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| Jakarta street on Sunday |
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| My rommate on our favourite vehicule! |
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| Sunday brunch with the girls |
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| Pool time at J.P's house |
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| Bright orange and noisy ... easily describes a bajaj. |
My first week-end in Jakarta went very well. While Saturday turned out to be a busy day; in deed buying food and drinks, exchanging money and cooking takes a entire day in Jakarta... especially on a Saturday. Fanny organized a house warming for me and we invited friends over. Fun fact number one: parties don't ever get out of control in Jakarta; the price of the cheapest bottle of wine is 15 USD!
And then Sunday came... Indonesians stay at home on Sunday which means you can actually circulate around your neighborhood and beyond by car, scooter or bicyle without any big chances of getting hit by a car or stuck in traffic for hours. What a relief. Fanny and I took the opportunity to drive to brunch on her scooter. We met up with friends and had japenese food in a "very expatriate-like" restaurant in Kemang, with a "very expatriate-like" menu and a "very expatriate-like" bill as well! We spent the rest of the day at the Spa... I had a pedicure, manicure, massage, and hair brushing done for a total of .... 16 USD. Is that what heaven looks like?
Next week Indonesia is celebrating the end of Ramadan also known as IDUL FITRI, 90 percent of the population goes on vacation, back to their village or stay at home...For the expatriates it is the perfect occasion to visit a bit more of the city and ride around on a scooter just for the sake of no traffic. :)
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