*This blog posting is not for the faint-hearted and the animal rights activist*
Situated on a 145-hectare site in East Jakarta, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park) offers visitors an opportunity to experience the cultural diversity of Indonesia in one day. Mooted by Tien Suharto in the 1970s, Taman Mini has over 25 miniature pavilions (one for every Indonesian province, the pavilions for some of the newer provinces are still under construction), 14 museums, 6 gardens, a bird park, an aquarium, and several monuments, including a small replica of the National Monument.
The highlights of Taman Mini are its various pavilions, where visitors can view the unique architecture of each Indonesian province as well as get a glimpse into that province’s culture. At some of the pavilions, there are musicians performing traditional music and artisans producing handicrafts etc.
At the South Sulawesi pavilion that Jeremiah visited last week, there were monkeys performing “stunts” like pushing miniature carts. Next stop was Papuan (Irian Jaya) pavilion, which included a display of Papuan traditional activities, including a traditional massage as seen in the photo above.
Enough of Javanese massages. Would anyone like to go to Papua with Jeremiah for a traditional Papuan massage?
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