I arrived back in Aceh Thursday evening after being gone for almost exactly 2 weeks. Not much changed around the office - still bustling and upbeat (maybe a little cleaner with the new vaccum cleaner). But I definitely noticed some changes in the city. A few more shops have opened, but more noticeable - a lot more infrastructure projects going on. Workers are widening roads all around the city. After the tsunami, new pasars (markets) and commercial areas have popped up in previously residential areas, and the old roads were not wide enough to support the new vibrancy. But the construction is causing Jakarta-like traffic jams in the meantime. The city is also rebuilding and rehabilitating much of the drainage canals and ditches around the city.
A new Japanese-style restaurant opened last week. I'm gonna go check it out tonight and will report back!
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