January 3rd, 2019. My
friends and I have an appointment to meet. My friend name is Dewi and Tammy. I
am a student in Jakarta and so is Dewi. But not with Tammy. She was a student
in Malang, East Java. Tammy went home to Jakarta due to being off to the
College and would like to celebrate the new year in Jakarta. We're all friends
since high school.
The Transjakarta
We decided to go to the Nasional
Monument (also known as Monas). I've been to the Monas before and too lazy to
go there. But Dewi never go there and Tammy is not either. So I follow their
wishes. We went there using public transportation, the Transjakarta. Go to
Monas using Transjakarta take as long as 1 hour.
The National Monument
The National Monument Area
Wara-Wiri
Until at Monas, the weather was
very hot and a lot of visitors. Because of the hot weather and the gate to the
entrance Monas far enough, we decided to drive Wara-Wiri. Monas entrance ticket
is Rp 15,000 to get to the top of Monas, while Rp 5,000 to get to the cup only.
I don't want go to the top and neither does Dewi, because they have a very long
queue. But Tammy forced us. Finally we bought a ticket to the top of Monas. We
waited about a half hour. The sidelines waiting, we entered the base of the
monument to see historical dioramas in Indonesia. Many visitors come from
outside Jakarta. There are also several groups of elementary school.
The View From Top
Take a Selca with my friends
The View From Top
After looking
around, we returned to the queue to go up to the top of the Monas. We entered
the elevator which was only enough for 8 people. Arriving at the top, we were
greeted with a very strong wind. Even to open your eyes is quite difficult. Dewi
was stunned to see the scenery from the top of Monas and Tammy too. We went
around admiring the beauty of the city of Jakarta from the top and capturing it
with our mobile camera. We can see the Istiqlal Mosque, National Palace, the
National Library, Train Station etc. from above. 15 minutes later we decided to
go back downstairs, because there were already many visitors going up. We
rested for a while in the cup area while chatting, releasing longing for not
having met for a year.
City Tour Bus
Dewi told me that she had boarded a
city tour bus. I really want to ride the city tour and so does Tammy.
Incidentally in front of Monas there is a bus stop to take the city tour.
Finally we left Monas and went to the bus stop. We waited 5 minutes and city
tour bus arrived. We sat on the second floor of the bus. And touring the Monas,
Senayan, Old Town etc. After that we went back down at the Monas stop and went
home by Transjakarta again. Today is very exhausting. But this is very fun.
Many new experiences that we get today. We also plan to explore Jakarta further
on our next visit.
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