🏛️ Komodo Dragons + Antique Hotels | Surabaya 1-Day Citywalk Guide 🌆

🧾 Final stop of our Yogyakarta-Surabaya Indonesia trip - we chose to wander and relax in downtown Surabaya! 🚎 Who knew Indonesia's second-largest city could be so stylish yet nostalgic? 🧳 Sharing our ultimate Surabaya citywalk itinerary: Surabaya Zoo > Tunjungan Street Stroll > Lunch at 100-year-old Library Restaurant Locaāhands 📍 Surabaya Zoo ◽ Indonesia's ONLY urban zoo where you can see Komodo dragons! ◽ Compact like Shanghai's Xijiao Zoo but with amazing variety: giraffes 🦒, monkeys 🐵, lions 🦁, Malayan sun bears, Komodo dragons 🦎, pelicans, orangutans, otters 🦦 ◽ Fewer tourists - mostly locals with kids ◽ Only 15k IDR (~$7.5 RMB) - INSANE value!! 📍 Tunjungan Central Street ◽ Colonial-era buildings with colorful facades lining the street ◽ Tons of artsy shops/cafes/restaurants with gorgeous interiors - perfect for photos! 📍 100-Year-Old Library Restaurant | Locaāhands ◽ Former 1925 Dutch colonial library - East Java's FIRST library! ◽ High ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, preserved 7m-tall wooden bookshelves & antique chandeliers ◽ Dining tables hidden among book stacks, menu on black-and-white newspaper, batik tablecloths ◽ Feels like stepping into a 19th-century Nanyang trading company - this Indonesian fine dining experience is a MUST! 📍 Legendary Century-Old Hotel | Hotel Majapahit ◽ Built 1910 during Dutch colonial era, originally Oranje Hotel where Indonesia's independence declaration was secretly distributed ◽ Pristine white colonial architecture with tropical garden courtyard - the pinnacle of colonial aesthetics 🌰🐿｜♪ PRO TIPS: 🚇 Transport: ◽ Gojek/Grab rides are convenient ◽ BUT watch out for crazy motorbike traffic - congestion is real! #RomanticGetaway #HistoricHotels #HiddenTravelGems #IndonesiaTravel #Surabaya #BromoVolcano #CoffeeCulture #UrbanExploration