Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts

Thursday, 29 July 2010

Bali: GWK> Uluwatu > Blue Point

For 2nd half of the day, we leave Kuta, heading south for tourism spot....

Somewhere some way, i realize how is those surfer carry surf board and travel to different beach....

My first destination is GWK.... a huge project that yet to complete... I think they plan to build a giant statue... and this is part of the project.... and enterence fee is most expensive....

Here another part, god is on top of this in progress statue... Seem Bali is famous for craft, should be make sense that they plan for this giant art...

Craft art is everywhere in Bali.....

Pura Uluwatu, pura at cliff....

Another view of Pura Uluwatu.... here got a lot monkey... and they seem to be interested to grap your spectacle...

Wood stair case at Blue Point beach.... lead you to better view of BLUE....

Ini dia.... that's reason here name as Blue Point... there is some famous resort that have better view and access to this amazing beach....

A shoot from Blue Point beach.... and this our last visit point as well... after that we leave and heading airport directly... Is not so far but traffic jam almost cause us miss out check in time... hehe... Thanks to Mr Badra again....

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Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Bali: Kuta

Plan for last day is hanging around Kuta for first half by walking. Mr Badra only come to fetch us for 2nd half of the day and send us to airport directly...

Hence, this is an easy morning, this is the earliest couple appear at this happening swimming poor... and waiting for breakfast....

Mix fruit again with pan cake or bread, good culture of Bali... Lets try to practice this every morning before go to work...

Hang around few Poppies Lane... for some shopping and generate first sales of the day, which they trully believe with....

Early morning at Kuta beach, beach boy just wake up and start to prepare for their day....

Bali is famous place for surfing... and Kuta beach is a right place for this activities...

Having lunch at Kopi Pot as recommend by one the blogger for nice coffee... but i not really coffee lover, we order satay, really suprise me to see this... come with this cray for charcoal...

I like this satay, smell and taste nice... lemon grass used as stick and this really make it different from other satay that i tried before. 

Although never order any coffee, this lunch still delighting me, nasi campur of Bali concluded as my greatest main course finding of the trip... maybe some spice that make it different.

On the way back to hotel... we go back to Bamboo Corner again, mango juice again... to go...

Balinese scalf and sari hunting...

Hunting again... while waiting for our driver to fetch us for 2nd half the day....

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Thursday, 22 July 2010

Bali: Sukawati > Kuta

After having our babi pangan lunch... is time for some exercise....

Stop a while at Tegenungan Waterfall, not exercise but sight seeing here.... a water fall from far.... guess what, enterence is required to arrive this view point....

Bought this from Ubud pasar... raining causing our sport shoe totally wet.....

Here is where we exercise.... Shopping!!! Prepare to bargain all you can...
there is many pasar seni at Sukawati... Mr Badra bring to this original one according to him.... so we are not sure with market at other location... we bought most thing from here...

Pasar at Malaysia always have "na to gong"... here also have pura.... I want to keep my camera already... to carry shopping item..

Satay ayam... but i think satay babi here taste better....

After done with Sukawati... moving to Kuta... City with traffic jam... hehe... Bali is famous for craft art... is reasonable to see this kind of big statue anywhere... We walk in to Fatty Yogi and get a night of accomodation...

Many people from Cari.forum recommending Bamboo Corner... so i also here to try recommended Avocado Juice... order only one as we not really can accept flavor of Avocado... anyway... we are delight with mango juice... is fresh and kao kao... food here is fair price at this location at Poppies Lane 2.

After settling down.. let's review on our shopping effort today from Sukawati... shoe, pants, colourfull bamboo box, sari, sabun organic, keychain, nuts, shirt,and magnet....

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Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Bali: Kintamani > Pura Tirta Empul > Tegallala > Ibu Oka

Day started with breakfast, today is banana pan cake, plus fruit mix again, i like this...

Today we are leaving Narasoma, we check out on morning, and put our luggage with Mr Badra... Here is the room that i said as definite Balinese style... at 3rd or top floor, no air con, but now is raining season that not so hot....

First destination today is Kintamani, to Mount Batur, a valcona in Bali, black area in picture is lava from elapse few years ago... Intelligent effort is make use of this gift from god to develop agriculture and construction... that's why you can see a lot building and even sand is in black colour, those are treasure from deep deep earth... Is cloudy when we are there... but not so bad that not raining... A lot people is having buffet at restaurant with nice view to Mt Batur... but i don't go for that... those buffet really cost you for nice view, not delicious food... haha...

After that is raining and we come to Pura Tirta Empul.... is cold, but that doesn't resist passion of Hindu prayer....

Air suci, holy water, which make your mind clear and peace....

Terrace rice is another amazing man made scene in Bali at few location, the one we visit is at Tegalala...

This is right after harvesting season, and raining season, thus you can see only wet soil terrace.... Paddy normally planted at wide flat land, but farmer who started this many many years ago is caused by limited flat land and after by group who concur those limited flat land....
From Tegallala to Ubud, is a long street with a lot craft art for sales, a lot distributor come here to find treasure for their business... i can see few foreigner go around with motorbike, together with forwarder service to ship their item..

We back to Ubud for this.. Ibu Oka, is near to junction at the end of Jalan Monkey Forest, the photo shared on Ubud.

People come Ibu Oka for grill pork meal... taste nice... maybe grill pork is not really common in Malaysia...

Shoot this aunty at road side... ladies here normally use their head to carry goods.....

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Monday, 19 July 2010

Bali: Beratan Lake > Tanah Lot > Bebek > Spa

From Taman Ayun, Mr Badra or our driver bring us to one the strawberry farm for lunch... price is fair enough as per our request, we didn't visit that strawberry farm, cause we been to Cameroon Highland before....

After lunch, we come to Lake Beratan which located at highland and surrounded by hills, a pura is built with lake surrounding... is cloudy day when we are there.. is a great scenic location...

A lot craft art in black colour, i thought is painted black, but is actually made from lava or rock from valcano...

Pura and flowers...

Destination after Beratan is Tanah Lot, with Pura beside ocean...

Again with black craft....

Many prayer walking toward Pura... and a lot tourism taking photo around that.... i plan to take photo of sunset.. but that day is raining day....

We back to Ubud for dinner, at Bebek Bengil, or Dirty Duck in english.... we order a set of Bebek Bengil, and nasi campur... nice taste to try... from their menu, you can read about story of this Dirty Duck....

Balinese Spa is something you must try.... Badra bring us to Umacarik Spa... Transportation is free to Tampaksiring, somewhere 15minutes from our stay.... Spa start with massage, i feel that is softer compared to Thai massage... Balinese massage also emphasize more on aromatherapy, follow by scrubing and spa.... a special activity to try....

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Bali: Ubud > Pura Ayun

We sketch itinenary of our Bali trip and hire a driver to bring us around.... First time for us to go for travelling with such convinience on transportation....

My flight arrive Denpasar on 6.50pm, that is dark evening compare to Malaysia.. We reserve our driver through internet and he fetch us to Ubud directly to Narasoma Homestay... after having dinner that is not so special but expensive... We take early rest to prepare for tomorrow.....


Go around Narasoma Homestay... found a strong identity that convince you are at Bali... Breakfast included... Delight with various local fruit at food to begin our day...


Before start our driver arrive, we walk around Ubud....at Jalan Monkey Forest toward North of Narasoma and we come to this junction... and found a lot bike is heading right....

Infront of pasar with a parkir for bike....

Ubud pasar pagi is here... not much tourism is here for shopping... maybe is too early.... but heard that price here is not best deal yet....

Timbang....

Ubud Palace infront of Pasar Pagi...

Our first point is Taman Ayun or Pura Ayun... Pura for Indonesian mean temple... Is a bit raining here when we are here... Wall surround Pura Ayun is not too high which is good for photography... but here not allow wedding photography....

Hindu prayer who believe... and i notice that item for praying is very organic... bamboo leaf as carrier... flower as main....

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