To Bandung

That was in  KFC. I had breakfast there waiting for my bus....don't judge me....I needed coffee & it was right next to the bus station. I ordered a cheese quesadilla off the breakfast menu - which was the size of small folded pocket handkerchief - and an iced coffee.

BTW if you order an American coffee here it comes black with 18 spoons of sugar!

Travel is so much easier now....I just booked the bus (air conditioned coach) online & was sent a ticket & location.....I did wonder if it would all work out but it only cost £2 so I didn’t worry too much...all gone like clockwork so far - touch wood! - other than issues with the gojek app this morning but the Hotel receptionist came to me aid & booked it on her phone. So far everyone has been friendly and helpful.

It took 3 hours on the coach - which only had 12 people onboard 

It's strange as in some ways the infrastructure is more advanced than ours for example the high speed trains, the efficiency, the bus system, everything does seem to run like clockwork, but there are other things that are behind. I noticed, when I was stuck in the city traffic, that the ambulances are just taxis - like back as far as the 80's at home. 

They have plenty of little jobs like extra security guards on trains, cleaners on trains, petrol pump attendants. And there is plenty of poverty, although even the people without shoes still have a mobile phone in hand. 

It was sad to see people selling snacks and stuff through the traffic jams. One man had a deformed foot and was on crutches - not the best place for him but I guess the woman he was with had him there for the sympathy vote. It made me cry. 

Oh...and even Mini Mouse had to go begging 

Not sure how she survived the heat in that tired faded looking suit 😓

Traffic into Bandung was mental but it had a cooler more mountainous feel being a bit fresher up in the foothills of Mount Tangkuban Parahu Volcano 

At least my room has a window this time.

Not many places were open for food but I ate in a tiny hut at the side of the road where a lady cooked me some tofu that I had with rice and sauce with chillis & other stuff I wasn't quite sure what and more chilli sauce - it was dead tasty & she charged me 10,000 IDR which is about 45p.

Crossing the road here is a challenge in itself, there are so many bikes!

But It's nice to be out of the city!