JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo treated the visiting Emperor and Empress to an unscheduled ride on a golf cart on Monday, driving them to a botanical garden close to the Bogor Palace in West Java near Jakarta.
The impromptu gesture of hospitality highlighted the close relationship between the two countries.
The Emperor expressed his gratitude to the president, saying, "It was very interesting to ride in a cart like that for the first time," according to the Imperial Household Agency. The Indonesian president reportedly said he'd never been so nervous, even though he had driven several distinguished guests in the cart in the past.
