-No lovers. -What does it mean?
No lovers?
-No boyfriend and girlfriend. -Yeah.
-Do you see that sign? -Yes.
-Stay away from me. [laughs]
Filmed before the lockdown
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Hello from Surabaya, Indonesia.
Hello!
Surabaya is located in the island of Java
and it's the second largest city in Indonesia.
In the previous video, we showed you some of the main landmarks.
-Ah! -[laughs]
We're now at the Historical Park in a free guided tour
and we have a few more interesting things planned for the day.
But first, let's keep learning the history of the City of Heroes.
Surabaya, it is composed of more than 400 tunnels
that connect to almost 300 buildings across Surabaya.
-Wow.
Let's come here to the second building
where we'll see the Heroes Monument.
Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia.
We got Indonesia's independence in 17th of August, 1945.
But the Dutch agreed about our independence
in 22nd of December, 1949.
So it'd be a four-year difference.
Wow!
The Heroes Monument celebrates the lives of all those that died
during the Surabaya War.
20,000 people died here.
And it's meant to resemble a nail.
Why?
Because when you touch a nail, try to damage,
it's gonna fight back, and it's gonna hurt you.
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Guide: When you step on a nail, it will fight back.
That's the philosophy of Surabaya's people.
Very beautiful this park, and there's even a museum here
if you want to learn more about this history.
Here are some weapons that they took over from the allied troops.
Guide: What is the most haunted building in Surabaya?
It's this one, a prison.
The worst prison during the Dutch era,
the prison of Kalisosok.
This was the worst prison because during that time,
the prison was not built for criminals,
but for everyone that defied the Dutch.
A couple of years ago, there was a rumor,
they say someone will buy the prison and turn into a hotel.
Do you want to check in?
[crowd laughing]
-Terima kasih (thank you).
It's very nice because you go in an air-conditioned bus with a guide
and the bus stops also in certain places,
so the guide tells you stories,
and then he gives you time to walk around on your own,
discover the places on your own and take pictures.
Loved it!
Surabaya was the largest city in the Dutch East Indies.
This is how Indonesia was called at the time.
And Surabaya was even larger than Jakarta,
known as Batavia back then.
Surabaya was the center of trading in Indonesia
that's why there's so much history here.
The tour starts and finishes here at House of Sampoerna,
the old cigarette factory.
As we're here, let's see the museum
It's free.
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It smells like clove, right?
-Clove, yeah. -Yeah.
I never imagined myself visiting a cigarette factory.
But it is interesting to see how much it impacted people's lives here.
I read about the story of the owner.
Poor immigrant, his dad left China looking for a new life here,
had to abandon the daughter for adoption.
Eventually, his dad got sick and died.
He was also adopted.
-Yeah. -Grew up very poor.
And he started working for a tobacco company, saw potential,
and built his own.
- I get it, I get it.
-And it grew, it worked because of the way
they mixed spices and tobacco. -Uh-hmm.
People have been smoking since the 7th century.
-That's a long time ago.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
This is how they got started with one stall like this.
This used to be the production floor.
In the videos that I saw,
there used to be a lot of people working here,
still working like the old days.
Oh, the spices they mixed, right?
Maybe they still mix today.
Right next to the factory,
the house where the owners used to live.
And they were so close, not only to supervise the production,
but also so that the kids could learn the business.
The house today is an art gallery
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[laughs]
Great job.
-Baby, baby!? -Yeah.
-Did you realize that this is Indonesia? -Yes.
-The Indonesia map. How cool.
Bali. Surabaya.
-You think? -Yeah.
-I don't know. -[laughs]
Free to get in and it's very interesting to learn the success story
of a very poor Chinese immigrant,
and he came here and built an empire
producing a very specific type of cigarette
unique to Indonesia called kretek.
It's a mix of tobacco and clove.
Oh, my...
Can you believe this car was never used in Indonesia?
Only in Singapore.
They don't explain here why,
but I guess it could not be imported
1972 Rolls-Royce.
And the engine works, it just cannot leave the museum.
-Hello. Renata. -Yeah.
[music]
Terima kasih (thank you).
This is inside the mall. See? The condominiums right here,
like a plaza.
Not only shops and condominiums, there are even four, five-star hotels here.
With so much history, you're probably wondering,
is there anything new in Surabaya?
Are there modern buildings and...
Yes, there are.
This is one of the most famous here, a mall, a gigantic mall.
We got lost quite a few times here, huh?
-You did. Just follow me.
-You did, too. -No.
What's interesting here is that this mall keeps expanding.
There are six malls here, six buildings,
and they're called TP1, TP2, TP3, and so on.
TP because the name of the mall is to Tunjungan Plaza.
Now TP7 has already been announced.
And because this mall was not planned and built at once,
not every floor is interconnected, so you get totally lost.
In some floors, you can reach the second building
or the fourth building, and so on, you get totally lost.
Look at the price, Rp 48,000.
This in Seminyak, Bali would cost twice the price.
So, I'll go with this nasi goreng.
And for Gordon, rawon.
It's a very traditional soup of Surabaya,
beef in herbs black soup served with salted egg.
Strawberry tea. Wow!
We're having Javanese specialties here.
My dish is nasi goreng, it's well known in Java.
Gordon's dish is the star here. It's called rawon.
And it's a beefy soup, dark soup.
And it's prepared especially for weddings
or for ceremonies, traditional ceremonies.
Our ceremony here, we're celebrating our stay in Java.
Right, Gordon?
[laughs]
-Waiter: Fried rice. -Terima kasih (thank you).
Nasi goreng is in essence fried rice, an egg on top.
This here is chicken satay and shrimp crackers.
Oh, there is shrimp here, too, on the rice.
Look at that.
-Thank you.
-Terima kasih (thank you)
Black soup, comes with steamed rice
and the crackers.
-Mmm. -Yeah.
Spicy? Is it spicy?
-No. -Really?
-Not at all? -No.
-I'd say it's more salty. -More salty?
Try it. -Uh-hmm.
It's really good.
I heard that this was spicy.
So, it's right here, actually, the secret.
This is what's spicy, right? Point it out.
This. Uh-huh.
Nasi goreng is fantastic.
This rice is my favorite.
Mmm.
So tasty.
Nice outdoor area here inside the restaurant.
-Terima kasih (thank you). Bye. -You're welcome. Bye.
-Everything that we ate, guess how much was it?
-US$ 14.75
-No way.
-US$ 14.98
You're a computer genius.
How do you calculate all that like that?
Less than US$ 15 in a sophisticated restaurant
in the most expensive part of the mall
It's amazing.
There's one more place I want to show you today
that also happens to be the most beautiful building in Surabaya
This hotel right here, Hotel Majapahit.
And there's a lot of history here, too.
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Here, a very historically famous episode took place.
The Dutch flag was flying right there.
Then in the middle of the revolt, someone took the flag down
and tore off the blue part of the Dutch flag.
When you take the blue away, what's left?
-Orange. -No.
You take the blue away, the Dutch flag.
-Red and white. -Exactly.
What's red and white?
-The flag of Indonesia. -Canada.
[laughs]
-It's Canada, too. -It's too hot to be Canada.
-Indonesia. -Oh.
-Indonesia flag. -I knew that.
-There's the flag now, only red and white.
-Yeah. With no blue.
-No blue anymore.
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And look at that. How nice!
Today, it is party day here in Surabaya.
We're here at the right time.
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-How cool. Nice.
-It's so nice that they have the shark and crocodile here, too.
Symbol of the city, right?
Oh, my God!
That's unique.
-Cheese tea? -Cheese tea.
-And this? -Taro.
-Taro. -Taro.
-Wow. And this one?
-[Red velvet]
-Hmm. I guess I'll try this one here.
Thank you very much. Terima kasih.
-Sama-sama (you're welcome).
-Cheese tea.
-Cheese? -Yeah.
-Cheese tea.
What is this again? What is the flavor?
-[Red velvet.]
-Okay. [laughs]
I still don't know what it is
Oh, wow. It is really good.
It's really good. Yeah, I love it.
It kind of reminds me of an ice cream or a smoothie
without a texture of a smoothie.
So, it is delicious.
-Sweet, sweet.
-Sweet? Oh, okay.
Thank you. Terima kasih.
Yeah. You're welcome.
That was so kind of her.
Mmm.
-That is good. -What is it?
-It's like dried fruit.
Very good, very good.
Very good.
Dried fruit tasting like plum. Very good.
Oh, terima kasih. Terima kasih (thank you).
Wahyu Barokah?
[laughs]
Wahyu Barokah.
That's me trying to say the name. [laughs]
Thank you. Terima kasih.
Mmm. It is really delicious.
So crunchy, so fresh, so delicious.
The perfect snack.
-You'd love this, baby. This is delicious.
-No, you'll love it.
-It's chips. -Yeah.
-Hello. -Hello.
-Welcome to Indonesia. -Thank you very much. Thank you.
-Are you Brazilian -I am, I am.
-I once had a school project and the theme was Brazil.
-We once made brigadeiros
-Brigadeiros! -Yeah.
-They're so tasty. -Yeah, they're good.
-Yeah. I love brigadeiros
-What do you like about Surabaya?
-No English.
-They don't speak English. Sorry. They don't speak English.
-No English. That's okay. That's okay.
Terima kasih, terima kasih. (thank you)
-Yeah. -Sama-sama (you're welcome).
"Turn trash into cash."
What a good initiative.
What a lovely group.
That's what they're trying to promote here.
They came to us to explain the project and this is what they're trying to do here.
-That's a nose. That's a cow nose.
-Oh, baby, yeah, it's for that dish.
-Peppers. -Oh, baby, yeah.
-Look what she's doing.
She grates it up.
-Yeah.
-That's what this is. -Yeah.
Vendor: Rujak cingur
-Rujak cingur -Rujak cingur
-Terima kasih (thank you). -Yeah.
-Oh, okay. [laughs]
I think he's saying that's really good
-Yeah.
Smoked pancake Indonesian style.
Is that how you define that?
-Fried egg.
-Fried egg? -Yeah.
-How could you see something so different?
[laughs]
-That's corn! -Is it?
-Yeah, look at that.
Yeah, it's corn.
-Chicken, beef?
-Ayam (chicken)? -Ayam.
You can't go wrong with satay, right? Always good.
But there's a lot of different flavors here.
And I think I ordered the chicken one.
Look at how much there is here.
Come on, Gordon. Let's try together.
-That is good! -Yeah.
-It's different.
What is the sauce? Can you tell?
It's a sweet peanut sauce.
Sweet peanut sauce.
You define food so well, baby.
I need to hire you for this channel.
[laughs]
It's exactly what it is, sweet peanut.
It comes with rice.
-It's not chicken? -No.
-No, baby! Come on! It is chicken, right? -Yeah.
[laughs]
Peanut flavored chicken and rice. What an interesting combination.
And it was so good.
A whole meal for Rp 15,000 which is about a dollar.
So interesting to see that people come prepared for a picnic.
Some of them even bring a blanket
to sit on the sidewalk and eat, especially the teenagers.
Terima kasih (thank you).
That cheese tea was good that before going back to the hotel,
I had to come back here to buy the full bottle.
What a fun night out!
And I have to say, in Surabaya,
you find some the friendliest people in the world.
People stop us all the time, they say hello all the time.
It is really lovely.
I don't know if it's the entire Indonesia like this,
but I'm already in love.
Okay, so... Baby...
We got lost quite a few times here, huh?
-I never get lost.
-Of course, you did. -No, I didn't.
-That's the famous flag right there.
-Isn't it Canada?
-That was a good one. Canada.
-Why not? Canada.
-Canada was not in Indonesia, baby.
Canada is peaceful, right?
You colonized no one.
[laughs]
-Colonized the west...
-Oh, yes. Yeah, yeah.