Across West Java...

I crossed into West Java near Tasikmalaya and made my way west-ish through the mountains towards Sumatra. People in West Java are friendly, although not as friendly as East and Central Java, and I was lucky to already have many friends in several cities. It was great seeing Baby and all my friends in Bandung, reconnecting with my Madurese friend Miftah who lives in Jakarta (see June archives from 2010), and I stayed with my new friend Beathrix and her family near Bekasi...
Jakarta, the largest and capital city in Indonesia, is a pretty crazy place indeed and reminds me a lot of Mexico City. People everywhere!!!