Day 2: Waking up to the Megapolis

Here's our morning view - quite a sight over a cup of morning joe!

Jakarta is a big city. In fact, it is a kind of mega, mega city with over 28 million people crammed into the metro area. My native Wyoming self is admittedly a bit shell-shocked at the population density and the sheer magnitude of a city that is reportedly in the top 5 megalopolises in the world (Tokyo and some Chinese cities are also in the running). From our Central Jakarta vantage point, the city never stops, keeping abuzz with traffic and alight with glittering buildings all night long.  Even today on what is known as car-free Sunday when two of the city's main arteries are closed to traffic, I can still hear the constant din of mopeds and activity on the streets below my dining room window!