Indonesia- Bali Diary 28 - 30 JUN 2014
Island of peace
Island of peace
Bali is a favorite destination for tourists because of many reasons such as traditional and modern dance, sculpture, painting, and music etc. I can find promotion ticket from air asia for 4,700 Baht (booking before travel for 6 months) + flight change fee 2,700 Bath (because of my error). The hotels booking are pre-paid for 957 Baht/ 2 nights. A travel insurance is 300 Baht.
Our plan for this trip; black for place, blue for food, and green for airport and hotel
28 JUN 2014
5:45 AM, I arrive at Donmuang airport with a print-at-home boarding pass. My flight is FD396, AirAsia. It takes around 4 hours from Bangkok to Bali. 11:30 AM (GMT +8), I arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport. Teddy team with 6-passenger car brings us to have a lunch at pawon pasundan restaurant, Kuta. I order a Nasi Timbel Komplit; food set of rice, chicken, tofu and dipping; 55,000 RP.
Next, we go to Pura Tanah Lot; 30,000 RP admission fee. Tanah Lot, Bali's oldest and most holy temple, is situated on a rock in the ocean, just offshore. It is located on the coast of West Bali. It is said that Pura Tanah Lot has been built on the recommendation of an important Hindu priest Danghyang Nirartha in the 16th century, who has shaped Bali's Hinduism and religious architecture for the centuries to come.
4:40 PM, we go to Pura Ulun Danu Bratan; 30,000 RP. It is a major Shivaite and important water temple. The temple is located on the western shore of Lake Bratan. It was built around 1663 and is used to worship the lake and river goddess Dewi Danu. The part of the temple that gets all the attention is the 11 roof meru.
Our dinner is BBQ pork rack, sausage, and salad at Naughty Nurie’s; 100,000 RP share price. After that, Teddy team take us to Ubud market. We walk along the street to hotel and buy an passion fruit ice-cream cone at Gelato Secrets; 25,000 RP. Bembengan Ubud Cottage Hotel is our hotel this night. It is located a 10-minutes walk from Ubud traditional market. The building is modern design, but rooms are trditional style decoration with all wood furniture. Good night... zzzZZZ
29 JUN 2014
6:30 AM, I wake up and walk around Ubud market. The first target is Ubud Palace (Puri Saren Ubud). It is an Ubud Kingdom Palace with beautiful Balinese traditional houses as a residence of Ubud King. It is set in the center of Ubud with traditional art market just in front of it. This palace is an artistic cultural life center, while the traditional market is the symbol of local economics resident. Pura Desa Ubud is the main temple for the Ubud community, It is often closed but comes alive for ceremonies. Next, I go to Pura Taman Saraswati. Waters from the temple at the rear of this site feed the pond in the front, which overflows with pretty lotus blossoms. There are carvings that honour Dewi Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and the arts. I walk around 700 m. to Monkey forest. It is a nature reserve and Hindu temple complex in Ubud. There are around 600 monkeys in the area.
to be continued ...