Indonesian Cultural Center

Natalia and her family took us to the Indonesian Cultural Center on the second day. This was very interesting because we learned about the different Indonesian islands, their religions and customs. Each island is unique.

The Bird Aviary

There were some crazy looking birds, let me tell you! They looked like birds we are used to seeing in the States... only with a tropical twist. I didn't get very many pictures of the birds.

This picture creeps me out for some reason. Six eagles sitting together.

The fruit hanging off of this tree is commonly eaten in Indonesia. I forget what it is called. Natalia, are you reading this?

Funny... they have CFC's (California Fried Chicken) in Indonesia. Since when did California start making great fried chicken? :)

Adam and Natalia said people in Indonesia like to throw "California" onto a lot of their product names in order to get it to sell.

We rode a cable car across the cultural center and got a birds-eye view of everything.

They made islands in this pond replicating the islands of Indonesia.

90 percent of people in Jakarta are Muslim. You see masques all over the place. At the cultural center they had the different types of religious buildings found in Indonesia... Masques, Temples, Cathedrals, Synagogues, etc.

Not sure what this says... Natalia?

When we went into the reptile area... they actually called us in to touch the Komodo Dragon! They said he just ate around 8 chickens so he wouldn't be moving too fast for awhile. He was very bumpy with tough skin. They wouldn't let you do this in the States.

Mr. Komodo started turning around to look at Lee when he was touching him. That was my exit signal.

Aren't they cute? Much cuter than Mr. Komodo.

After the Komodo Dragon... they took us in to see and hold a Python!