Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had a good time with his grandson Jan Ethes Srinarendra at a shopping mall in Bogor, West Java, during the Eid holiday on Monday.

"This time, the president took his first grandson to Transmart Yasmin and enjoyed various kinds of amusement facilities there," Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat, Bey Machmudin, said in a written statement received here.

The president, who came with Jan`s parents Gibran Rakabuming ans Selvi Ananda, arrived at the mall at 11.31 a.m.

His arrival immediately drew the attention of visitors who sought an opportunity to shake hands with him and take selfies.

Jokowi first took Jan to try a mini train and then a bumper car, street basketball, and sky rider. They went fishing at "Froggy" before returning home at 1.05 p.m.

Jokowi conducted Eid prayer with the people in the field at the Botanical Garden in Bogor and held an open house afterwards at the Bogor State Palace, which is located close to the garden.

On the second day of Eid, he left for his home town in Solo, Central Java, to exchange greetings with his family members as well as the local community members.

(Reported by Desca Lidya Natalia/Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR)

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