Bali 16.06.2011 – 21.06.2011 (Part 1)
October 26, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Bali is where we went for our honeymoon! breaking our four consecutive years of holidaying in the Land of Smiles. gotta try something different for our honeymoon. haha!
after a hasty booking for a hotel a month earlier, we end choosing
AP Inn located in Kuta.
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| the exterior of our room |
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| the intricate carving of the door |
To
be frank, we are not happy at all of the room. the interior sucks to
the max which i don't even feel like posting it here. but for the price
we pay (around RM130+ per night), i think we shouldn't complain much. in
the end, we end up upgrading the room for the subsequent nights
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| Hard Rock Bali! |
the road in the town are always congested…
since
it's already night on our arrival, upon checking in, we just went for a
quick dinner (cheap!), get some booze from the convenience store, take a
short walk around Kuta and went off to bed for the next day!
the long alley (or 'gang' as they call it) from our hotel to the main road
hanging around kuta beach while waiting for our driver to fetch us to the next destination. which is…
Sukawati Art Market!
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| Sukawati Art Market! |
which consist of a complex where vendors sell their handicrafts. nothing much for me though.
and
there are a few places where they sell it by category (ie, gold,
carvings, painting, furniture etc) in the vicinity too. of course, by
car. haha! just remember to bargain hard!
hungry
and feel like having pork for lunch? fret not for Bali serves kick-ass
roast pork. one of the prominent ones is at Ibu Oka.
price wise, it is not cheap. but it is worth a try for the experience of it
just
order the sepcial version and they will chuck everything for you.
remember to go there early as it is said that the restaurant will be
packed with crowd. we went there early on that day. i think is around
11am just to beat the crowd.
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| Tirtha Empul Spring Water Temple |
next
stop,
Tirtha Empul Spring Water Temple. one of the temples where people
cleanse themselves. ooohhh… look at those japanese ladies. hehe!
what does the 2 photos below have in common?
1. civet cats
2 coffee beans
cannot guess? here…
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| Luwak Coffee |
the legendary
Luwak Coffee. what does it have to do with the civet cats?
well,
the civet cats will eat the coffee beans, the enzymes in their stomach
will churn out some magic and the undigested coffee bean will be
'shitted' out, literally. sounds gross, but be rest assured that they
are washed thoroughly (i hope) and then roasted before being grind into
coffee powder. plus, those cats are picky eaters and they will only eat
the best beans. hence, you'll only get the best 'poop coffee'! hehe!
and
oh, you know how much this i paid for this freaking small cup of
coffee? 50K Rupiah! goodness!!! again, it's all for the experience. i'm
not really a coffee connoisseur, so i can't give much comment on the
taste/texture of the coffee. feeling refreshed after the cup of coffee
(no, not really because of the coffee but more of the price), we went to…
Mount Batur
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| Mount Batur |
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| Lake Batur |
and also
Lake Batur both in Kintamani
this
is one of our favourite place it Bali as it is cooling!!! and the view
is spectacular. nothing much to do other than to enjoy the view. but we
will definitely go there again next time!
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| Tegalallang rice view |
passing
by
Tegalallang rice view on the way back to Jimbaran view was not that
spectacular. maybe it is not the right season when we were there.
beware
of touts though. they can be seen everywhere in Bali. you can smell
them from miles away. once they know you are interested in it. you will
be swarmed by a lot of them…
and by the time we reach Jimbaran at
5pm, we were just in time to enjoy our dinner by the beach and enjoy the
sunset. for your info, the sun sets in Bali at around 6pm.
the whole of Jimbaran is transformed into al-fresco dining.
there's a lot seafood to choose from. but to make things easier, we just go for the set dinner for two. the damage? 805k Rupiah.
here's
a closer look of the food. no included in the photo are the rice, soup
and fruit. the food is nothing spectacular though and the fish is not
fresh. ouch!
but the view is spectacular! our cheapo camera did not give any justice to this photo!
not to mention that you can view the airplanes landing too! nice!
when the night comes, expect a sea of candle lights along the beach
some
dance shows and some live band performing around tables. i guess if you
look rich enough, they will come to your tables and perform songs of
your request. get ready to give tips if they do come to your table.
hehe!
which restaurant did we went to? this is the one. oh… looky!
'wong lou kat' has its market in Bali too! cool!
more to come in the second part of our Bali trip!
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