Of various events take place in Jakarta, one that I always look forward to is Jakarta Fair. It is an annual fair usually held for the whole month. This year the event is being held to coincide with Jakarta's 480th anniversary. A wide range of products is exhibited from automotive accessories, motorcycles, electronics, furniture, food, to traditional handicrafts and garments from provinces throughout Indonesia. If you like handicrafts, it is the best place to find ethnic treasures from regions all over the country. Superior workmanship, batiks, ikats, gems, brass & exquisite silverware and wooden carvings are put on display in a distinctively Indonesian setting and ambience. The entrance fee is about USD 2 and you can spend time as far as your feet can take you. Yes, the whole place is huge!!! It is in the same expo building where my company normally exhibited. The area is divided into Hall A, B, C, D, E and another sector in the middle.
When I went there two weekends ago, the place was too crowded for people to walk because it is coincide with the school holiday. So after 3 hours wandering around, I called it a day leaving the area with satisfaction on my face. I bought several things, mostly batik, T-shirts, some handicrafts ... as you all can see on the following pictures.
batik quilt bed-cover
batik cushion cover
another batik cushion cover
kain panjang batik
batik sarong
batik table cover
batik skirt
hand-painted wooden batik duck
hand-painted wooden batik elephant
hand painted wooden batik cats
