Not gonna lie, but I’ve been telling everyone that prior to visiting Surabaya, I don’t know much about the place and the fact that most historical events in Indonesian politics actually took place here. After attending a conference at Universitas Airlangga, I had the chance to explore the city, more particularly, its museums. The first museum I was able to see is House of Sampoerna, a tobacco museum.
THE LOVELY FACADE OF HOUSE OF SAMPOERNA.
INDICATIONS THAT HOUSE OF SAMPOERNA WAS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CHINESE FENG SHUI.
MAP OF INDONESIA AT HOUSE OF SAMPOERNA.
SOME ARTWORKS TO TOBACCO PLANT AT HOUSE OF SAMPOERNA.
THE HOUSE OF SAMPOERNA MUSEUM EXHIBITS DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOBACCO COMING FROM VARIOUS INDONESIAN PROVINCES.
THE SITE OF THE FORMER FACTORY WHICH IS NOW AN EVENTS HALL.
SEJARAH CITA RASA TINGGI. This is an Indonesian counterpart to the Philippines’ “Sari-Sari Store”. It’s funny to know that the word “tingi” is part of the sari-sari store culture of the Philippines. It means “retail”, while the Indonesian word “tinggi” means something else.
SEPULUH NOPEMBER OR INDONESIAN NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY.