Mission Conference is Surabaya

 We traveled to Surabaya for our mission Christmas Conference.  It always feels so great to get out of Timor Leste.  Restaurants are about 1/2 the American price.  Lots of American franchise restaurants.  It felt a little like home in places.  We went 2 days early to see the sights.  On the way from the airport to the Hotel we were in a crazy hard rainstorm.  The motorcycles did not seen to mind.
 On our sight seeing day we visited one of their decommissioned submarines.  It was purchased from Russia in 1962. 

 President Sukarno, the 1st president of Indonesia serving from 1945 to 1967.  This was at their national monument commemorating their battle for independence after WW2.  They fought with the British and lost but then obtained independence through United Nations negotiations.
 This is the city zoo.  Large hungry snake on the right, bunnies on the left.  They don't show this type of stuff in the US.
 A lot of hair for living in a hot jungle.
Lots of Komodo dragons here.  They are huge.  They live wild on some islands here.
8 story mall.  Each floor was huge.  Impossible not to get lost.  Food courts on each floor.  The place was busy.  Christmas theme even though the area is mostly Muslim.

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