Jakarta - Day 1
I arrived today at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport. Getting the Visa and going through immigration was for the most part really easy. One of my bags was one of the last onto the luggage carousel. With 2 arriving flights, alot of people were going through customs, creating quite a jam of people, luggage and carts. All in all, it took me an hour to get out of the airport after landing.
From there, I met Vita and her brothers. On the way to her families house, we stopped in Kemang to visit a money changer, and a store caring international food, Kemchicks. Due to counterfieting they tend to be very picky about the type of bills they accept. For US currency, to get the best exchange rate, the bills need to be new $100 bills, and only those starting with a serial number in the F series. Although on the other hand the difference isn’t significant. 1 USD to 9000 IDR vs 1 USD to 8900 IDR. Roughly 1% less.
From there, we went to Vita’s house. After talking with her family and relatives for awhile, my jet lag started to catch up with me and I called it a night.
Tip: Visa on Arrival can be purchased for 7 or 30 days at the airport for $10 or $25 respectively. If the line is long, there is another counter across the hall that sometimes has a shorter line.
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