tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34207079.post7515386530725243444..comments2024-03-28T19:02:34.277+07:00Comments on HEAVEN'S AT THE END OF THE WORLD: Bakpia, Via Via, And Meeting An Old FriendUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34207079.post-75382094784429087362010-02-01T10:33:47.088+07:002010-02-01T10:33:47.088+07:00Hi Wallace,
how are you?
Surabaya that I know is ...Hi Wallace,<br />how are you?<br /><br />Surabaya that I know is really really hot -literally. It's quite near the ocean, it's also quite an industrial city, those two reasons I guess contribute to the high temperature. It's the 2nd largest city in Indonesia, I guess you could say it's a metropolitan city. You can find malls and high buildings, and the traffic is quite bad if you drive there. <br /><br />The couple times I visited Surabaya were for business purpose, if not for holidays when I was little. Last year I was there only for a little while, on my way to and from Bali. So I'm afraid that I only have little to tell you about it, just based on my experience. <br /><br />In the business trips inSurabaya a few years back, I got to stay at very nice hotels, Sommerset and Grand Hyatt. I bet you're familiar with these names. <br /><br />As for the special local food, you could have some taste of "ayam penyet" or "tempe penyet", that's basically fried chicken or tempeh, pounded together with very hot chili condiments. If you can take chili, I suggest you try these.<br />There's also "rujak cingur", sort of like fruit salad (usually consisted of unripe manggo, starfruit, cucumber, kedondong, mixed with vegetables, and most importantly the "cingur" itself. 'Cingur' literally means 'mouth', and it is the slices of a cow's mouth. Sounds yucky? well, a lot of people really love it there :D<br /><br />Majapahit Hotel has a historical value , used to be named Oranje Hotel ('oranje' = orange). I went there a few years ago, it's got art deco style, I love it.<br /><br />I'm gonna try to gather some info from my friend who used to live in Surabaya for you. But since this comment panel is the only channel for us to communicate, don't forget to check back here again later.. :)<br /><br />Meanwhile, check out for more about Surabaya here http://wikitravel.org/en/Surabaya , it's said quite a lot about interesting places to see in the city.Vira Tanka Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522929442662721913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34207079.post-18201267812326204322010-01-24T01:32:41.659+07:002010-01-24T01:32:41.659+07:00Hi, my name is wallace,nice to meet you. You have ...Hi, my name is wallace,nice to meet you. You have a nice blog through. I will go to Surabaya in May, May i have some suggestion from you?<br />I would like to know how was the environment as well as the culture and food there.Wallace Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138787066325559041noreply@blogger.com