A Real Wedding in A Village

Watched the groom parade on their way to pick up the bride, and it was fabulous. Colorful dress and costumes, dance and music. I have no clue about things in this wedding, but what a festivity! I need to learn more about the culture of Jambi.

Older Than History

Long before Oxford Uni was built, Indonesia has one of the biggest and most famous university in the world. Tibetan monks studied here, and it is said to be bigger than Nalanda in India. 

Occupying 2,062 hectares, the site is spread along 7.5 kilo-meters of the riverbanks of Batanghari River in which old canals or man-made rivers are positioned to connect the Batanghari River with the site of at least 82 temple ruins. That 's what you call enormous: it takes at least two days and one night if you want to visit all ruins by motor.

We had to go through woods, narrow paths and bridge over old cannals to see the ruins, but it's all worth the effort. The landscape itself was heaven!

Robert, a history aficionado gave me a ride 

Brata, our local guide

[ Based on archaeology research and historical sources, the Muaro Jambi Temple Compound Site was once the centre for worship and education of the Buddhist religion in the period of the Ancient Malay Kingdom in the 7th - 14th century AD  ]

For a clearer and detailed history about Muaro Jambi compound, 

visit UNESCO site here, or Wikipedia, here.

Eating Out in Jambi

Im not talking about the food, although it's all delicious. Especially bakmi Jambi noodle and its coffee, oh.. I'm drooling just calling the name! The interesting part is that wherever you go, the restaurant is typical, and the mood is like in olden days. The look, the way they serve, the way they cook... Really love it!

Where The Time Stands Still

Jembatan Baru, Sungai Batang Hari

Visited Jambi for the first time, I didn't have much time to see things I want to see. But in this very short visit, I could feel like I'm in different era, back in 70's. What a lovely feeling!

For a more detailed story and history of Jambi, click here.