A very short trip to Jarkarta with my Indonesian friend before the

month of May ended:)   An hour's flight and upon landing, we went 

straight to an Indonesian restaurant for lunch:)  I ordered Lotong and

my hubby, nasi lemak.   The dishes are quite different from Singapore;

the nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) and lotong have lots of

ingredients as seen in the picture!  Yummy! yummy! is what I can said

of the whole lunch with many other interesting items:)

Kopi Luwak (coffee) is an authentic Indonesian drink:)

 Coffee powder is added to boiling water in cup  n I

waited 10 mins before adding my brown sugar n milk.  A bit

bitter and strong but it sure tasted good! A perk me up drink:)

 Above features Indonesian kueh wrapped in banana leaves, 

glutinous rice wrapped in chicken meat.

Two pieces are enough to fill you up! They are both tasty

and fragrant! And you only pay for what you eat:)

 

Another interesting n delicious item, Tahu Kipas which I never tried

before in Singapore.  It has some vegetable fillings inside and the tahu are

deep fried until very crispy:)  These go well with the gravy provided n

again one piece is all you need really:)

 

My Indonesian friend claims that the cendol (this greenish sllimy drink)

is what she missed most!  Those she tasted in Singapore cannot match the

ones in her hometown:)  I find it a little too sweet and added more ice to it!

It really smells nice, I guess due to the brown sugar added to it but too sweet 

for comfort:(

 

Our little break not only come with lots of interesting food but a

3-hour massage n spa treatment for couple:) We were really pampered 

from head to  toes  throughout and it was the longest I ever experienced:)  

Everything from massage, to jamu treatment on skin, steam bath and jacuzzi

makes you feel so refreshed and alive again!

So much on the first day in Jarkarta and we spent our second day shopping &

feasting again:)  The only setback encountered on this trip is the horrible

traffic jam in Jarkarta! Is nothing like in Singapore, practically the traffic jam starts

when you hit the road until you reach your destination!  We were warned not to

go into the City which is worse and in the end, we had no chance of going

 sightseeing:(  Still, is a worthwhile trip hosted by our Indonesian friend and 

we flew back to Singapore, home sweet home on the third day!  What a 

relief to leave those horrific traffic jams behind!