Surabaya, Java
Surabaya,
Indonesia
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Terppa,
Balilta Javalle saavuttiin lautalla. Kepathanissa meiat otti ensin vastaan turistiinfo, jonka tyontekija ystavallisesti selitti etta turistit paikallisille tarkottaa samaa kun raha. Eli se varotteli niista ja mainitsi muutamia hintoja mita meian pitas maksaa bussimaksuista ettei meita sit huijata. Otettiin sit bemo bussiasemalle, joka oli muutaman kilometrin paassa ja sielta saatiin 40 000rupiah:lla bussimatka Surabayaan. Jo se oli vahan ylihinnoteltu mut ei paha hinta meille. Matkan piti kestaa joku viis-kuus tuntia mut se venykin kaheksaan tuntiin ja tehtiin muutama pysahdys ja noukittiin koko matkan ajan paikallisia kyytiin eli se on kun meian paikallisbussi oikeesti. Surabayaan me saavuttiin siis joskus illalla kasin aikaan ja bussiasemalta meian piti paasta juna-asemalle ostamaan liput koska seuraavana paivana me startattais Yogyakartaan. Meita tietty huijattiin heti. Taksikuski lupas matkan 30-tuhannella mut juna-assalla se olikin jo 50-tuhatta. Raha siis havis mun kadesta ja kuski kaasutteli pois. Oltiin niin nuutuneita, nalkasia ja vihasia typerille paikallisille jotka vaan kusettaa minka kerkeaa et alettiin olla jo vainoharhasia kaikkia kohtaan.. ;)
Ostettiin seuraavan aamun seiskan junaan liput ja sit yks ruotsia vahan puhuva paikallinen vei meiat muutamalla tonnilla Wisma Mandiri-hotelliin mika mainitaan Lonely Planetissa ja on suht lahella asemaa. Lonely Planetissa tietty huoneen hinta oli eri kun se talla hetkella on ja jouduttiin maksaa pikkusesta huoneesta 95 000rp (mika ei siis oo paljon euroissa mut..). Ja huoneessa oli paikallinen kylpy mandi eli sellanen korkee allas mista sa kauhot vetta paalles, eika meian normi suihkua. Mut oltiin niin vasyja et se sai kelvata pikasuihkulle ja 7-tunnin younille.
Aamun koittaessa otettiin taksi asemalle ja matka jatku Yogyaan.
Nors
ENGLISH:
So like mentioned in last entry, we arrived to Java from bali by ferry. Kepathan is the town called where we arrived. There we were greeted by a tourist officer employee who wanted to inform us about the locals who perceive us as equivalent to money and try to scam in prices. Kind of him to do that. He also let us know about the approximate prices we should pay for certain services like buses and bemos. We took a bemo to bus station which was few kilmoteres ride and it was okay. At the bus station though we ended up paying a bit more than locals but still reasonably. We had the bus ticket to Surabaya for 40 000rp which is around 3euros. We traveled with a guy from the States. He went all the way to Yogya but had to change bus in Surabaya. He kept company for Raffi while I had (tried to have..) my beauty sleep in the bus. The drive was suppose to last for 5-six hours but in the end it was more like 8hours! But it was like our local bus: stopping to pick up people the whole journey. In Surabaya we were in the evening, maybe around eight. From the bus station we wanted to go to train station to buy tickets to Yogya the next morning. Of course we got scammed already. After negoatiating with a taxi driver he promised us a lift to station for 30 000rp but once there we gave him 50 000rp note (as we had no small money) and he basically sped away with the money claiming it was 50000 in the beginning. Plah. So we were there exhausted, hungry and angry at the local menthality of tourist equals money. So no wonder we were paranoid whenever local approached us afterwards...
We bought tickets for the morning train at seven and agreed on a lift to hotel by a local who spoke some Swedish. Sign of trust ;) He was nice however, and the drive was as we agreed and they took us to Wisma Mandiri, a hotel near the station, spotted from Lonely Planet. As we should've known better the room prices were higher than mentioned in the book and we paid 95 000rp for a small room. It's not much but still.. there was no shower, only the local wash basin, mandi, and no breakfast either but for freshening up and 7hour sleep we were more than ready to accept the deal.
In the morning at six, we took a taxi to station and continued to Yogyakarta.
Nora
