The train journey went quite well as we were provided with blankets and being at the back of the carriage we had space behind our seats to put our luggage, so plenty of leg room and fold the seats down. The scenery in the early morning was beautiful although I didn't take any pictures as the windows don't open...
Once in Malang, we walk straight from the station, avoiding the rickshaws and others who ask us where we are going (it is always difficult to understand that we prefer to walk even with 20kg on our backs for the sake of economy...) We will find a hotel that is good enough and close (about 1km from the station, there is a big roundabout and several hotels of all categories in the area)
Once checked in and after a good shower, we set off to explore the city, a city which has the particularity for us of being a restful stopover, so we chose to stay there an extra day to allow us to catch our breath and also to organize what's next, because if we knew where, we didn't yet know how.
For this first day here, we started by strolling around the bird market (and other animals, but mainly birds and cats…), which is itself next to the plant market.
