Java - Yogyakarta - Probolinggo, Java

Our last day (7.6.17) in Yogyakarta was a real lazy affair so we basically got up, had breakfast then spent most of the day chilling out by the hotel pool. I did do some washing - in the shower with the hotel soap (I miss my washing machine!). We met a Kiwi family who gave us some info on Bali and in turn pumped us for info on Malaysia & Cambodia.
We left to move on to our next place - Probolinggo the next day. We boarded the train and splashed out on business class seats as not the most expensive. Well, to cut a long story short, we upgraded ourselves (by accident!) to the 1st class/executive carriage. The carriages weren't clearly marked on boarding so we just went on the number inside. It was comfy enough, air con and a western stainless steel loo plus food/drinks available on board plus the seats tilted back so we could snooze! The trip was about 9 hrs and we managed to stay in our seats until just before the end. We had a close call about midday when some Indonesian girls got on saying we were in their seats but we played dumb and they gave up to sit somewhere else. The 2nd time, with only 1.5 hrs to go, a woman got on, said we were in her seat and then it all kicked off! 1 train guard & 2 secuirty guards loomed over us, checked our tickets then we were ordered to move carriage. Great!  We wouldn't have minded except for having to lug 2 massive rucksacks plus 2 smaller ones plus our trolley & water through a narrow walkway along 3 carriages. I honestly thought my arms were going to fall off!
We got to Probolinggo pretty late in the evening so it was dark outside. We had a bit of hassle outside the train station with taxi drivers trying to rip us off but we managed to negotiate the price to almost half quoted and were safely delivered to our hotel. This place was more basic - more cut out for backpackers but it had good reviews and the owner was knowledgeable/helpful about our next trip to Mount Bromo.  Only drawback was we had to go cold turkey for the next 3 nights as there was absolutely no beer available here!! The owner blamed Ramadan but we suspected he was stashing it all for himself!
We struggled to find restaurants offering decipherable menus so it was a relief when we found a large chain type restaurant with some vegetarian dishes we could order. Only thing was we were the only tourists in there so we got a lot of looks but we were too busy scoffing our food to care! The 2nd visit was weird because we were seated next to an empty table that they kept serving food/drinks to! Invisible man maybe or offerings to the restaurant gods? Who knows!

Enjoying the executive class seats - watch out for that train guard!