Things to do in Java
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Beach 'Galery' Bakery
Sells a smorgasbord of pies, puffs and pastries.
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Gramedia Bookshop
Small selection of English books and maps.
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Ayam Bakar Wong Solo
Fans of barbecued chicken pack this place.
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Fran's Bakery
Caketastic for those with a sweet tooth.
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Gelanggang Samudra
Has a boat ride and dolphin shows.
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Terang Bulan
Good fixed-price place for batik.
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Wawan Rental
Rents out well-maintained bikes.
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French Bakery
Another nice little bakery.
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Kang Ayi
Is Sederhana's neighbour.
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Flower Market
On the way to the zoo.
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Purawisata
In the evening you can head along to the Purawisata, an amusement park noted more for its dance performances, but there are also rides, fun-fair games and a pasar seni (art market) with a basic collection of souvenirs.
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Ministry of Coffee
A landmark modernist structure, with a library (with English-language books and magazines) upstairs and a cafe below. It’s ideal for an espresso or latte, but the food (mainly snacks and cakes) is pretty average.
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RRI Auditorium Ketoprak Performance
Here you can see ketoprak performances from 20:00 to midnight on the first Saturday of every month.
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Purawisata
In the evening you can head along to the Purawisata, an amusement park noted more for its dance performances, but there are also rides, fun-fair games and a pasar seni (art market) with a basic collection of souvenirs.
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Pasar Ikan
Further along the same street from the Museum Bahari is the early-morning Pasar Ikan. It's an intense, colourful scene of busy crowds around dawn, when the day's catch is sold. Later in the day it sells household items and a growing collection of souvenirs.
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Pasar Ikan
On the east beach is Pangandaran's fish market, and arguably the best place for fresh seafood. Pick out what you want from the selection of fresh seafood at the front of the warungs here and pay according to weight. The market is to the north, near the post office (not the wholesale fish market to the south).
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Kebun Raya
At the heart of Bogor are the fabulous botanical gardens, known as the Kebun Raya, the city’s green lung of around 87 hectares. Governor General Raffles first developed a garden here, but the spacious grounds of the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace) were expanded by Dutch botanist Professor Reinwardt, with assistance from London’s Kew Gardens, and officially opened in 1817. It was from these gardens that various colonial cash crops, such as tea, cassava, tobacco and cinchona, were developed by Dutch botanists including Johannes Teysmann, during the infamous Cultivation Period in the 19th century. The park is still a major centre for botanical research in Indonesia. This…
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Gelanggang Samudra
Has a boat ride and dolphin shows.
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Dago Thee Huis
The famous, but now very faded, Dago Thee Huis offers city views through a tangle of power lines and a forest of radio towers. The complex has a cafe-restaurant, outdoor and indoor theatres and a small children’s playground.
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Bladok Losmen & Restaurant
Classy hotel restaurant with a wholesome and inviting air, and a mainly European menu.
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Taman Impian Jaya Ancol
Along the bay front, between Kota and Tanjung Priok, the people’s ‘Dreamland’ is built on land reclaimed in 1962. This 300-hectare, landscaped recreation park, providing non-stop entertainment, has hotels, theatres and a variety of sporting and leisure facilities including bowling. It’s easily the city’s best entertainment for kids in the city.
Taman Impian Jaya Ancol’s prime attractions include Pasar Seni (Art Market), and Seaworld (Tel: 641 0080; www.seaworldindonesia.com; Mon-Fri 30,000Rp, Sat & Sun 40,000Rp; 9am-6pm), with its ‘sharkquarium’, dugongs and turtles. At the Gelanggang Samudra (Tel: 640 6677; Mon-Fri 40,000Rp, Sat & Sun 50,000Rp; 11am-6pm…
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BB’s
Really popular with students, this scruffy multi-storeyed bar showcases emerging acoustic, blues and reggae bands. Drinks are quite reasonable, especially if you order beer by the pitcher. Friday night is the big night here; entrance is 30,000Rp.
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R Café & Lounge
Happening, very metropolitan bar-cafe with a terrace facing busy Juanda, stylish seating, mocktails and cocktails.
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Mesjid Istiqlal
Facing the Catholic Cathedral is Jakarta's principal place of Muslim worship, the modernistic Mesjid Istiqlal, which was constructed under Soekarno and is reputedly the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
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