Category Archives: Sightings

Strange sights on the roads of Jakarta

Water Puppets at the Golden Dragon Theater, Saigon

If you plan to see the water puppets show at Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh, plan ahead and get your tickets the day you get there as the performance hall is small with limited seats which … Continue reading

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Statues Around Jakarta

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What a Scooter Sidecar!

 

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Monkey in a Doll’s Head

There it was, right in the middle of a busy road – a monkey wearing a doll’s head. An incongruous and sad sight indeed. Human beings exploiting helpless animals…

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Roadside Vendors in Delhi

We really love a mixture of flavors which tickle the tongue, which is why it is called ‘chaat’ or to taste. The three featured above are found at most tourist spots and markets in Delhi.

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Giant Krupuk (crackers)

  Super Jumbo Fish Crackers that almost a meter in diameter sold on the road on ‘Kaki lima.’ ‘Kaki Lima’ means 5th wooden leg as that is what is required to keep the roadside carts stationary.

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Angels on the roadside

Anybody looking for angels?

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The Ugliest Flower Pots Ever…

These huge ugly flower pots can be found along the roadsides or on pavements in Jakarta. Usually the plants in them are merely dry twigs. So incredibly impractical and weird. It would be far easier and GREENER to plant trees … Continue reading

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Childrens Ride Add to Traffic Congestion

This can only happen in Jakarta, a city plagued by traffic jams, also has toy trains on congested narrow roads in the middle of the city.

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Urban Tropical Jungle

The roads in Jakarta can keep you constantly entertained and amazed. This is what I saw today while waiting at traffic lights.

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