Indonesia (Jakarta) July 2017 D-7

Day 7 Monday 24/7/2017

Jakarta - Today, I focused my visit to various touristy places in Old Jakarta, Sunda Kelapa harbor & Chinatown area.

1) Free morning breakfast provided by Six Degrees hostel. Surprisingly, the hostel's fried rice tasted really good. I will try this breakfast again in the next morning !

The fried rice tasted so good that I had the same breakfast in the next morning before departing for airport

2) Pasar Antiques & Copperwares, Jalan Surabaya, near Cikini Raya - window shopping only ! Too much hassle to haggle for a right price for a piece of antique you fall in love with ! Good to see but heavy to carry especially if you are travelling with a cabin size bag ! 

3) Commuter train ride from Cikini train station > Jakarta Kota train station (IDR3.000 x 2 return) + morning activities near Cikini train station

4) Arrival at Jakarta Kota train station - I noticed the old hanging grandfather clock is no longer working !

5) Tourist Information Booth in Fatahillah Square, Kota Tua Jakarta - a must see when in Jakarta ! Old is Gold !

6) Fatahillah Square, Kota Tua Jakarta (my 2nd visit in this trip). Today is Monday so the crowd is much lesser compares with the weekend ! All museums here are closed on Monday so another missed opportunity !

7) Sunda Kelapa Harbor - Wow ! A 490 year old harbor during the Dutch era ! 

8) Kali Besar (The Great Canal) - after seeing it, I probably think the canal now should call Kali Kechil (small canal) !

9) Menara Syahbandar (Watch Tower)

10) A panoramic view of Sunda Kelapa harbor & Kali Besar (The Great Canal) from the observation deck of Menara Syahbandar (Watch Tower)

11) Museum Bahari (Maritime Museum), Jalan Pasar Ikan 1, Sundar Kelapa, Jakarta, built in 1652 by Dutch as a warehouse

Maritime Museum - The Legends of World Navigators 

1) Maritime Museum - The Room of Indian Traveler

2) The Room of Arabian Missionary

3) The Room of Chinese Commerce

4) The Room of Portuguese Inscription

5) The Room of Spice Inter-Continent 

6) The Room of Italian Explorer - Marco Polo
 

7) The Room of Chinese Admiral Zheng He

8) The Room of Dutch Cartographer - Jan Huygen van Linchosten

9) The Room of Portuguese Conqueror - Da Gama & Magelhaens

10) The Room of Dutch Reception

11) The Room of Three British Voyager - Dampie, Cook & Bligh

12) The Room of Sunda Kelapa Heroes - Prince Fathillah

13) The Room of Arabian Adventure - Ibn Batuta

14) The Room of First Woman Admiral in the World - Laksamana Malahayati

15) The Room of British Occupation

16) The Room of Japan Salvation

17) VOC Dockyard built in 1628 by Dutch

Lunch at Sundar Kelapa, Jalan Pasar Ikan - fish fillet with yellow curry + rice + vegetables + fresh banana (IDR18.000=Rm5.50)

Visit to Chinatown, Glodok (Jakarta)

1) Minivan ride No 12 from Jakarta Kota train station > Glodok - 10 minutes (IDR4,000=Rm1.20); walking probably takes you 25-30 minutes !

2) LTC, Glodok - Glodok is now the biggest center for electronics in Jakarta. This mega mall sell all the electrical gadgets, power tools, electronic appliances & technical products etc - a very worthwhile visit ! 

3) Pecinan (Old Chinatown), Glodok - keep asking the local people when you are in LTC (Centre of Tools, Technic, Electrical & Electronics) and you will find your way there ! 

4) The Pantjoran Tea House (1663) & Apotek Chung Hwa Building, Chinatown - no chance for me to have a free tasting of Indon-Chinese tea as no one was manning the stand at the time of my visit ! 

5) Chinese Medical Halls / Shops, Chinatown - interesting to see quite a number of shop selling Chinese medicines here ! Most of the proprietors or owners belong to the older generation ! 

6) Bookstores, Chinatown - an opportunity to buy some Chinese text books for the those who are keen to learn Mandarin !

7) Five Foot Ways (pedestrian walkways), Chinatown - moon cakes, Malaysian Chinese singers CDs, Chinese calendars & sundry items on sale here !

8) Wet Market Lane, Chinatown - sea cucumber is probably the best buy here !

Sea Cucumber

9) Chinese Food (Teowchew) & Seafood Stall, Chinatown - I shall return and bring my Klang buddies to try out the Teow Chew food - Indo style in this Chinatown !

Pig offal & Pork

10) A & W Restaurant, Chinatown

11) Rows of Chinese shoplots in Chinatown

12) Chinese Clans Association in Old Jakarta near Jakarta Kota train station

13) My dinner at a local street food stall near the Transjakarta Busway in Kramat Sentiong, 15 minutes walk from my hostel in Cikini Raya - IDR15,000 for a plate of deep fried chicken fillet + rice + cucumber - as tasty as the KFC fried chicken !