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The second largest city in East Java, MALANG , 90km south of Surabaya, is busy city
with a population in excess of 600,000. Situated at an altitude of 450m and circled by
attractive volcanoes, it is cool, tree-lined and much more tourist-friendly in all
respects than Surabaya. The city's commercial centre is the alun-alun to the south of
Sungai Brantas, with the main shopping and market area along or near Jalan Agus Salim,
which runs off the south side. Jalan Mojopahit runs across Sungai Brantas and links this
commercial sector with the Tugu area to the north, in which most government offices are
located.
The most attractive and evocative colonial area is Jalan Ijen, with renovated
bungalows in wide, palm-lined boulevards. It's a rich and refined area, with fabulous
iron railings that guard the privacy of the wealthy of the city. To get there, take bemo
GL (which goes along Jalan Ijen), or MM (along Jalan Kawi nearby). Museum Brawijaya , Jl
Ijen 25a (daily 8am-2pm; donation), is a military museum fronted by tanks and full of
military memorabilia - a rather chilling celebration of Indonesian military might,
including artefacts connected with the suppression of Irian Jaya. A fascinating bird
market can be found in the Pasar Sengkol/Jalan Brawijaya area; head down towards the
river from Jalan Mojopahit on the south side of the river. Birds change hands for Rp2-3
million for good singers, and up to Rp7 million for exceptional ones. The flower market
is slightly further north of the bird market - it ranges down the riverbank of Sungai
Brantas and you can walk to it from Jalan Brawijaya.