Sights of Jakarta

During the first week of December, I was able to travel to the capital city of Indonesia to attend the first ever US-ASEAN Young Leaders Summit. The Summit was attended by 130 U.S. State Alumni who previously participated in the Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program in Northern Illinois University. It was more than just a happy reunion for the alumni. It was also 4 days of dialogue and planning for the respective country follow-on projects. The schedule was hectic that we only had a narrow time for some R&R in the city.

Jakarta is very similar to Manila but with twice the traffic jam. We stayed in a new hotel, Royal Kuningan Hotel. We were also able to visit Pacific Mall and other smaller malls within the city.

Jakarta by night

Local art 

Seeing the sights

Inside the Pacific Place Mall

Shopping in Jakarta

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