Jakarta: Indonesia's capital [Part II]

This is a continuation of my long presentation on Indonesia. It follows the previous article titled: "Jakarta -Indonesia's capital [Part I]." Hope you like the pics & this article. Thanks:)

"Sukarno & Hatta"
Sukarno was the leader of Indonesia's independence movement back in the...

The fiery Sukarno:
Sukarno was such a great & fiery orator that he really tantalized...

Suharto the corrupt leader:
Sukarno the founding father was president from 1950-1965. However, he was...

Asia's largest mosque:
- This is a postcard pic. *Beside the big mosque is the cathedral which you...

The lake inside the mosque compound
This is one photo where I really should've not posed so as to not...

The lake once again:
- It's so much better without me! *Indonesia is a...

Aerial view of the mosque:
- This is a postcard pic.

Worshippers inside a mosque:
- The men & women are separated.

"Schooners"
- These beautiful boats by Jakarta harbor plies between the islands of...

Closer view of the schooners:
- They're really big! *But the difference between the 2 countries is that...

Another big schooner:
Another difference between the 2 countries is how the Indonesian parliament...

Closer view of the big schooner:
- It's really big & beautiful! *It was cool to have been in both...

More schooners:
*Overall, I like writing about "mirror-images" just as to how...

A wooden monument of a schooner:
- It's artistically done!

"Old Jakarta harbor"
- A painting depicting the Colonial times.

Still old Jakarta harbor:

Scenery in old Jakarta harbor:

"The History museum"
Located nearby the harbor, it is the former City Hall that has a...

Aerial view of the museum:
- This is a postcard pic.

"The Fine Arts museum"
- Formerly the Hall of Justice, it's right infront of the History musuem....

"A moving train"
- If you can see me under the bridge, the LOUD sound of the passing train is...

Cute public transports:
You already saw more orange tricycles back in the Part 1 whereas the...

"A horse cart"
- Another mode of transport around the city but not in the main roads.

"A pedicab"
- Perhaps the most interesting & fun form of transport but...

The Monas obelisk:
- Built in memory of Sukarno "the founding-father." *It is located...

A different profile of the obelisk:

And yet another profile:
- Nice statue of horses.

"Traffic"

"More Jakarta traffic"

And more traffic:

"Vehicles & buildings"
- If you can see me posing, then you have a good 20/20 vision!

More tall buildings:

And more tall buildings:
- If you can see me once again, then you're good!

A communication building:
- There's just so many tall building here in modern Jakarta.

Nice yellow posts:
- They're typical in the boulevards of modern Islamic nations.

"Twin Towers"

Vegetations amidst high-rises:
- Indeed, there's patches of vegetations around the city.

More vegetations amidst high-rises:

Still more trees & buildings:

More trees amidst buildings:

More plants & grasses:

More buidlings & trees:

Aerial view of Jakarta:
- This is a guidebook pic.

A mosque in the heart of the city:
- The white mosque is SO BEAUTIFUL!

Posing by the distance:

A street vendor:
- There's PLENTY of them allover the city.

Another vendor:
- These colorful food stuffs are added together along crushed iced with...

Another street vendor:
- This pic (& some of the previous pics) are borrowed but I still...

"Kids"
- They're cute!

More kids:
- Indonesian kids are cute!

"Sports"
- Indonesian youths are into sports.

article published 01/13/2002

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