Day 67 (Palembang)

Today we moved on from Jambi to Palembang. There wasn't a whole lot to note from the day really, it was just another drive day. We did however get the second of our OzBUS dinners on the beautiful setting of a riverboat berthed just beyond the one and only sight that we were aware of in Palembang – the bridge.

We had been speaking to an American guy who was teaching English in a school in Jambi last night and he was aware of the bridge but didn't know why it was noted as something to see. When we got there I reckon the significance of the bridge is the sheer volume of neon lighting used to make it standout in the night sky. It was quite beautiful..and I'm not usually a neon fan.

Dinner consisted of rice, chicken, sweet & sour fish and some vegetables in what tasted vaguely like black bean sauce. The chicken was very tasty and I'd have happily eaten a lot more of it had there been more available. I didn't wanna overstep the mark and take more than my share and then leave someone else hungry. So when we got back to the hotel I ordered pizza so I could have some then and the rest for lunch the next day.

Mel, Michelle and I booked flights with Lion Air to fly down to Bali early and avoid two long drive days on the bus. This will mean we miss Mount Bromo which is a shame, but the bus here in Indonesia is the first one that I've consistently felt motion sick on so getting away from 2 long days on it is well worth the €29 for the ticket. It also means that we get 3 days more there than we would do if we stuck with the bus which will be good.