Bless Tours: Reno Tours Jakarta

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Reno Tours Jakarta

Monas

The best of the Big Durian, a local expert shares his travel highlights of Jakarta.

Fast Track, the travel show on satellite/cable TV channel BBC World News, featured a few stories on Indonesia this week.

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In one segment, a "local expert" - actually, a viewer who entered a competition through the BBC Global Minds website - led us around some of his highlights for a short stay in Jakarta. His name was Reno Mornama, an analyst in the coal industry who lives in Pamulang, South Jakarta.

He selected:

Jakarta Old Town, Fatahillah Square as a place to see colonial-era architecture.

Bank Mandiri Museum to see old-style coins, money counting machines, etc.

The Antiques/Flea Market on Jl Surabaya to buy souvenirs from across Indonesia in the one place.

Monas, a.k.a National Monument to see the most famous monument in Jakarta.

Istiqlal Mosque to "find peace".

With respect to Bapak Reno (he has lived in Indonesia rather longer than me), I would have chosen a few other places.

But what about you? If you were an unofficial tour guide or "local expert" and had to choose quintessential experiences of a short trip to Jakarta, what would you pick?

If possible, please include a photo and directions, especially for more obscure locations.

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