Let’s face, "Eat Pray Love" Julia Roberts was just too glib to get the old heart racing. Airbrush, one-dimensional view of spiritual nirvana depicting Bali as a great menopausal, beauty salon come yoga center, run under the boots of dictatorship Oprah Winfrey and her Shrieking henchmen. No, this film would have resulted in a much more appropriate conclusion for these troubled times, in my opinion, if Italy and India were followed by a trip to take in the post-modern Jakarta, urban anxiety.
Feel good times can be thin on the ground, but at least it does not feel as if you are trapped in a huge album honeymoon least the bride and groom. So, people forget jetting across to Bali the next time you get a short break. Stay here and explore some of the most eye-opening backwaters Jakarta instead. I defy you. Yes, this is the city that never sleeps people, so let's get down to business with some suggestions Leftfield are we going?
Setu Babakan
A pension least known of the city, Setu Babakan sports a cultural village Betawi and a large lake, and can be found around four or five kilometers southeast of Ragunan Zoo in south Jakarta, Depok on the way. He reportedly two and half million ethnic Betawi residents in the Indonesian capital, and they have a culture, language, music, food and traditions all their own. The Betawi are also often seen as rather rudimentary in comparison with the Javanese allegedly refined. The most famous son of Betawi, now is probably current governor of Jakarta and the amateur enthusiast budding mustache, Fauzi Bowo.
In all cases, the experience of the lake down to Setu Babakan is, on balance, almost more bucolic bubonic it, and there are a lot of good warungs market advantage, which are mainly full of loving couples seeking a respite from the urban pressure cooker to. Later in the evening, the guys in the corner crank up the dangdut music and SWIG concoctions to the formidable research plastic bottles, mixed with Red Bull, local grog and maybe even a little Pertamax more for good measure.
fishermen also dot the shores of Lake though, because the lake is fed by the turbid waters of the Ciliwung River, it surely can not catch much there. There is also a Betawi Cultural Village to see who puts on regular musical and theatrical performances, as well as ethnic Silat martial arts demonstrations. Visitors to Setu Babakan can also take a pedal boat on the lake. So go and weigh "Anker" in people Bintang Bay. Disneyland is not, but Setu Babakan made for some pleasant hours nonetheless. A Betawi Disneyland but now there's a thought. Imagine a roller coaster ride with Bluebird taxis loop the loop, or a Ferris wheel with gondolas for bajajs. I can see it now.
Jakarta Planetarium
Many of you know maybe Taman Ismail Marzuki, commonly known as TIM, a theater complex frequented by the thespian fraternity of the city in the Cikini area. huge new building Jakarta Theatre complex is currently big waves. Less well known, however, is the fact that the complex also contains a planetarium, which is well worth a visit if you have a few hours to kill. The planetarium runs four shows a day on weekends and admission is cheap.
Planetariums are now old technology of course, but they still have the power to amaze and inspire, and to fill the Reclining stargazer with cosmic fear. During a recent visit, I was offered a great show in Bahasa Indonesia mind, by an MC who seemed to have some serious comic pretensions. The public was informed that Pegasus, the mythical half-man / half horse constellation, did not have to wear trousers because his lower half was not human. I also learned that Saturn's rings are made up of pieces of rock the size of Metro Mini bus, although probably they are not orange and move in a more predictable manner. Go and see what is out there people, the kids will love.
Real Jakarta Tours
If you're feeling particularly brave, then you can book yourself on a real turn Jakarta and see how the other half (65 percent and actually) lives . Takers can choose from a number of breaks in slums, including facing the less than pristine waters down the Ciliwung to meet slum residents whose lives are blighted by floods, using the river as a room bathroom, washing machine and toilet. Alternatively, you can visit the salubrious neighborhood Gabur, a crowded area full of poor and warm tofu and tempeh and cramped "factories", and check the subclass Jakarta firsthand. There are also trips to the crowded fish market in Kota. tourism disaster has come to much criticism and actual disaster tourism Tours Jakarta could in a sense be regarded as the lives of these people may be a perpetual disaster. Property Tours Jakarta donate half of the $ 50 fee they collect to the charitable foundation Interkultur. Do charity in this context will really allow these poor communities so? If you are interested, then take a look :. Www.jakartahiddentour.wordpress.com
Marina Batavia Cruise
The Fun Cruise runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and involves a luxury catamaran sailing around the Bay of Jakarta, while offering cruisers the opportunity to take in the pungent, if not actually sinus buckling air Jakarta Bay. There is also a huge buffet lunch to enjoy. The dinner cruise is from 18:30 until 9:00 p.m. ET features live music, a dance show and even a magic show. The cruise makes for a cool evening and you will be swept Jakarta Bay for several kilometers in the lap of luxury. For more information, point your browser to the address :. Http://bataviaaa.blogspot.com/2011/05/quick-silver.html
Good luck chaps, it's a jungle out there
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