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Jakarta The Lonely City : Journey to Batavia 16th Century

5 April 2008 144 views Comments

Jakarta is crowded city :D, but if you journey to old town aka BEOS you’ll see a beautiful place here. Recently i discover this beautiful town.. As same as the place old town in europe. As we now Jakarta Old town aka Oud Batavia is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. This special region spans 130 ha of both North Jakarta and West Jakarta.
Dubbed “the jewel of Asia” in the 16th century by European sailors, Old Jakarta ??????? or Batavia, as it was named by the Dutch ??????? was once considered a center of commerce for the whole continent due to its strategic location, fertile resources, and rich culture


Some photos that i take from the sky jakarta.


BEOS or Stasiun Jakarta Kota, Old Jakarta Railways..Still operating right now..

NHM

Some image from Glodok,the china town.

Stadhuis from the sky.

Bis Surat

Thumnail size : written hire brievenbus aka bis surat or post office box to send a letter

old railway near stadhuis

Hey we still have old railway near stadhuis…

Well it’s nice to be there.. Come Visit Jakarta, Come Visit Indonesia Year 2008

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