The Bridge in The Dark - Musi River, South Sumatera
It’s honestly not a must see place during the day. I can find many of rivers alike in other places in
We tried one of the restaurants before, called The River Side, it’s a two floored floating restaurants using Tongkang (barge) Boat designed with colored lights and nice interior.
What so famous is that there’s an annual event which is held during our independence day (August 17), well-known as Lomba Bidar (Bidar race/competition) in which about 25 meters long and 0.75 meters wide boats are racing, in each boat there are around 50 oarsmen!! This race is from a legendary story of Dayang Merindu from
The location is pretty good as you can reach the mall and the banks easily, but as it is right at the main street - it is pretty noisy.
The room is ok, 4* standard hotel, clean, but old. The bathroom is pretty large with a shower and a bathtub. Breakfast is good, typical Indonesian food and some western.
I can't say pretty much right now, will post more pics from the swimming pool and the spa later =D
They're specialized in Soup and Sate (Satay) of meat and lambs, with so much fat and spice, just as we love, lol! They also serve seafood which is pretty famous in the area and also chicken. for drinks, they only serve simple ones as ice tea or orange juice.
The place is not as interesting as the taste of its food! No wonder once we went there at night, we had to wait to get some seats!
But don't get to excited to order, the food is pretty expensive compared to standard price for food in kind of places, about USD 10 per person. But the price doesn't lie.
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It is a grilled dish of sliced chicken, beef and lamb using bamboo skewers, over a wood or charcoal fire. Of course smoke is around the restaurant with a strong smell. The dish is served with peanut sauce or soy-based dip with onion and cucumber, as your choice.
It is also normally serve with rice or rice cakes. Both are good, they will ask for your preference.
The sate taste very good, especially the lamb, when you need special skill to cook it well, and they do very well!
The place is just at the main street of Palembang, easily to find, more this place is so famous. And of course, as typical satay restaurant, there is no AC. So you can imagine after eating a full plate of satay in a hot city Palembang, you feel like rushing to leave.
It is pretty pricey for a street restaurant, but worth it though.
