Wonder.Food.Travel

I mentioned that Jakarta is not to be skipped altogether whenever you are making your travel around the country and this piece of journey will explain. While it may not be a walking city (meaning that you can't necessary walk from one place to another), it does have places worth visiting apart from the malls. Granted the opportunity of time while in Jakarta, i managed to travel slightly further from the central region and join in the fun with what locals do on weekends. My personal favourite is the Kota Tua area. It consists of the original downtown area, is rich in history and steeped in culture. The picturesque Fatahillah Square with colourful bicycles adorning the surrounding, gets crowded in the evening when the sun is less striking. There is a water well fountain in the middle of the square which was once the main water supply. I saw few groups of local students approached foreign tourists and because of my experience, i am usually skeptical. I read from other websites that...

The end of this journey is near, yet the memory and experience live on. With a few hours to spare and not wanting to travel far (better be at the airport early), we checked out our hostel and visited the Beijing Zoo . It is easy to get there, use Subway to Beijing Zoo Station and exit through a labyrinth of shops, follow the crowd. We went on a Saturday and there were many families walking in the same direction. It was crowded at the ticket booth, and to be honest, i rarely see a zoo being packed with people. Maybe not in Malaysia, or maybe it was the weekend. Either way, get the normal entrance fee student price of only 8 RMB instead of the through ticket- no student price for through ticket. There is something about zoos that i find contradictory but i do not wish to dwell on in here. So, the main purpose of visiting this zoo? Pandas, of course! We quickly got in and found ourselves to the ticket booth of the Panda House. Entrance was 5 RMB. The pandas were kept in enclosures a...