noticed that all the dishes are MSG-free. Great job to the chef of Lian Yuan Restaurant@ Tematik Hotel, Jakarta Utara.




Unable to sleep well due to noise from the disco which is real loud. Anyway, I dozed off soon after that. Tiredly exhausted after a long day.

to be continued....