Dunia Fantasi > Jakarta ~ The Capitol City of Indonesia ~ Indonesia

One of my far away relatives, 姨姨 in Magelang, hold her son's wedding party today in Jakarta. So me, my mom, one of my 姨姨，one of my 伯母, and also my brother's fiance, go to Jakarta together to attend the wedding.

The wedding party located at Discovery Hotel and Convention Ancol, and they give us free room. Because the hotel located inside Ancol, and my brother's fiance haven't went to Dufan, a famous amusement park in Indonesia, so I decided both of us today's plan is go to Dunia Fantasi while my mom and other's go to shopping.

We rent a car for those who go to shopping. As usual, I always rent from PPM Car Rental, by Ms Jenny. I always trusted her company to rent a car while I'm visiting Jakarta.

Dunia Fantasi only located besides Discovery Hotel. So Me and my soon-to-be sister only need to walk for 5 minutes.

Dunia Fantasi entrance ticket cost IDR 250.000/pax because it's Sunday. And for suggestions, don't go to here on Weekend, because too many people in there. Some of them is some company outing group and they bring their family.

We ride Kora-Kora, Halilintar, and also Niagara. We queue to ride Ice Age, a new game, and it's a long queue. We queue almost 2 hours. But when it will be our turn, something happened, and they close the game. What a waste.. T___T

For a game that child can ride, there will be a long queue when it's weekend or holiday. But for some extrim one, like Halilintar, or Rajawali, there's no queue. So, it's better to go here while not holiday.

Halilintar

Halilintar

Halilintar

Halilintar

Ice Age

In the evening, we go back to hotel and prepare for the wedding party.

Chatuchak Weekend Market (จตุจักร) > Bangkok ~ Thailand < 2013 August 11 (6) > (Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Kuala Lumpur)

After eating lunch, it's time for shopping. And because today is weekend, we go to Chatuchak Weekend Market.

Chatuchak weekend market, is one of the world's largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai (27 Acres) altogether divided into 27 Sections, contains more than 15,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand.

Chatuchak Weekend Market,is very popular shopping centre to Thais and has become a popular place to tourists and foreigners who stay in Bangkok, has over 200,000 visitors each day(SAT-SUN) 30% is foreign. There are almost everything can be found here at a bargaining local price (not a tourist price), and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand, Buddhist amulets, wooden funitures, hand made decorated flowers, plant, ceramic wares, dools, Thai Bejarong, Chinese wares, graden decorated plants, stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits, fluffy dogs and more miscellaneous, etc.

Services in Chatuchak weekend market
Media Center, open Wednesday to Sunday 8.00 am - 20.00 pm.
Banks provide foreign exchange deposit.
Electric train around Chatuchak weekend market, service time Saturday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17.00.

Chatuchak Weekend Market is open
WED-THU (Plants & Flowers) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.
FRI (Wholesale day) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.
SAT-SUN (Miscellaneous) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.

For further information:
- http://www.chatuchak.org/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatuchak_Weekend_Market

We go there by car. But our Thai friends said, that if we want to go here by BTS or MRT, you can stop at MRT Kamphaengphet station. It located in the back of the market.

But if you want to go from the front side, you can go to MRT Chatuchak Park or 5 minutes walk from BTS Mo Chit station.

And the Chatuchak Park is so large. I don't know how large is it, but when I saw it, I thought that I prefer stop from MRT Kamphaengphet Station.

It's not enough for 1 day to explore each place. I thought, I only walk for 1/4 area. And the hot weather didn't help at all. It's too hot. But the stuff here is so cheap. If you really love shopping, I think you have to spend whole weekend in here.

I found the map, but I forgot to whom it may belong. So just to inform that this is not mine.

Temple of Heaven 天坛 # Beijing - China

We went to Temple of Heaven this Saturday.

Temple of Heaven or 天坛 *tiantan* is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. We went there by subway, then change to bus.

Too many people went there on weekends. If you only have a few days, then don't go there on weekends.

Temple of Heaven

Yuyuantan Park 玉渊潭公园 & Minbao Hotpot Restaurant # Beijing - China

It's saturday, so we decided to go for a trip. Today, we went to Yuyuantan Park (玉渊潭公园). They said, in here you can see Cherry Blossom Tree and this month it's the first time they bloom to welcoming the spring.

See:

- http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/yuyuantan-park.htm

- http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/yuyuantan-park

The place quiet far. We go there by bus after browsing bus number at www.bjbus.com.

(I'm sorry, I forgot the number of bus).

The garden near CCTV Tower. Once you are in front of the garden, you can see CCTV Tower. CCTV is the most famous TV company at China.

And we can also saw some part of the park.

It's weekend, see there's sooooo many people in there enjoy the early of spring season. But it's beautiful inside. If you have time, you can go here.

Cherry Blossom

Tulip

After walking around, we went to Minbao Hotpot Restaurant 民宝火锅城 *minbao huoguo cheng*. A lot of foreigner students know this place, and said, that this place is delicious, and it's indeed delicious. We love it. Every people got their own pot to cook, and the sauce is delicious.

The address:
海淀区花园东路8号
Hǎidiàn Qū Huāyuán Dōng Lù 8 Hào
BeiTaiPingZhuang
Telp : +861082036598

Opening Hours: Everyday, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.

The place always crowded with people. But if you go here, prepare to be smelly after you eating.