Indonesia! 🤯 Mind Blowing Tour around KOTA TUA, Oud Batavia

It's going to be a whole day exploring the old town of Jakarta. I am not proud of what happened here. It's taking us around. These ships, they don't look like they're going out at all. They're just old and rusty. Welcome to another episode of Tag Along with Joy. We are in Jakarta, in Menteng. And in this episode, we're taking you to Kota Tua. This is also called Oud Batavia. It's the old city of Jakarta. We're going to explore it together. First, we're hopping on the red line for only 3,000 Indonesian rupiah. Okay. And we're nearly there. We got off the train. And we have to walk the last bit. We're taking you to Fathahela Square. And I'm saying we. We're obviously not doing this alone. We're doing this with Nuna. Are you excited for this trip? It's going to be a whole day exploring the old town of Jakarta. To get out of the train, we have to use a cart. It's a top-up cart that we got in Cekini. We got right out of the station. Straight away at the center of the old Batavia. Traffic is coming from left and right. But we're entering a car-free zone. This is the old town of Jakarta. I'm half Dutch myself. Half Indonesian as well. But I can tell you that I am not proud of what happened here. The Dutch destroyed this city, Jakarta. In 1619. This was a very bad year for Indonesia. Because the VOC took over. Many hundreds of years later, we are now here. Luckily, Indonesia got its independence after the Second World War. Still a special place. And I know a very lovely little restaurant. It's called Cafe Batavia. And being in Southeast Asia for over two and a half years now. I'm missing my bitterballs. And I think we're going to get some bitterballs in this cafe. Ilona. Are you excited about the bitterballs? I am excited about the bitterballs. What is a bitterball? A bitterball is a ball of ragu. Deep-fried. It's just delicious. Are you going to have mustard with it? I hope so. Thank you. What a fancy place Luna took us. Hello. This is not a place where we normally end up. Or actually, we didn't end up. We started this episode here. But the menu looks quite nice. Dough. It's quite pricey. And the famous Dutch bitterballen. Guys. The bitterballen. Even if you are not from the Netherlands. I'm sure you will love it. We have a lot of different snacks in the Netherlands. They're a bit weird. Funny tasting. The bitterballen. They're crispy. It's going to be a feast. I'm super excited about this. It's good to see that there is no Dutch flag in the bitterballs. No, there is an Indonesian flag. They own it. They own the bitterballs. Really good, right? It's perfect. It's got the crispiness on the outside. It's hot. It's got a thick stew. Meaty stew. On the inside. Just perfect. And then with the mustard mayo. We've got the rendang. This is slow-cooked beef. I think it should fall apart. Yes, there you go. I'm going to have to have that with some nasi putti. Some white rice. And the smells that come of it. A lot of different spices. It's a little bit sweet. A little bit spicy. It's just delicious. And we've got the asinan jackarta. Sweet and spicy syrup. Everywhere we walked so far. We admired the beauty of the architecture over here. All these colonial buildings dating from the 17th century. Are making this town, this part of the city. Something very unique, very special. In this episode we're just going to eat, walk and show you around this part of town. We're going to catch a boat as well in a minute. We're now on our next adventure. We're trying to arrange a boat. So we are able to see the city from the water. So off we go to the harbour. And while we're walking to the harbour. We might as well show you what we see over here. There's a lot of liveliness. A lot of people minding their own business. Having their own business. Hey, chendol. Oh, chendol. Do you want to try chendol? I don't know. No? It's with durian. Straight away. There's such a big contrast. With the elite square. And the elite restaurant where we've been. And just, you know, the normal Jakarta. This city has a population of more than 11 million people. It is insane, ladies and gentlemen. You can actually experience the busyness. Walking from the old square to the harbour. Chaos. But it's good to experience this chaos. Still, the people are super lovely. Indonesia's Jakarta has been so far very good to us. After walking here for about half an hour. We are now at the harbour. And we're just going to ask some fishermen. Or some people that are having boats here. If we can have a little drive on the water. Hello. How are you? You okay? What's that? Taxi boat. Go around. Okay. How long? 20 minutes. And how much? 100. I've calculated. Shall we do it? Okay. What's your name? Chai. Okay. And Nuna. Nuna at the back. Wow. I did not expect the water. Are you okay? I did not expect the water to be so high. Why do you have the dikes? Yeah. This is like the smallest dikes ever. You hear the mosques. We are in Jakarta, ladies and gentlemen. Indonesia. Thank you, sir. It's okay. Thank you. Are you from the Netherlands? No, I'm from Holland. Are you from Jakarta? Yes. Makassar. Makassar? Yes. So he's taking us around. These ships, they don't look like they're going out at all. They're just old and rusty. But they're going out for cargo. And while we're going, there's a lot of things going on here at the harbor. So it is quite wavy here in such a small boat. A little bit scary. A little bit scary, only. Just a little bit. But we're seeing the lighthouses in the background. And just a small part of Jakarta. It's all happening here, guys. Incoming. We're not too sure what's going on. We're just going to hop on this boat. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Photo, photo. Photo, photo? Yeah. So he's leaving us behind. Here for a little bit. To take some pictures. We're on this random boat. With this random gentleman. Who took us randomly around this water. A little tour. Unfortunately, our boat driver cannot speak English. Hopefully, we don't get left behind. There's someone walking here. Hello. He's taking a shower. Hello. Are we okay? Go up? Yeah. What's your name? Okay. Thank you. I don't know. It's a little bit awkward. We're not going to lie. But it's quite a fun experience to just check out the harbor. And the harbor life. And the people over here are just not even weird about it. That we're just walking on their boat. So I think this is all good. You like it so far? The tour? It's quite nice. Except for the scary part over there. Oh, yeah. Number one. Thank you. No English, but super friendly. Thank you so much for your help. Thank you. Hello. Go to Fatahila Square? Fatahila. How much? 50. 20? 20. 20 okay? 30. 30? Okay. So we've got a little bit lazy. We're getting into a local tuk-tuk. Going back to Fatahila Square. Just to check it out a little bit better. And it's quite intense. You've got the train. And it's going above us. And it's traffic. Left and right. People walking, cycling on motorbikes. There are ambulances driving around. Police. Horses. It is about 4.30 at the moment. And the square slowly starts to come alive. There's more shade. It's cooling down. The live band has started. A beautiful part of Jakarta. Kota Tua. The old part of Jakarta. The old town of Jakarta. Batavia. We've been actually told that it's not really needed to go to visit Jakarta. But so far... It was not what I expected. I expected a very busy, dirty city. It's kind of like Bangkok. It is dirty. It's crowded. It's kind of nice as well. Yeah. Well, it's less dirty I think than we expected. And it's more developed than we expected. Yeah. Pleasant surprise. I think both. Yeah. And the food is amazing. We also heard people saying like, Oh, the Indonesian food is maybe not so tasty. It's incredible. So, yeah, we're really happy about this as well. The people are super friendly. Even in the busy parts. Even in... I have to go on a diet when we get home. Yeah, we gained a few kilos. Hey, thank you so much for watching till the very end, guys. We really appreciate you watching. Luckily, there are a few members who are keeping us going. And being able... We're able to travel about Southeast Asia and carrying on this journey. So, thank you, members. Thank you, subscribers. And thank you for liking this video as well if you do so. We would like to say from Jakarta, the capital city, Bye for now. And stay jammed!