Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas' Blog

More views of Jakarta, Indonesia’s City of Dreams, and Cats

Jakarta, like most cities in developing countries, is very much a city of contrasts with mansions in Pondok Indah rivalling those in Beverly Hills, California, and slums in south Jakarta reminiscent of Calcutta.  It is also noisey, gritty, smoggy, and sweaty.  But it still has some of the nicest people in the world.  You just [...]