Now I'm not the first time here. My last visit to this city but is still almost a year back. It is absolutely amazing how much this city has changed in the short term. Directly behind the hotel is a skyscraper of a year ago, the time just to see something more than the pit was. In the city center, a skyscraper built next to the other. In the "golden triangle", is all around and along the Casablanca at Kuningan an office building and a new hotel next to the other. Busway from one of two years ago have now become five lines are in the rush hour by the minute on the road. This relieves the road but not really. There are still far too much chaotic private transport. Normally you but the bus through the city much faster than traveling by car. The buses here are already aware in such a way that the bus lane is not as easy to navigate by car, by being structurally separated (see photo)
The Indonesians know their fellow human beings just . However, this also helps not complete. At intersections, for example, there are perfectly able to drive into the bus lane and there is indeed such a reckless idiot here who actually do and then just zustauen the bus lane and make it cancel out the advantage. But it's not new that we here compared to the general public is behaving very recklessly. Everybody lives here as if he were alone in the world. That has still not changed. Anyone who believes that one on Germany's roads Behaves aggressively and ruthlessly, the times should definitely come here. If he succeeds then here at the Semanggi Interchange by coming to the Plaza Semanggi Panchoran einzubiegen without swearing and get sweaty palms and transform rivets without a motorcyclist, then he can claim that he can drive a car. I can not!

In the pictures two completely normal street scenes in Jakarta.

However, we went only once to a little hectic. When I arrived in Berlin at the airport, I shared the panel with information about the check that the flight one hour was late. Not bad. Only once have time to read a bit and have a drink and newspaper. To bridge the gabs bich estates € 8 voucher for drinks. Although the lunge in vain anyway, are the've also taken and twittered at the bar in the lobby one more. But not much is happening at 8 €.
Did I then step back in time to sit down at the gate. The screen showed: 17:40 Flight of late. Boarding 18:40, departure 19:10. It was already 18:35. The plane was still not there. Boarding at 18:40 seemed not very likely. A little later the pilot to then. The get dressed. It was now after 19:00 and the clock still had not started boarding. I anticipate for a moment: going on 19:30. One hour flight. 20:30 in Amsterdam. Outer position, ie to the bus gate. Is normal in Amsterdam on short-haul flights. So another 10 minutes. Stay 20 minutes. During this time, even right across the airport terminal, through the border control and security check. Normally, estimated for the way a time of 40 minutes. Not to mention that the baggage needs at least 45 minutes. I wonder sometimes gently staff, what about the connecting flights. They have no idea. There are a few others that still have previous connections. It can give no information. They do not even know how far is the way to Amsterdam from arrival to departure.
At last we can enter. My estimate was good! 19:30 clock's it. Flight time will be one hour.
The staff also knows nothing about the plane connecting flights. 20:15 an announcement: landing in 20 minutes. Then about 10 minutes until the taxiway holding space. From there by bus. So from about 20:50 at the gate. I give up my connection. This then told: 21:10 All the pilots to be reached. The other passengers should contact the information. Great.
Then there but still a pleasant surprise: At the gate is actually a lady and collect the passengers who fly to the Kuala Lumpur / Jakarta have missed. We will fly to Singapore and then another from there. In my case with Lufthansa. I would arrive with just under an hour late in Jakarta. Having had all that concerned the gathered, was a wild running around going through the airport. The plane to Singapore just reached with his tongue hanging out. Only then multiplied by 12 hours of relaxation before the next rat race. Once I've searched only once the transfer switches for Lufthansa. I still had to check in for the flight. Time just 40 minutes. I find the transfer desk, where only the information that resides in another terminal, Lufthansa. So again the feet in the hand. Across the whole building. Then on the Skytrain to the other terminal and then back to the transfer. Finally, a Lufthansa counter. Closed. The colleague was just not there. I presented my request. Check to Jakarta. The colleague was just not there. Would take so about 10 minutes. But then the gate was already closed. I was just a bit late. I think I can not hear. Because the colleague is not there, I will again miss the flight? I react a bit annoyed, and after some discussion I was then checked by one of the many standing around in uniform. Then again to run the gate and finally made it.

Incidentally, the pickup has the time, worked out in spite of the delay. An even bigger surprise was however: Even my luggage had found the way along with me to Jakarta. I had not really expected.