Sixteen years can bring a lot of change to the look of a city. Only a few familiar buildings could be seen from the vantage point of the sixth floor deck where we were staying.
Cell phones were a new thing when I left Indonesia in 1997. They are everywhere now with good service from a number of competitors.
Most of the buildings along Thamrin and Sudirman are new and taller than the buildings we remembered. The buildings we recalled are hidden behind the new buildings.
This city view shows that Jakarta still dries its laundry in an ecologically friendly manner.
We got to see wedding preparations down the street with the landmarks Monas and Mesjid Istiqlal visible in the background.