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Jakarta in Indonesia attracts tourists with its intriguing colonial history, evolving urban face and cosmopolitan spirit mingled with the recesses of ethnic culture. You will be swept away by the enchanting effect of the tourist attractions in Jakarta as well as by ample of scopes to indulge in various things to do. If you have money enough to cough up in spree of luxury and fashion, Shopping in Jakarta will be the best choice to indulge in. You will be mesmerized with huge and sky-touching shopping malls. Tell us, what are you looking for? Funky sunglasses to handle the scorch heat, special Java batik tie, cassettes, printer cartridge, hanky, souvenirs, portraits, handicrafts, dresses? You will have it all here in the plazas. In fact, after going foot-loose in the shopping spree, you can choose to stay there as offered by Plaza Indonesia linking you to the Grand Hyatt hotel. Interestingly enough, you will come across myriad of shopping malls in Jakarta. Recently, with the development of townships, the mall culture has highly hit Jakarta leading to explosion of shopping culture in mega malls and entertainment centers. In fact, you will come across hotels like Hotel Ciputra having exclusive shopping areas. However, it should be noted that the locals of Jakarta are not too much into the habit of shopping in malls. Perhaps, the wave o consumerism hit the shelves in Jakarta with the boom of tourism. You must not miss out on visiting the pasars because Shopping in Jakarta would remain incomplete then. These are tiny small places in the remote downtown areas of Jakarta where a pasar or a market is organised. This is not a peculiar feature of Jakarta. Rather in many parts of Indonesia including in Gianyar, Bali, Kabanjahe or North Sumatra, you will bump into these pasars, which remain open and function on only one particular day of the week. The products are sold by the people, who manufacture the items themsleves. The unique tradition of buyers interacting directly from the manufactures are still seen in Jakarta, if not in its original regality but in its residual form. Pasar Ikan with fishermen and Pasar Baru famous for fabrics, are quite popular markets and offer memorable experiences of Shopping in Jakarta.
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