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Terima Kasih, Jakarta!

17 Sunday Apr 2011

Posted by jasetiojanco in Food, Thoughts, Travel, Work

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Ayam Goreng, Batik, Berlitz, Bus Rapid Transit, Food Louver, Grand Hyatt, Grand Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java Kitchen, La Moda, Macarons, Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Merdeka Square, Monas, Monumen Nasional, Nasi Pecel, Periplus, Plaza Indonesia, Rupiah, Saboga, Sarinah Mall, Selamat Datang, Shabu Nobu, Snack Zone, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Thamrin City, The Cream & Fudge Factory, The Taste, Toys Kingdom, TransJakarta

This post is quite late. But like they say, better late than never.

It has been almost a month since I went to Jakarta but I can still vividly remember how wonderful the Indonesian capital was. The people were friendly the capital itself was vibrant.

I arrived in Jakarta on the 20th of March, details of which are written in a previous journal entry of mine entitled Journey to Jakarta. I originally planned to go to some of the tourist spots in Jakarta on my first day but it rained really hard so I opted to stay in the hotel and rest. At around 6 PM, the rain stopped and I decided to go out and have dinner in Plaza Indonesia. By the way, there are two malls in front of Mandarin Oriental Jakarta: Grand Indonesia Shopping Town and Plaza Indonesia. Both malls are huge and upscale. I went to Plaza Indonesia since it’s the mall nearer the foot bridge.

Plaza Indonesia, the most luxurious shopping mall in Jakarta

The first thing I noticed when I saw the mall was the unbelievably large and expansive Louis Vuitton store at the entrance of Plaza Indonesia. I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t invest in a store this big if there are no customers. Man, there must be a lot of wealthy Indonesians.

LOUIS VUITTON. In your face luxury.

I roamed around the mall a bit before looking for a restaurant to eat in. The layout of Plaza Indonesia was very confusing, I was going around and around finding myself in the same spot again and again. One thing I noticed while going around was that most of the shops there were for luxury brands. I never felt so poor in my entire life. Continue reading →

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