Bangkok Week 134 January 20, 2011 Alias: Jakarta Week 2 View fullsize The muscle man and his new protein bars from Costco. View fullsize A view of the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Jakarta. I would be quite happy if this were my new home. View fullsize Modern, spacious, great views and service. If only it had a points system. View fullsize A view of "Welcome Monument" from my window. The dotted red lane is the "dedicated" bus lane. View fullsize This building houses the largest textile market in Southeast Asia. View fullsize Munchies given at a Korean restaurant. View fullsize My great new Jakarta map. Must be viewed on a king sized bed. View fullsize One oddity of the Mandarin - they love to give 3 identical fruit daily. Apparently they've not learned the concept "variety". View fullsize Setting out to cross a busy street at night. In the middle there, you see the BRT (rapid bus) platform. View fullsize Say what? Jakarta traffic? View fullsize Looks just like a Thai table! View fullsize Indo vegetarian: a peanut sauce salad and deep-fried tempeh patty. Everything is very sweet... View fullsize I've had at least one of these daily now. View fullsize Inside Grand Indonesia Shopping Town are some positively bizarre areas -- including a mock-up of Rockefeller Center. View fullsize Here's China. View fullsize And the underbelly of New York City. View fullsize Now I think we're in Western Europe somewhere. View fullsize Italy? View fullsize And heading back to the hotel the long route -- around our Welcome Monument. View fullsize And in front of the picturesque Hyatt. There are 5-star hotels at every quadrant of the roundabout.
