Morning flea market around Tugu Pahlawan.

Street vendors displaying their stuffs.











The Semut Megah Plaza building ahead which was also beside the Semut Railway Stasiun.

Tugu Pahlawan.(Warriors Monument) is the main central point of the city where every buses will have to pass by.










The Australian Commonwealth Bank has its presence here Bank Mandiri IDX: BMRI is the largest bank in Indonesia in term of assets, loans and deposits.

The Indonesian government created it in 1999 to amalgamate four older government-owned banks that had failed in 1998. Those banks were Bank Bumi Daya (BBD), Bank Dagang Negara (BDN), Bank Expor Impor (Exim), and Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo).

A plastic pep bottle recycle shop neatly stacked.











Locals browsing for  cheap bargains.

Eeuropean styled architecture blending into the local landscape.











 

The minaret.












The mosque near Semut Plaza.

Monument of  Indonesia's first President Soekarno and Vice President Hatta at Tugu Square.
Both being the Proclaimer of Indonesia,the struggle for independence from the Netherlands.
Upon Japanese invasion surrender,both Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declared Indonesia's independence on 17th August 1945.
 

This nice building is vacant and up for sale.

Located at the traffic light junction opposite Tugu Pahlawan,the road beside it leads to city centre which is about 3km away.

As seen from Tugu Pahlawan compound.

Surabaya tourism board office.

After disembarking from the Gubeng train station,headed on the right side and happened to walk along Jalan Governor Suryo.

 Looked like a fine example of "Dutch Tropical" architecture of the colonial period built in 1795.
This was the Grahadi's Governor Mansion.
The name Grahadi was derived from a conference hall inside the building.
Graha in Sanskrit means House, while Adi signifies distinguished.
 In 1802 the front of the house which faces north across the Kalimas river, was changed to the south as it has remained until the present.


Right across the road from this Grahadi building is the statue monument of Governor Suryo, the first East Java Governor who was killed in the (Partai Kommunis Indon)PKI rebellion in Madiun 1948.

 His maiden speech as inscribed below the monument here reads:- “Repeatedly we have told that our position is better fallen to pieces than colonized again. Also now in face ultimatum of English, we will hold firmly this position. We still refuse the ultimatum”.

Secondary school compound fully packed with motorbikes.

The traffic situation in Surabaya's city was indeed a nightmare.Heavy non stop traffic flow of vehicles and motorbikes made pedestrian crossing a risky task.
One has to brave himself and cross the road despite of the oncoming vehicles.
The only overhead pedestrian bridge available  is at the Surabaya Plaza area and in front of Tunjungan Plaza.

A Dutch colonial building with a dome shape top here housed the Surabaya Tourism Promotion Board.
It's along Jalan Pemuda,a short distance from the Grahadi mansion building.

An ornamental ceiling chandelier possibly imported from Holland.













Another hanging crystal glass chandelier.

European design hard rosewood wooden cabinets  

An old German brand piano still in tip top conditions were on display in the hall.

Porcelain wares used by the Dutch colonialist were also on display.

A wooden model of the first train locomotif in Java.

The Phinisiq ship.
The word pinisiq does refer to the rigging only -i.e. seven to eight sails, consisting of three foresails on a long bowsprit, a mainsail and a mizzen on standing gaffs, two topsails and a staysail on the mizzen-mast’s forestay- while the different types of hulls bear their own names.

The main entrance door.

Miss Tika,the manager in charge of the museum was  kind enough to explain and show me around the various items left behind by the Dutch.

She was very fluent in English and good  public relation officer.
Her sweet smile of welcoming visitors really reflects "Sparkling Surabaya".
   




Travel brochures and maps were available and distributed free of charge to tourists.

Malang-Surabaya by train.

The Stasiun Kereta Api Malang is just across the Jalan Tugu roundabout.

It's a very small stasiun.

Eksekutif train to Jakarta(Gambir Station):Depart 16:25hrs Arrive:07:18 hrs.

Eksekutif train to Yogyarkarta(Tugu Station):Depart 16:25hrs Arrive:23:28hrs.

Ekonomi train to Surabaya(Gubeng Station):Depart: 08:30hrs, 10:30hrs, 12:30hrs,14:30hrs and 16:30hrs....4,500rupiah.

There is a train schedule signboard with detailed departure and arrival.The economy class ticketing counter opens an hour before each train departure time.  
TUJUAN is an Indon word for destination.

Since the departure time for Yogyarkarta was very late,I've decided to return to Surabaya.

Unfortunately I've missed the great Buddhist event,Hari Waisak(Wesak Day) which was said to be a grand scale celebration at the Unesco heritage site of Chandi Borobodur.

Below were some of the photos extracted from the local newspaper.

Shuttle bus from Juanda Airport,Surabaya.

The name Indonesia has its roots in two Greek Words: "Indos" meaning Indian and "Nesos" meaning island.
Indonesia is made up of more than 13,000 islands which so far only less than 1,500 having a name.

The heart of the archipelago is Java; it is not only the location of Jakarta, Indonesia's capital and largest city, but it also puts up a very big part of the population.

Actually, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India and the United States.
 Indonesia is also the largest Muslim state. Although the islands are home to more than 100 ethnic groups, most Indonesians are of mixed Malay origins and practice Islam.


Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda) is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java.

The International arrival and departure lounge is on the west wing while the centre court consists of the information centre and the shopping arcades.

 The Domestic terminal on the east wing is to be considered the most busiest section.Domestic travelling among Indonesians seems to be quite a norm judging from the great distance among the major cities and inter island travelling.

Juanda International Airport is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in Indonesia after Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport based on the aircraft movements and passenger movements.











Upon arrival at the Juanda airport,the Damri airport shuttle  bus is readily available near the parking bay in front of the domestic terminal.
All were air conditioned and very comfortable. The fare was 15,000 rupiah and you won't be taken right down to Surabaya city.
Operating hours 04:00W.I.B till 17:00hrs W.I.B with departures every 20 minutes.

The bus terminates at the Purabaya Bus Terminal (local call it Burgarasih Terminal).
 It takes about 30 minutes for a 6km drive to the Purabaya terminal and that depends on the traffic condition as well.

Purabaya (also known as Bungurasih) is Surabaya, Indonesia's primary intercity bus terminal.
 It is located 10km south of the city centre. Popular destinations available include Solo, Semarang, Malang and Jogjakarta.
City buses (bis kota) go to Joyoboyo, Jembatan Merah Plaza (JMP) and Bratang.

If you were to catch an outstation bus,you need to go to another section by paying an entrance fees of 200 rupiah to reach the buses platform.