Would you eat a meal while dangling 50 metres above in Indonesia?
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Dine in the sky
Indonesians are heading out to eat again as the Covid-19 pandemic's grip on the country loosens, and some thrill-seekers in Jakarta are celebrating by having dinner while dangling 50 meters in the air.
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Bon appetit
The Lounge in the Sky opened to the public this week in the capital of Muslim-majority Indonesia.
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Booking
Spots were snapped up months in advance: it is fully booked in the evenings for the month of Ramadan, when Muslims gather at the end of the day to break their fast.
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Price
The restaurant serves meals -- priced between 1.6 and 3.7 million rupiah ($110-260) -- to as many as 32 customers at a time on a platform that is lifted as high as 50 meters (164 feet) by a crane.
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An appetite for adrenaline
Diners are strapped into their seats, while the chefs and servers wear security harnesses. The restaurant said it follows strict safety standards, but the experience does not come without precautions: its website recommends customers go to the bathroom before taking their seats to avoid the need to lower the platform during the meal.
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Concept
Two Belgian entrepreneurs developed the "Dinner in the Sky" concept. Since 2006 it has expanded to dozens of countries.