Smelly rubbish in the middle of Old Town

Could I finally say goodbye today from Dhaka. Thus, the residence is located in the dirtiest, noisiest and most chaotic city behind me, I know. The whole lasted an hour longer than planned because of the flight to Doha was an hour late. The flight lasted 5 ½ hours. I must stay here again, because at present to no more flights Berlin. The mere arrival in Doha was a blessing. It took all of ten minutes from the aircraft door open until I sat in a taxi to the hotel. "Read the rest of the entry ..

Type 1 outlet

Life here is not easy. It begins with things that represent the normal central Europeans really a problem. Where can I get her power for my laptop if I want to publish here what? Somehow the power even to the apartment, but how do I get him out of the wall? "Read the rest of the entry ..

"Normal" Traffic in Dhaka

If you think, "It is no longer worse" is still a possible increase. I was thinking earlier times, after I knew the traffic in Jakarta and Manila, it could not be worse. But that surpasses it here. Even in "normal state". Then, last week agreed the administration of the city to raise the whole yet.

Throughout the city were built in the past traffic lights. In fact, almost every intersection, such a plant. So far, all anyone is interested. The traffic lights have changed indeed busy between red, yellow and green, but traffic was regulated in principle by the police. That worked so reasonably. At least some of the vehicles was based on the police.

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Such a throng I'd like to see

On the road again. This time, in Bangladesh , the land of Bengal. Unfortunately I have not had much time to look around here. We work from morning till late evening. Nevertheless, there are already quite a few key impressions. Anyone who believes, to have ever experienced the ultimate traffic chaos, should visit this country. Manila and Jakarta are nothing in comparison. What also catches your eye immediately is the poverty of many people here. But the bustle. Rarely does one see so many people flock to the streets around. It is amazing. This coming weekend there are a few holidays. So we will have the opportunity to look around a bit. It has already told us that we can not work then. At that time there will be more so at the latest reports.

Borobudur

I've long heard back anything from me (read) can. This is simply because I am all the time in Jakarta and I can think of nothing more slowly, could write about. But now there's something again. I was at the beginning of the week in Yogyakarta (Jogjakarta or Djogdjakarta or all of these spellings are correct). Jogja is considered the cultural center of Java. It is an Indonesian special region with some autonomy, similar to Ace. The difference is that in Jogja have to say, not as fundamentalist Muslims in the Ace. Jogja is the only remaining "official" sultanate in Indonesia. Although there are several other sultans, but who have no political power. In Jogja, but the Sultan is also the governor. It is therefore an hereditary monarchy.

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Last night, it struck again. This time it hit Padang. A city on Sumatra, about 900 km northwest of Jakarta. Here in Jakarta itself was not felt. The consequences in Padang but should be much more dramatic than a month ago on Java. It expects more than a thousand dead. The city is without electricity. We achieve our systems are no longer there. What makes things any better: This morning at nine clock time, there was another quake at 7.0.

This article (in English): Jakarta Globe and Jakarta Post

Today there was a rather violent earthquake in Jakarta. 7.2 on the Richter scale. It must have rocked pretty violently. I have noticed, fortunately, nothing at all of them. Even with 2 colleagues had to leave the office building and was in the car. Since the roads here are not the best. could not be distinguished from the usual Geschüttel earthquake. Other colleagues were at the customer or in the office and its reportedly, it was said to be quite severe. They had some problems, to stay on their feet.

In Jakarta, there were probably no major damage. On the news of a death was mentioned.

A380 Singapore Airlines at Changi

On Saturday it was once again so far. 60 days in Indonesia around. So I had to once again extend to out to my VISA. I chose to fly with Air Asia, since there the book, for this country is quite simply, the price quite reasonable and the airline is probably the best of what's on the go.

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