8/14 -- Explore Jakarta

We arrived in Jakarta at 9pm last night and actually got to bed about midnight. Today was a busy day, the only one that we have to explore the city, so it was go go go all day -- an introduction to Jakarta history, a local market, school kids, a music and education group, a view of normal people's lives, a tuk-tuk ride to lunch on Batavia Square, and the National Museum. After a break, we had a welcome cocktail (the main trip starts today, Vietnam was a pre-trip) and then dinner at what used to be an enormous house filled with rooms of all sizes.

Food cart in market -- everything deep fried. The man in the
white cap is our trip  leader, Arinto.

Music Store

Local guide Maris (brown shirt) demonstrating
various potions from the local 'medic'.

Typical load for a motorcycle

Two cute kids playing with very young chicks.

Notice the satellite dish....

Boats and trash in the river. The ones we saw all looked bad.

Local water taxis

Another cute kid

One of the oldest mosques in Jakarta

Inline skates were very common among the children

Kindergarten boys eager to bump fists with each of us.

The musical group also educates120  pre-school girls for only
$30 per person per year

Musicians and travelers.

The men met with a boys' musical group separately.

Bikes for rent in Batavia Square

We think there is a  metal rod from the red thing down his
sleeve and then under him. He was able to shift position
without touching the ground.

Maria showing off a truly ugly puppet.

Jim at Batavia Square, administrative and commercial center
of Jakarta when it was run by the Dutch.

Interesting sculpture outside the Natioanl
Museum.

Before Java was Muslim, it was Hindu and tons
of Hindu artifacts have been found, including
this one with a beer belly.