My marathon to visit three cities in Indonesia in 10 days started yesterday early in the morning with a flight from Manila, the Philippines of a little more than four hours.

My first stop is in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, which is more than 9 million habitants and the traffic is the kind of you can expect of a city of this size.

My first chore after arriving at my place was doing some laundry, I know nothing glamour, but not everything is to visit paradises on this trip.

To get familiar with the area, I decided to explore the city by walking; Quickly, I recognise the existence of a service, Grab a Bike. Which looks like is a Uber for bikes, all of them with a helmet and a jacket with the brand and you can see on the sidewalk looking for their next ride in their smartphones.

I visited the park Merdeka Square, surrounded by palaces, government buildings, and mosques.

In the middle of Merdeka Square is located the National Monument; in the basement, they have a museum that provides a brief introduction to Indonesia independent process from Netherland.

I was glad to notice that three times per days, there is a service to take a lift to the top of the monument to have a panoramic view of Jakarta, of course, a great look but my favourite part was the refreshing breeze.

Airplane

	Distance (Kilometers)
Manila, Philippines → Jakarta, Indonesia	2.791
Previously	35.919
Total	38.710

Train

	Distance (Kilometers)
Today	0
Previously	528
Total	528

Bus/Car

	Distance (Kilometers)
Tanay Tour	0
Previously	890
Total	0

Walking

	Distance (steps)
Jakarta (today)	18.429
Previously	1.130.637
Total	1.149.066