How was your Friday? I had a great one. I played tennis in the afternoon for the first time in four and a half years. I’m nowhere good at tennis to begin with, so when I play tennis after being away from a racket and court for that long, I am beyond horrible, but my friends were kind and patient enough to play with me. It was fun and made me realize how out of shape I was, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
To top off my day, my husband and I went out for dinner without our kids tonight. (It was actually more like I dragged him into it. Sometimes women need to be assertive, right?) We have not had a date night in a long time. Both of our families lived far away when we lived in Arlington, VA. Thus, if we wanted to go out by ourselves, we had to hire a sitter, which we simply could not afford. Having known that we would be able to go out by ourselves once we start our life in Indonesia, I figured it would be worth waiting. It truly was.
The reservation was at a restaurant inside Hotel Dharmawangsa. I already tried one of their restaurants “Sekitei” before, so I gave trying out for a new place a go. I picked “Jakarta”.
The restaurant was having a BBQ buffet for that night. Seeing the dessert selections for buffet menu, I was very tempted to go for it, but we ordered a la carte. I ordered a plate originally from the city called Padang. The Padang dishes are known for its spiciness. It was delicious! I relished every bite and minute of our time.
The Indonesian live music created an exotic ambiance.
The night-time pool had a mysterious look.
I hope you will have a wonderful weekend!!
What a lovely restaurant, I like the live band playing. I spent my day driving four hours for a job interview then discovered a chinese restaurant (not very common here in Croatia) so it was a nice surprise, then drove back and just now went to pick up our daughter from grandma but she was having too much fun that she didn’t want to come home with us..
have a wonderful weekend!
I thought you guys went to the restaurant TGIF when I read the first lines :p
I’m glad you guys enjoyed your date night!!!
Hahaha! That’s funny!
mmm MISS the South-Eastern foods!! How much did you spend on the hotel meal?
I did find the night pool tad spooky, heh!
The appetizer was about $20 and the main dish we ordered was about the same or slightly less each. We also ordered some drinks and coffee after meal. Alcoholic beverages here are very expensive. The service charge was 20% and I thought that was a lot, but come to think of it, if you go out to eat in the U.S., you end up paying about 20% for tip. After all we might have just payed as much as we would in the U.S., but it felt like it was much more. Did you think the night pool tad spooky? 🙂 I thought it was rather romantic, but I can see it looking spooky as well!
20% tax?! I agree that the meal is considered expensive. In Malaysia, 15% tax is imposed in most restaurants (the govt has recently lessened the service tax). Here in UAE, it’s between 0%- 15% (budget- high-end restaurants).
So i guess eating out in hotels for Indonesians is an occasional treat 🙂
Hi Kaho,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I am loving the BYW course, aren’t you. So inspiring.
I think you are right about the date night… i feel the same way.. sometimes you just have to plan it out and not wait around for the hubs). I love all of the photos on your blog. You take great pictures….and you’re little girl is adorable.
xo Trina
Thanks for visiting! I am loving the course, too! Very very inspiring. It’s also intimidating at the same time to see so many talented people. Thanks for your nice words. I’m flattered!
かほさん
こんにちは。先日は私のブログへのコメント、どうもありがとうございました。
かほさんのブログ、とても素敵でよくお邪魔させて頂いています。
ダルマワンサのレストラン、とても素敵ですね！ジャカルタで住み始めて2年も経つのに
まだ行ったことがなかっただんて、もったいないことをしました。。近々行ってみようと思います。
レバラン休暇はどこかへ行かれたのですか？
私たちは仕事の関係でジャカルタでした。。
今度お時間のあるときにお茶でもご一緒出来ましたら嬉しいです！
コメントを頂けて非常に光栄です！ダルマワンサのレストランは、和食のランチ、ジャカルタでの夕食と両方ともお薦めです。是非是非お試しあれ。レバランはずっとこちらに居ました。一年に一度の交通渋滞のないジャカルタは離れたく無かったので！是非お茶をご一緒できたら、嬉しいです！！