Friday, 18-11-2011
On this day we were due to depart to the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. We were picked up at our hotel by three large taxi’s and it was a bit of a squeeze to get everything and everyone inside. But finally we did it. After a short ride we arrived at the train station. Here we had to wait for our train to Jakarta. The train arrived well on time in Yogyakarta and at precisely 10.00 am we left for an eight hour trip, covering well over 500 kilometres.
This trip was an amazing experience. The first hours we drove through the mountains. There were rice fields and terraces on both sides and we enjoyed some spectacular views while leaning back in our excellent seats. After a while we started to explore the rest of the train. We found out that we could open the doors between the coupes to hangout of the train. This gave us the opportunity to take some pictures and videos from an unusual point of view. In the meantime we could grab a bite at the small restaurant in the train.
In the mountains the weather suddenly changed. Heavy rain fell out of the sky, luckily for us it cleaned the windows of the train, so after the rain we could see more clearly outside.
After a few stops in the middle of nowhere the bumpy ride ended at the main train station of Jakarta, where we had to arrange transport to our hotel. The Indonesian students arranged some taxi’s for us and after a trip of 30 minutes we arrived at our hotel. This very nice hotel is placed in central Jakarta.
Hopefully our stay in Jakarta will be a good and interesting one.
Bas Rademacher and Jorge Jansen
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten