![macproperty (16).png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23wqg8ko8Y2FWbwmcVAhLtiBdj96Yxf6ACCVw9kp3DMLVNjuZNM18yEUJcaF3i2Qjod76.png) Let me recall my most recent experience walking through the city center of Madiun, East Java. Nowadays, I am mostly based in this city and only recently, I got the chance to fully explore its city center. |||| |-|-|-| |![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23vsLbwTxRo9s66HhMCyzJiLB3bL8KWuG1yChhHjyVmxz5B4BYtktGa2pEZhtNi76XPpc.jpeg)|![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/244UZ2LXAr5uXXtnJYR2tdojux3MzzDM5xSLzSDWJDRkhy4LZBtRcnbZdYUQk2zenUMxC.jpeg)|![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/244Ud7M1zQS7broGzTFhhXy6D17tsL9ZwDhvaJVRRcrZZuHGic7dBvLM1dbxYKm7Vc8eF.jpeg)|

Madiun as a city is pedestrian friendly. It’s quite rare in Indonesia and I had a pleasant experience walking through the city. While this city doesn’t quite have an interesting neighborhood, it managed to transform its nook and crannies into something that can be visited. One of the most intriguing spots in the city is the 7 landmarks from all over the world with its tagline “ you don’t need a passport and visa to visit these 7 landmarks”. ![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23xKrapTNCyoHGYt4yH7xb88QzhnzX6VWYNWLXNAjPbjKYNMdpjtH6egeKworTJNcAyiG.jpeg) Along its city park, they have some shopping malls on both sides. They are not necessarily the biggest but if you are looking to hide from the shade as well as just wanting to eat, they’re worth visiting. However, for actual shopping, there are other areas better than those two. One of the things that compelled me to walk after finishing my consultation at the government office, was the Starbucks. I had to walk around 700 meters but because it was pedestrian friendly, I was fine with it. ![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/242NfGQJRQFnsXMbbYCdCYCvVU31SU1WZmhPgoELJ1hQvtjGYCEeuJqB8K3KXXWSSYF5J.jpeg) I was acting like a tourist and just walked everyone because again, no locals around here would walk. They would probably take some form of Grab or something. Walking is just not something most people do around here especially in this heat. Throughout the area, other than shops, there are plenty of benches around to sit and lounge around. So, it was such a pleasant walk to explore minus the heat. Once I reached Starbucks, I was also looking for a lunch spot. There is one pork noodle nearby Starbucks that I wanted to try. ![Caramel Macchiato](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23y8miSSVVeiTYYhcT1PHVZwsehz392NjDeUdFrWMM6AuBPfjVqxmj3MvQt8RQ6P8kvwE.jpeg) In the street to the pork noodle stalls, it looks pretty run down but still walkable. I was pretty skeptical at first but I found the banner and got to the place. I was pretty surprised that in a city like Madiun, pork and alcohol are pretty accessible. Perhaps, because it is considered a big city now, so modern amenities and tertiary needs are there. There is also a sizable christian community which makes this place a pork friendly city. ![Lapchiong Noodle](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23tvitQUe24hsszztBKufa8utFJrGbd53Lce6L9ca6kit7LLGRvWXXEGkTmnoBeXWjnGV.jpeg) Either way, I got the pork noodle for 20.000 with the shumai only for 8.000. It’s one of the cheapest pork noodles I’ve had in my entire life. Typically, pork dishes around cities I’ve been to cost more than 40.000 or 50.000. Pork noodles are a must-have in Madiun. I didn’t try most of the menu but this lapchiong is recommended. The shumai was also quite savory. If I were to rate this meal, that would be 3.5/5. It’s not the most delicious pork noodle I had but for a city like Madiun, it was good enough. Once I had my lunch, I went back home to grab it and I plan on doing similar things if I needed to actually go around the government offices around the area. That was it, a snippet of my walk through the city center of Madiun. It was a refreshing walk because once I am back home, so many chores, work, and materials prepping await. These days, I am growing my online courses business and they take up a lot of my time too. See you soon for more stories!

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𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘺 (𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺; 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴.

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