Tag Archives: Sunda Kelapa
Bangkok and Batavia
Bangkok is a city that has discovered its water. They use the water for commerce. For ceremonies. For transportation, parades, tourism, restaurants, markets and public gathering spaces. Previously I wrote about the Jakarta / Batavia harbor, Sunda Kelapa. Jakarta sits … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Indonesia, Jakarta, Travel
The Great Divide
Yesterday I went to Sunda Kelapa in North Jakarta, the old harbour that used to be a Dutch trading outpost. I was there under the pretext of taking photographs of the giant trade ships at sunrise, but I found myself … Continue reading