I took a "highlights" tour and I'm sharing a few of my photos in this busy trading center for Southeast Asia.
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| When I see a tag that says "made in Indonesia," I'll have a good idea from where it was shipped (click here). |
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| One of the highlights was a visit to a museum dedicated to puppetry (Wayang Museum) which is an important art in the culture. These are the tallest puppets and greet you as you enter. |
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| The puppet theater occupies the site of a church which was built in 1640 under the name of the Old Dutch Church. This is the cemetery that is in the center of the theater. |
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| The tour guide provided a tremendous amount about the creation of shadow puppets in Asian culture. |
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| You can rent these bikes, with matching hats, so you can find your riding partner in the busy streets of Jakarta. |
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| This is Merdeka Palace, which is one of six presidential palaces in Indonesia. |
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| Here's the National Monument of Indonesia (click here) which is 450 feet tall and has 77 pounds of gold as part of the flame. |
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| This was one of many exhibits in the National History Museum celebrating the various groups making up Indonesia. This is an object that was intended to help a family communicate with a deceased relative. |
