Jakarta … The Old China Town
At the train station Kota Jakarta
There might not be much left of the Old Jakarta but should you visit this city on your way to Jogyakarta or Bali then a stopover to the historic city “Kota Tua” is a must. I love musing around the old Dutch train station in Kota with its 1930′s style facade and browsing through the many old VOC Dutch buildings unfortunately left to die away with the changing times … But although changes have been made around China Town also known as Glodok, you can still see old Chinese temples and some of the old buildings and passages like the one I found here. All these shots are taken with my Canon film camera using 24-70 mm lens and Ilford Delta 400 … and of course these are the ways of silver prints still greatly in vogue … These images are part of my book series “Journeys Java to Flores”
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The Old China Town Kota Jakarta
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Loved your shots, Well taken! =)
Thank you for the nice comments !
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Great pics!! I haven’t been to CHina Town yet, it’s on my To Visit list!
Yes do and don’t forget to visit the Chinese temples, the oldest in Jakarta and of course the fruit market in Glodok … have fun
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I like your works , especially your realism in photography . very, very subtle relationship to the topic you are spraying . Thank you for sharing this with us.
Hi Stefan, Thank you for all your beautiful comments. I love what I am doing and I guess when you like something you give your heart and soul to it and I guess that is what the world is all about sharing and communicating
nice shot and precise story about old town of Jakarta. I do share same concern with you about old Jakarta. Regards from Yogya
Thank you … Koq jadi kangen sama Gudeg dan Bolang Baling (jualan dipinggir jalan dekat alun alun kraton) Check this post http://wp.me/pDYuL-LB Salam dari Paris
Amazing shot! It has it all… perspective, good tonal range, a distinctive mood and an interesting interaction of gazes.
Thank you for your wonderful comments … And I had to wait a while in this little passage until that perfect shot
Sudah kuduga, mbak ini sebetulnya ya warga Nusantara yang beruntung bisa keliling dunia. Mbok kirim tulisan buat blog-k gitu mbak. itung-itung jadi blogger tamu gitu.
Ya nanti ku kirim tapi jika mau tulisan tentang Nusantara ku bisa juga di reblog … Terima kasih
I love the photo ‘The Old China Town Kota Jakarta’. It is perfect.
Thank you so much !
The Old China Town Kota Jakarta – love this picture and would love to go there too!!
Just to come to Jakarta to visit the Old Town is worth it. Let me know when you go
I’m sure it is! I’ll be in India later on this year but still would like to go a little further east so who knows!