Visitors of the Old City, West Jakarta are now able to enjoy free internet surfing. Director of Technical Services Unit (UPT) Old City Gathut Dwi Hastoro explaining the free internet facility is installed in the Old City since the visit of Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya on Wednesday (29/10) last week. Hopefully by the installment…
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Meriam Si Jagur: The Legendary Porn Cannon
The presence of Si Jagur cannon can’t be separated from the legend that surrounds the cannon. This legend is believed from obscene symbol in the cannon; clenched hand with the thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers. This symbol is a symbol that represents the actual coitus or Mano in Fica. Mano in fica…
Jakarta Tourism Board to Hold Museum Day Festival
Jakarta Tourism Board will hold a Museum Day Festival 2014 at Fatahillah Park on Saturday, 7 June 2014 starting from 07:00 to 18:00. This event is held to enliven the 487 anniversary of Jakarta and hopefully will invite 10 thousand visitors. There will be 45 museums at Jakarta are participating at the Festival Ida Zubaidah,…
Toko Lautan Mas: Rumors said this was The House of the Legendary Oey Tambah
Toko Lautan Mas is is located at Jl. Toko Tiga and this shop sells a variety of scuba gear and diving equipments. The Toko Lautan Mas was the home of the legendary Oey Tambahsia who lived in the 1800s. He was famous because he was a very wealthy businessman and well known playboy. According to…
Oey Tambahsia: The Playboy van Batavia
Oey Tambahsia is the second son of a prominent Chinese figure named Oey Thai. Oey Thai was very rich at that time, but he was generous and often gave charity to the poor. After Oey Thai died, Oey Thai leaving a huge amount of wealth for Oey Tambahsia and his siblings, which value was more…
Jakarta Festival Museum Day to be held on Fatahillah Park
Jakarta Culture and Tourism Office will be held Jakarta Festival Museum Day (JFMD). This event will be followed by 45 museums in Jakarta, and will be held in the Fatahillah Park. The JFMD 2013 is to commemorate International Museum Day 2013. The JFMD participant in 2013 is over 45 museums from 53 museums in Jakarta….
The Old City will be develop as the Icon of Jakarta
Jakarta is considered ready to be the best destination in the world. Some major destinations such as the Old City, Indonesia Miniature Park, or Sunda Kelapa port, will bring a lot of foreign tourists. In pursuing that purpose, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy developing a program called Destination Management Organization (DMO). DMO is…
Kantor Pos Fatahillah
Kantor Pos Fatahillah or Jakarta Old City Post Office is located on Jl. Kali Besar Timur, Jakarta Barat/West Jakarta. It is located right before the Jakarta History Museum. Post office building was designed by Ir. R. Baumgartner, and from the beginning designed as a post office. Post Office was built in 1928. As a newly…
Street Vendors in the Fatahillah Park will be regrouping in 4 groups
The Jakarta government will organize street vendors Fatahillah Park. The traders will be divided into 4 groups according to the criteria of its business and may only sell at night. Ratna Ningsih, Head of the SME and Cooperative Agency of Jakarta said that traders will occupy 4 clusters. The first and third cluster is located…
A Story of Death Penalty at Kampung Pecah Kulit
Pieter Erberveld is a noted figure that sentenced to death by the VOC in 1721 because he led a revolt against the VOC. Based on VOC version, Elberfeld conspired with Banten officials in Batavia to kill the Dutch at a celebration party. Assassination plot was leaked because a slaves reported his planed to the VOC….
Taman Fatahillah: The Center of Old Batavia
Taman Fatahillah or Fatahillah Park, is located before the Jakarta Historical Museum, Museum of Fine Art and Ceramics, and Puppet Museum. The name of this park previously was staadhuisplein (City Hall Park). In the middle of the Park you will see a fountain (no longer use) as a water resources for local Batavians at that…
Jakarta by Train 