Australian jumps into HI fountain to bid farewell
Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 07/03/2009 3:39 PM
An Australian woman jumped into the water fountain at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout Friday as she bid farewell to Jakarta.
Belinda Lopez jumped and swam to the center of the fountain and back Friday, cheered on by half a dozen friends.
Car drivers slowed down to watch Belinda Lopez swim, while throngs of photojournalists came and took pictures as she performed backflips.
The 24-year-old said that Friday was her last day in Jakarta after staying for one and a half years. Belinda said that the water fountain with the towering statue and lights at night was her first memory of Jakarta.
"So I felt like conquering it before I left," she said.
Police officers around the roundabout just watched the stunt and did not attempt to stop her.
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