The Old Town Jakarta
Kota Tua Jakarta, also known as “Batavia Lama (Oud Batavia)”. If you visit to Jakarta, it is better to visit this place.
One time, I went there using the Jakarta Free Tour Bus. I set off from the bus tour station which is in beside the Istiqlal Mosque. It gives the short scenery of Jakarta, while it drive to take us to the Kota Tua area.
When I arrived to Kota Tua, I am very enthusiasm for visiting the Bank Indonesia Museum (BI Museum). Total, I had been there for three times. My interest to learn how the circulation history of IDR in Indonesia had been paid.
After satisfied in the BI Museum, I moved to the Bank Mandiri Museum. There is so many banking collection, like cashbooks, ancient write type machine, etc. I am very interested with the accountancy record that it made by italic handwritten (ha..ha.. it’s like that we enter to the time machine and direct feeling colonialism)
There is still the other museum in the Kota tua area that is Museum Wayang, Museum Fatahillah and Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik.
The sun is above my head that make me sweltering heat and thirsty. Finally, I decided to stop in the one of restaurants in that area. After choose and consider where the restaurant serves the special Jakarta cuisine and looks the ability of my wallet, I conclude my selection that it is “Kedai Seni D’Jakarte”. I order “nasi bakar ayam” dan “Ice Beer Peltok”. “Beer Pletok” is the one of original Jakarta heritage culinary that still survive until now. Beer Pletok is the refreshment drink that made from a mixture of herbs and spices as follows ginger, pandan wangi leaves and lemongrass. This traditional drink is known among the betawi ethnic.
My legs are getting painful. Time to go home to plan the next trip.