subject: New Year Celebrations In Exciting Jakarta [print this page] Indonesias bustling capital Jakarta is one of the largest cities in Southeast Asia. A vibrant fascinating city, Jakarta offers many options for sightseeing, shopping, dining and nightlife. A city of contrasts, Jakarta is always an interesting metropolis to explore with its varied and exciting diversions.
New Years Day is celebrated with great joy and festivity in Jakarta as it is in all of Indonesia. Marking the conclusion of the old year and the onset of the new, January 1st is a public holiday in the Southeast Asian nation, with all colleges, schools, offices and other establishments remaining closed on this holiday.
On New Years Day most Indonesians will choose to spend time with family and friends. They will call over at one anothers homes, exchanging gifts and pleasantries. It is a time for enjoyment, with feasts of traditional Indonesian delicacies laid out. Residents mark the occasion with recreation and festivity, visiting the numerous cinemas and restaurants of Jakarta. The people of the city celebrate the event in style, wining and dining and visiting Jakartas diverse attractions. Many restaurants offer special festive meals.
The trendy crowd will take the opportunity to spend time in the Indonesian capitals pubs and clubs. A highlight is the Vertigo club located halfway up a skyscraper, which provides its patrons with sensational views of the Jakarta skyline as they dance through the night.
Many people will celebrate the occasion with a shopping spree, the shops and malls crowded with residents seeking new clothes and other items. The theme of the New Year, just as it is in other parts of the world is making a new start with fresh hopes and opportunities.
Many musical concerts featuring Indonesias top artistes are held on New Years Eve with the young and young at heart citizens of the nation in enthusiastic attendance. Other exciting events include the spectacular fireworks display held at the national monument, Monumen Nassional and the fire dancers display at Red Square.
Visitors seeking a Jakarta hotel will find an ideal establishment in the Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta. This fine hotel in Jakarta offers well-appointed rooms and all the necessary amenities required by the modern traveller.
