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Experience Visit Indonesia Island

After a negative first impression, hopefully the good vibe came back.

Arrival at the Motel Baru, 9: 30pm, we asked a receptionist about renting a car with driver early in the morning, and he kindly called a friend, who came after a few momemts to organise this trekking for folks. In the room near to ours, 2 german guys were discussing Kawah Ijen, so we convinced these people to join us (and reduce the cost per person!) in the early morning: wake up at 4am, 2h driving through the jungle on a disastered road, and then 3km walking on the crater on a large path. It is important to receive there so early, when the crater is still in the shadow in the mountain and the sulfur smokes aren't too deep, otherwise you can't go all the way down to the my own and see the attractive acid lake. Incredible to see the particular sulfur miners carrying 75kg on their back completely down to the manufacturing area, twice day.

After this great early morning, we went back that will Banyuwangi, to the train place, hoping to take a train to Surabaya. Unfortunately, when we arrived there, we were told that the next train fo Surabaya wasn't before 10pm this very day... it was 11am.

So we took a new bemo to Banyuwangi Tourism Information center. In front of the particular building, a group of fresh indonesian wearing traditionnal clothes asked us for taking some pictures with us. (I must say that marilyn and i were the only tourists from the city, and everybody in the streets were considering us like we have been aliens, we were taken around pictures and insistently stared at all day every day... I think I know now the pityful life of a Hollywood star. Believe me nobody would like to live such an lousy experience...)

Then a Tourist Information center workforce, unexpectingly speaking a bit of french, gave us a many informations about the city, and invited us to check out the great parade organised on this very afternoon for the particular Indonesian Independance 65th House warming. We followed him, and found ourselves sitting inside official tribune, with snacks and drinking water! We didn't understand everything even so the speaker even announced our presence into the crowd.

The parade was pretty nice, with traditional dancers and also musicians, and costumes from all of the indonesian islands.

After this moment with celebrity, we went back on the train station to take up a 7hours trip in a very uncomfortable et too scorching train, to Surabaya, 2nd big city connected with Java.

Not a real night train with couchettes of course.

No real Dining Car, but a real kitchen's car where cooks put together noodle soup and fried grain (nasi goreng) and sell plates inside wagons.

The noodle soup has been absolutely delicious, one of the best I've ever had.

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