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Joe and Sue; Jun 2008 ... This holiday we went over to Kanchanaburi - planned staying 2 nights - stayed a week. It's a great little place, loads to do, not many tourists. The highlight for me was a day spa - Suan Nanachaat. We went... ... See all Jakarta holiday reviews | Write a review on Jakarta
The Jakarta skyline at daybreak
The Jakarta skyline at daybreak © flydime
Jakarta is not a city for everyone but many find it an inevitable stop on the way to more tranquil Indonesian destinations. What has amassed is a decentralized sprawl of low slung buildings amidst occasional high rise towers. With no central Jakarta area it is difficult to experience the city's highlights which are scattered about the enormous districts.

Travelling far in the city is laborious and adding to the difficulty is heavy traffic and haywire street grids throughout dense and stretching sprawl. Yet despite, or possibly because of, Jakarta's reputation as a difficult city, little visited areas and unique attractions feel like personal discoveries.
Jakarta has a reputation as a rich person's playground. Grungy streets contrast to modern shopping complexes and examples of ostentatious wealth. Visitors can enjoy a bit of this in garish nightclubs and elegant restaurants.

Jakarta is a boiled down representation of everything Indonesian giving visitors a quick introduction or synopsis of the country's various and incredibly diverse cultures, architecture, food, languages, religions, and combined histories.

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