Arrived in Jogjakarta

We had been hearing about Jogjakarta (or Jogja as most Indonesians call it) since our first trip here. Turns out they also have an award winning public library here too. So this mission we are visiting the Jogja library along with four staff from the Sigli library and the Vice Bupati (like a vice mayor).



Our morning began in Hong Kong. Even though we were at the airport 2 hours early, the line ups were such that checking in took over an hour and a half....we had to get expressed through security and then do a MAD dash to get on the plane. We had about 5 minutes to spare. Good to start the day with a cardio workout. We flew to Jakarta where we met up with the Indonesian team. It was great to see them again but hard to catch up because everyone had things to say and there was only one translator. We all kept wishing we were more fluent in the others language.



We checked in to the Novotel and had dinner out at a street restaurant. The food was so-so...beef satay, prawns, rice and local beer. At the restaurant we were serenaded by different street singers, singing and wanting some money. There were some street youth with piercings and tattoos and even a tranny singer. Somehow, singing 'Leaving on a jet plane' seemed to be a popular choice. We hadn't seen this diversity in Indonesia before. Jogja will prove to be an interesting place to stay for the next few days.