Staying in Town for the Holidays?Emily SprakelNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Emily SprakelNovember 8, 2011September 6, 20170684Let’s face it, Julia Roberts’ “Eat Pray Love” was just way too glib to get the old heart racing. An...
Gereja SionAntony SuttonNovember 8, 2011April 4, 2021 by Antony SuttonNovember 8, 2011April 4, 202101603Back in the middle of the 17th century, Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta was one of Batavia’s hottest addresses. It was a...
Batavia – A Chinese Town Under Dutch RuleAntony SuttonNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Antony SuttonNovember 8, 2011September 6, 201702043No-one knows when the Chinese first hit what was to become Jakarta. Certainly, when the Dutch first arrived, in 1596,...