DIALOUGE BETWEEN TOURIST AND TOUR GUIDE

At the airport

Guide                : sorry sir can i help u?

Tourist              : oh yeah .. are you my tour guide ?

Guide                : yes sir .. where will u go ?

Tourist              : I want to visit the most famous places in jakarta

Guide                : in jakarta lot of places that can be visited sir, there are dufan, Ancol, the old     city and the national monument ..

Tourist             : I want to visit the old city .. is the located far from the airport?

Guide                : approximately 1 hour sir, would you like to visit that place?

Tourist              : yeah .. i wanted to go there .. can you  accompany me?

Guide               : of course sir .. let follow me ..

Arriving in the old town

Tourist              : What do you know about this place  ?

Guide                : Jakarta Old Town, also known as Old Batavia (Old Batavia), is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. This particular region has an area of ​​1.3 square kilometers across the North Jakarta and West Jakarta (Pinangsia, Taman Sari and Roa Malaka).

Dubbed the "Jewel of Asia" and "Queen of the East" in the 16th century by European sailors, Old Jakarta is considered as the center of trade for the continent of Asia because of its strategic location and abundant resources.

Tourist              : ohhh okeee .. is there history of this place ?

Guide                : of course sir ..

Tourist              : please tell me history of this place ..

Guide                : In 1526, Fatahillah, sent by the Sultanate of Demak, attacked the port of Sunda Kelapa in royal Hindu Padjadjaran, later renamed Jayakarta. The city is only 15 acres and has a traditional Javanese port city ordinances. In 1619, the VOC destroy Jayakarta under the command of Jan Pieterszoon Coen. One year later, VOC building a new city named in honor Batavieren Batavia, the Dutch ancestors. The city is centered around the east bank of the Ciliwung, currently Fatahillah Square.

Batavia resident called "Batavianen", later known as the tribe "Betawi", consisted of creole ethnicity who are the descendants of the various ethnicities that inhabit Batavia.

Tourist              : this place is very historic .. right ?

Guide                : right sir , and than n 1635 , the city expanded to the west bank of the Ciliwung River , on the ruins of former Jayakarta . The city was designed with European Dutch style complete with a castle ( Kasteel Batavia ) , city walls , and the canal . The city is arranged in several blocks separated by canals. Batavia city was completed in 1650 . Batavia became the headquarters of the VOC in the East Indies . Canals filled because of outbreaks of tropical in the walls of the city because of poor sanitation . The city began to expand to the south after the epidemic of 1835 and 1870 pushed many people out of the town 's leading narrow Weltevreden area ( now the area around the Merdeka Square ) . Batavia became the administrative center of the Dutch East Indies . In 1942, during the Japanese occupation , Batavia was renamed Jakarta , and still serves as the capital of Indonesia until now .

In 1972, the Governor of Jakarta , Ali Sadikin , issued a decree that officially makes the Old City as a heritage site . The governor's decision is intended to protect the city 's architectural history - or at least the building is still left in there . Although the governor issued a decree , the Old City remained neglected . Many residents warmly welcomed the decree , but not much is done to protect the legacy of the Dutch colonial .

Tourist              : I think it too much if you tell the history of this place ..

Guide                : *smile* of course sir cause this place is very historic ..

Tourist              : umhhh .. can tell me the name of museum in this place ? I heard here so many of museum ..

Guide                : National Archives Building , building Chandranaya , Jin De Yuan temple (Vihara Dharma Bhakti) , Petak Sembilan ,Chinatown Glodok and Pinangsia ,Zion Church ,Tugu Jakarta Old Town Clock ,Kota Station , Bank Mandiri Museum ,Bank Indonesia Museum , Standard-Chartered Bank ,City's Pub , VG Pub City ,Red shop ,Cafe Batavia ,Jakarta History Museum or Fatahillah Museum (former City Hall of Batavia) ,Fine Art and Ceramic Museum (former Court Batavia) ,Fatahillah Square ,Well Batavia replica ,Puppet Museum ,Sunda Kelapa port ..

Tourist              : oh yes I've heard of it .. anyway i have events on this day .. I will visit this place again next time .. thanks for your the information .. you are the best guide that i ever meet ..

Guide               : thank you sir and you are welcome ..