We're in Indonesia. Jakarta. -Selamat datang (welcome). -Selamat datang (welcome). [music] Selamat datang di Indonesia.
(Welcome to Indonesia) As soon as we landed in Indonesia, the very first thing
that came to my mind is, wait, I can speak Indonesian. No, I'm just kidding. It's because the few words
and expressions I know in Malay are the same in Indonesian. Remember, we spent
a few months in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Penang. And I pick up words
and languages very, very fast, so it was a really good surprise. And talking about "selamat datang," this is the Selamat Datang Monument, which in Indonesian means... -Welcome.
-Welcome. Look at you, you know. -Welcome to Jakarta. -Selamat datang, Gordon.
-Jakarta. I now invite you to embark
on this new adventure in Indonesia. I'm Renata,
I'm a journalist. And in this series, I'll show you
how to make the most out of your trip. Welcome to Jakarta,
the capital of Indonesia. Actually, the capital not for long, because the capital is moving
to Borneo Island. The idea is to get out
of this crowded and congested metropolis. But in fact, Jakarta is sinking. This is the fastest sinking city
in the world and parts of the city
could be totally submerged by 2050. The Selamat Datang Monument
symbolized the openness of the Indonesian nation to everyone who was coming here
for the Asian Games in 1962. That's what it was built for. But today, it means
their welcome to everyone. And this roundabout here
is located right in the heart of Jakarta. This is probably the main avenue in town. It's full of hotels here,
full of malls. It is where we're staying. Hey. -Hi. How are you?
-Very good. And you? -Are you from Brazil?
-No. Canada. -Canada.
-Yes. -Brazil, Canada.
-Yeah. -Indonesia.
-Indonesia. -Yeah. -That's Hotel Indonesia.
-Uh-huh. -One of the heritage in Indonesia. -Ah.
-Heritage Hotel. -Okay.
-Okay. You're from Indonesia? -Yes.
-Okay. -My name is Koman,
I'm from Bali. -From Bali.
-Yes. -Okay.
-Don't forget... to enjoy nasi jinggo. -Nasi jinggo.
-Nasi jinggo. Yeah. -What is nasi jinggo? Food? -Food. Of course, food.
-Okay. -Rice and chicken. -Okay.
-And a little bit of noodles. -Okay. Good to know.
-Yeah. -Have you been to Bali before?
-No. -And you?
-No, never. -Not yet.
-First time to Indonesia. -Yes.
-Okay. -I hope you enjoy your stay
in Jakarta. -Thank you. He was so friendly! We might be in his YouTube channel. [music] Here in Jakarta, they had
the first BRT system in Asia. And today, it is the largest network
in the world. GR1 outside is a free bus. -Free? Oh, we get just outside?
-Yes. Oh, terima kasih (thank you). I was planning to get the BRT, but I just discovered
that there's a free bus here that will take us to the square
where we want to go now. Even better. -Terima kasih (thank you).
-Yeah, sama-sama (you're welcome) Air-conditioned bus,
super comfortable, and free, and they even announced it
in English. You get this paper here. Gratis (free).
This is our ticket. -Terima kasih. -Hello.
-Hello. Everybody says hello here, even the cops.
-Yeah. -Hello.
-How are you? -Very good. And you? Let me explain
a little bit more about Jakarta. Jakarta is located on Java,
which is the most populous island in the entire world. -No. More populous than Japan? -Yeah, because Japan
is not only one island. Japan is multiple islands. -You're so smart.
-I am so smart. Indonesia is a country
made of islands. There are about 17,000 islands here. Actually, there are different counts
by different organizations, so no one knows exactly
how many islands there are here. But about 6,000 only are inhabited. -18,324. You know that? [laughs] And now let me introduce you
to one of the main landmarks in Jakarta. This is Merdeka Square. Remember my videos in Kuala Lumpur? There was a Merdeka Square there, too. This is Merdeka Square. That's because this word
means independence, freedom, both in Malay and in Indonesian. This square here is much, much bigger. It's got one square kilometer in area. It is huge, one of the largest
squares in the world. And right at the center,
the National Monument, it represents the struggle
for the Indonesian Independence with the Independence Flame on top. It's covered with gold,
50 kilos of gold. [music] You can go up there. Everything is so big here,
so spacious. Look at this. The interesting thing
is that you arrive here in front of the monument, and this is not the entrance. You got to go over there. At least it's what the signs are indicating. -Isn't it 15? -Cashier: Yeah, you must buy a card. Rp 15,000. -Ah. What for? What is this card... -By access. -Oh, the card is for the access. -Gordon: Oh. -Okay. [chuckles] Entrance here costs 15,000 rupiah. Yeah, the currency here
has a lot of zeros. We also needed to buy a card
for Rp 15,000 more. They just said that we need one
for the two of us, so it was Rp 45,000 in total. Did you understand
why we need the card? -Entrance to get in.
-Yeah, but... -Now, we use the ticket to go up. There's an entrance
to get into the grounds... -Okay.
-Ticket to go up. Right below the monument, there's a small museum here
showing some important moments in the history of Indonesia. -It's a long walk up [laughs] I hope not. Wow, look at this enormous space here. It is so much bigger
when you get here compared to when you see
just outside. Wow. There's an interesting system
when you get here. You need to get your tickets,
take it inside the information. They're going to stamp your ticket
and assign you a code which means when you're allowed to go up. Then you come outside
and just wait. That's what everyone here is doing. All these tickets here are reused
and you can see the history, the dates that people went up. Interesting.
Environmentally friendly. Terima kasih (thank you). [music] Wow. You can't see much. From down there, it looked like
there was a little bit of blue sky, but from up here, you can't see much. Very little visibility. The National Monument is one
of the most visited attractions in Jakarta. You can wait hours in line
waiting to come up here, or also arrive
and all tickets are sold out, especially in the evenings. I guess it explains why a lot of people
come here in the evening, right? You have a better view
and have the lights, right? -Yeah. So, if you want to come here,
I'd say come in the evening. It is interesting that up here,
you can see all the important buildings around Merdeka Square. There are so many government buildings.
There are ministries. Oh, this is Merdeka Palace. It's one of the six presidential palaces
in Indonesia. It's the official residence
of the president of Indonesia. That's the mosque,
our next stop now. That's Gambir Station. It's a train station for intercity trains. Here there's a fountain show
on weekends. Lots of school kids here, too. School trips. Hello. Hello. -Bye.
-Bye. Now, something very important, you're gonna see online
that the monument closes on Mondays. But it's not only the monument,
it's everything here. Not these green gates here,
but those gates all the way over there. Everything closes. You won't even be able to take
a picture with the monument. Trust me, I tried. So, come here any other day. Here outside, they also show
some important moments of the Indonesian history, and also the uniqueness of the country. That, for example,
that's the Komodo Dragon. It's all over. And you see the sculptures
in every corner [music] So many important buildings
around the square. This is the Jakarta City Hall. National Library over there. I just cannot show you up close
because there are guards here, and that's not allowed. [music] So hot here.
We stopped for ice cream. I got this vanilla ice cream. And she gave me a glass of water, too. I don't know if it's because
I look like this. This sweaty
[laughs] Thinking
"girl, you deserve it." [laughs] It's good. It looks like
this is a traditional place here. Lots of old pictures. And it says on the wall
"Since 1932." -This is your aunt?
-This is my auntie. -Uh-huh, very nice. -Yeah.
-Beautiful. -What's your name?
-I'm Yenny -Yenny
-Yeah. -I want to give you...
Try the ice cream, the durian. Our durian is real. -Real?
-Yeah. -No chemicals.
-Uh-huh. I want to give you
to try here. -Oh, terima kasih. Durian ice cream. She gave me durian ice cream
to try here. Her family owns the ice cream shop here
for decades and she was explaining me
the whole family story. That is so sweet. Durian ice cream. Remember the first time
we tried it? This is much better than that one. Yeah, it is really good. Remember that one Gordon said
it tastes like onion? -You know what makes me think of?
-Uh-hmm? -A strong onion, but sweet. -Onion? -Maybe, maybe you're right. [chuckles] Not this one here.
I really like it. Try, Gordon, try. It's not as strong garlicky taste. Onion. You said onion. I said garlic and onion. -Strong onion
-Onion? -Yeah. It starts like the same way, but then it finishes
with the sweetness, right? -Uh-hmm.
-It's good. Indonesia is the world's fourth
most populous country. What are the first three? -China.
-Uh-huh. -India.
-Uh-huh. That's easy, come on -Estados Unidos.
(United States) Yes.
[laughs] You're so good. But also this is the most populous
Muslim-majority country and they certainly have a mosque
to represent it. Right here. This is Istiqlal Mosque, the biggest mosque
in Southeast Asia. 200,000 people could go in. -Yeah?
-Yeah. Istiqlal is an Arabic word
for Merdeka. Independence. [prayer] First time we're allowed
inside the mosque during praying time. [music] This mosque is really huge.
Look at all these levels. They welcome you so well here. A girl took us to the second floor,
the area for visitors. The first floor is just for those
who are praying. And then she answered
all kinds of questions, explained us a lot of things. She was so lovely. If you're not dressed appropriately,
you can borrow a robe, totally free. For women, as long as you have
your shoulders covered and your knees covered,
you should be fine. She told me it's up to me
if I wanted to cover up more. So, I had my own scarf
and I put that on. Gordon, he is wearing shorts. His shorts actually do cover his knees, but they still ask him to wear a robe. Look at how interesting.
Right in front of the mosque, there is a cathedral. That's green, but nobody stops. Oh, my God. [music] So close to the chaos outside,
but so peaceful here inside. [music] I saw online that this is the biggest
Catholic Church in Southeast Asia. I couldn't confirm here.
There's no information. But it wouldn't surprise me
if it really is. It is a big church. The biggest, for sure,
I've seen in my trips in Southeast Asia. Actually, there's a reason
why the mosque and the Cathedral were built so close like this. It's exactly to symbolize
that everyone here in Indonesia can coexist in peace. The cathedral was already here
since the colonial days, but when the mosque was being built
a few decades ago, the president at the time insisted
that that should be the location exactly to represent religious harmony
and tolerance. [music] We're gonna close the day
right where we started, right here. Remember the monument? But this time, we'll go up. There's a rooftop bar here
with a view. [music] The sunset will be over there. And here you have a view
to the rest of the city. We arrived about an hour before sunset that's why it's still empty like this, and everything here is reserved already. We tried to sit here upfront, but, no, fully booked. That's why we got so early here, too,
to guarantee a place. We got a nice place here, too. I can't believe
they have caipirinha here. [laughs] This is the national drink of Brazil. -Cheers.
-Cheers. Garlic bread pizza. It looks so unbelievably good
in the menu that I couldn't resist. Terima kasih (thank you). What did you get again? -You forgot?
-Yeah. [laughs] [music] Now, the best thing, this trip to Indonesia
is just in the beginning. -Yes.
-Yes. [laughs] He agrees. -Selamat.
-Selamat datang. -Datang.
-Datang. -Selamat datang.
-Datang. Sela... [laughs] You're not good with languages, are you? -Yes.
-[laughs] -Muitas palavras
(many words) [laughs] -Can you say nasi jinggo? -Nasi jinggo.
-Nasi jinggo. -Yes. Renata and... -Gordon.
-Gordon. -He's from Canada, very handsome. -Oh, very handsome.
-Yes. And Renata is so beautiful. -Oh, thank you. But for women, if you have your... [chuckles] They only announce in Indonesian.
How are we going to know? [laughs] -Thank you.
-In what language? Oh, Portugal My language? Obrigada -Obrigado.
-Obrigada. -Obri...
-Obrigada. -Obrigado.
-Yeah. -Obrigado.
-Obrigada. -In Italian,
grazie -Grazie.
-Grazie. Okay. -Nice meeting you.
-Sama sama.
