I have long heard of the beauty of Bromo, and I just got to be there to witness it with my very own eyes. The trip to Surabaya had always been on my mind since 2011 but the plan had been shelved because of volcanic eruptions. 1 May 2014, I was finally on the plane to Surabaya with my two nephews! I arranged with a tour agency in Indonesia to take us to our planned places. We arrived around 8pm (Indonesian time) and set off to Probolinggo. To catch the sunrise, we had to set off at 3.30am. We had barely 3 hours of sleep that day! The jeep ride to Mt Penankakan took about an hour. Over at Mt Penankakan, you will find many tourists already there, ‘chopping’ for the best spot to capture the beauty of the sunrise and Mt Bromo. Mount Bromo After sunrise, the jeep took us to Mt Bromo. Here we had to walk for about an hour which included climbing 245 steps. You could opt to take a pony ride too. Took some photos of the jeeps roaming around. No roads, no traffic lights.