Thursday, December 26, 2013

Trip to Bali

I finally explored Bali for 2 weeks.

I explored different places from mountains, holy springs, temples, rivers and the beaches except volcanoes. My Bali trip is very enjoyable, I love it. There's much more to see in Bali. I haven't been to Mt. Batur in Kintamhani and the Northern part of Bali.

Accomodations:
When we arrived at Bali, we stayed at Ion Hotel in Benoa. It's a new hotel still under construction and we can hear the carpenters still all over the place. Nonetheless, we had a great time, people from the hotel were hospitable and very accommodating. We always eat at the small canteens in the alleyway near the hotel. The food was good and my favorite was both Nasi Goreng and Mie Goreng. Nasi Goreng is the Indonesian Fried Rice while Mie Goreng is the Indonesian Fried Noodles. We stayed in the hotel for a week then moved in Villa Adeng adeng in Kuta for another week of staying in Bali. Villa Adeng adeng is really nice. We have our own pool and our home is made out of marble. We have open bathrooms imagined people peeking on the windows. I love to stay in Bali for more adventurous.

Explorations:
When my twin sis arrived in our Villa, the next day we started our journey by visiting Central Bali. We watched the Barong Dance in Ubud. The Barong Dance was really hilarious because of the wild pig. In the dance there was a part where the wild pig's tail became a penis. The people were laughing hard even the traditional orchestra. I recommend the Barong Dance to those who wants to experience Balinese culture.

Then after our driver Ketut brought us to a Batik shop. You can see people weaving batiks. I realize how difficult is to do. My mother and I horded batiks. I was able to buy two sleeveless shirts and one cheongsam buttoned batik shirt. I really had a great time shopping batiks. I wore one during Christmas day. We had lunch at Bebek Tutu restaurant in Ubud and I ate Bebek Goreng. Bebek Goreng means Fried Duck in Bahasa. The Bebek Goreng is delicious except for the vegetables along with it. I'm not a fan of spicy food.
Overall, the food was great. I also recommend this to people passing by in Ubud.

Next stop was the Goh Gajah Temple. You can see the temple and the scary cave with many faces. Shorts are not allowed in temples if so they require you to wear sarong. Last stop was the Tirtha Empul in there we get to see the Holy Spring. The water of the Holy Spring was clear. I washed my face with the holy water.

The Next day, We go the Temple Gardens in the east part of Bali, I can see the rivers

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