Jakarta – Day 1 – Sept. 21, 2008
After 20 some hours of flying I landed in Jakarta, Indonesia. I sped through immigration and customs with minimal imperial entanglement and met one of my sponsors, Denny. We met up with Romy when we got to the hotel where I freshened up quickly then hit up the food alley behind the hotel for a quick snack of spicy duck heart jerky over rice. There was a place next door that serves dog, cat and cobra meat as well. I’ve got to work up the nerve to try that one. We took a tour through old Batavia, checked out a puppet musuem and grabbed a coffee at the touristy Cafe Batavia. I told them I’d want to go somewhere a bit off the map for dinner so they took me to a locals only Indonesian place where I feasted on a bowl of fruit bats sauteed in very spicy chile sauce. 
Here’s a bowl of bats. You can sort of make out the head on the upper right.Â
After dinner we headed up to the revolving bar at the Millenium tower to get a good look at the Jakarta skyline.
Romy, Denny and me at Pure at the Millenium Imperium
