Surabaya
Surabaya is the capital of East Java and the 2nd largest city in Indonesia. The story goes that Surabaya's name derives from the Javanese words Suro, meaning shark, and Boyo, meaning crocodile. With over 3 million people, unpretentious Surabaya may be the second-largest city in Indonesia, but it's a little lacking in sights.
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- charmant. accueil de la population excellent • Mathieu G.
- This is a point where to start with if you want to know more about Wali Songo. I've been to all Nine, farthest being Cirebon from Surabaya. It wasn't bad at all, except trying to scrape through the pot-holes along the road. The pot holes are very big and trust me you don't want to be stranded down … • Adi I.
- Surabaya is not only the name of a place, it's an attitude. Even though the people is part of the "Javanese" realm, they're not the soft-spoken and calm Javanese type... they're more outspoken, assertive, and sometimes even brash and intimidating. maybe it's the curse of their folk-tale origin … • Inggita N.
- Surabaya is a donut city with most of the best areas in the middle. The pace of life is very high in Surabaya and there's not that much to do if you don't like shopping malls. Plenty of night life options from café/bars through to big nightclubs. A good place to book trips to Malang, Bromo or by … • MARCUS M.
- you definetly need a car to get around... lots of good food... i mean LOTS!!! mostly locals or chinese food go for a day out to Tretes and eat sate or sri fried chicken... do not wear or bring excessive jewellery, gadgets or money... it might attracts criminal.. love the city... grew up … • Sanjoyo T.
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