These are several interesting places in Jakarta:-

ANCOL Recreational Area
Taman Mini
MONAS - National Monument
Jalan Surabaya Market
Ragunan Zoo
Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)
Sunda Kelapa Harbour
Pancasila Sakti Monument
Fatahillah Square
National Museum
Textile Museum
Armed Forces Museum
Thousand Islands (Pulau Seribu).

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Kidzania is an EDUTAINMENT theme park designed for children between 2 to 16 years old. That does not mean the parents cannot enjoy the place also!

It is a mini twon with everything as real as possible. Children can pay games and join in the fun.

Check out the website here.

Tangkuban Perahu by Shekobagu

Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is one of the famous sight seeing places in Indonesia. It is located about 30km from the city of Bandung, West Jawa, Indonesia. It is a living volcano and it erupted last in 1983. It is famous for its hot spring. You can hike up close to its edge to see the hot water spring closely.

This place brings upon you several offerings: -

• local souvenirs that are nice and cheap
• scenic view of the volcano & the hills
• hotsprings

If you look from a distance, the mountain resembles an upside down boat. Sundanese people linked this with the famous Legend of Sangkuriang.

This is an excerpt from Wikipedia on the Legend of Sangkuriang

The story tells of “Dayang Sumbi”, a beauty who lived in West Java. She cast away her son “Sangkuriang” for disobedience, and in her sadness was granted the power of eternal youth by the gods. After many years in exile, Sangkuriang decided to return to his home, long after the two had forgotten and failed to recognize each other. Sangkuriang fell in love with Dayang Sumbi and planned to marry her, only for Dayang Sumbi to recognize his birthmark just as he was about to go hunting. In order to prevent the marriage from taking place, Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to (1) build a dam on the river Citarum and (2) build a large boat to cross the river, both before the sunrise. Sangkuriang meditated and summoned mythical ogre-like creatures -buta hejo or green giant(s)- to do his bidding. Dayang Sumbi saw that the tasks were almost completed and called on her workers to spread red silk cloths east of the city, to give the impression of impending sunrise. Sangkuriang was fooled, and upon believing that he had failed, kicked the dam and the unfinished boat, resulting in severe flooding and the creation of Tangkuban perahu from the hull of the boat.

So be sure to visit Tangkuban Perahu when you visit Bandung next time.

Cheers.

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