Skip to main content

Bali Trip Day 2

We woke up the next morning, feeling all fresh with the gentle cooling breeze and chirping of the birds outside the chalet. As we opened the door, we were thrilled by the tropical Bali feelings round the chalet area. These scenes were so familiar, in the movies, magazines, novels, commercials, cafes, clubs etc.. the "Bali" style; now we're experiencing it in person.

- Abangan Bungalow -

- Our chalet a.k.a villa -

- The walkway in the hotel -

- Other types of villa -

We ordered our breakfast, scrambled eggs, toasts, fruits and coffee. It was a real relaxation having breakfast at the chalet balcony, looking at the greens. I love this feelings, away from hassle, away from workloads, away from problems. Ah, so divine. :)

- Relaxing on the couch, outside the villa, after breakfast -

After breakfast we took a stroll down at the Ubud streets. First I saw the signature Bali gate, I was thrilled! "Take photo! Take photo!" I shouted..

So, I posed and took photo.

Then, I posed again, and took photo again.

Then we walked down the street, the signature Bali gate is ALL AROUND Ubud!! So, I stopped posing at the gate to take photo then. Haha.

We walked pass the Ubud Palace, not knowing it's a palace at first. There was a dancing class going on for the Balinese kids in the palace compound. So we watched how these kids dance gracefully (some not..) while adults were coaching them. Many "mat salleh" were around catching a video on this event. So I did too!



Our stomachs were growling at around 12pm, it's time for lunch. What's for lunch? Of course it's Mr. Wilson's beloved food: pork! We headed to the Babi Guling (Roast Pork) stall "Ibu Oka" opposite the Ubud Palace. It was so crowded even before lunch time, crowded with foreigners like us! We knew the price for the food won't be cheap. We ordered 2 sets of Babi Guling for ourselves. I tried the pork, amazingly it was not as bad as I thought, still acceptable~

- The plate of Babi Guling, most famous local delicacies in Bali -

After lunch, we headed to our first destination. By the way, we chose to travel on our own; as we have all week to slowly moveabout in Bali and take our own sweet time. Engaging a tour guide to complete the Bali tour in 4 days 3 nights was not our choice since we wanted REST and not rushes! About half an hour drive away from Ubud, we reached Goa Gajah, the elephant cave. Goa Gajah is located in a steep valley just outside of Ubud; near the town of Bedulu. Built at least 700 years ago, the cave was rediscovered in the 1920s and fully excavated 30 years later. Out of respect for the temple, visitors are requested to wear sarongs. It was our first sarong wearing session, so my sarong looked funny here.

The famous cave entrance is elaborately carved. Inside the cave is a statue of the Hindu character Ganesh (Ganesa) - half elephant, half boy - from which the temple gets its name.

Behind the temple is a rice field where they grow rice used in temple ceremonies.

About an hour drive from Ubud, we reached Tegallalang. This place is known for their beautiful paddy terrace views. It is a must visit for all tourist into Bali. The terrace looks extremely beautiful, I felt at peace looking at the greens hilly contour.

- It was fun walking, trailing along the paddy field, maybe not so fun for Wilson ;P -

Before heading back to Ubud, we stopped by the road side as we spotted something interesting! Balinese uncles with their pet roosters! Around 4-5 uncles were sitting around at the road side, each showing off their strong, bad tempered rooster and chat their evening off. I kept wondering, what is the fun of sitting there brushing the fur of the rooster? Only they know..

- Or perhaps Wilson knew too? -

After that we headed back to Ubud for our dinner. Wanting to taste all the local delicacies, we chose a Masakan Padang stall nearby Ubud. It was Islam cuisine and honestly, all of us thought the food sucks. Limited choices and tasted like overnight food.


After dinner, we headed off to a nice cafe, Tutmak for tea session. The cafe we had our tea seasion was very happening and we did enjoy the desserts served; especially the Rum & Raisin Ice Cream! Way too yummy, compared to Baskin Robbins!


After tea time, it was pass 9pm. Night life here in Ubud is minimal and past 10pm, it will be all dark and gloomy. We got back to hotel for a shower and rest. Called it a day then, a very fruitful day. We were in deep sleep within seconds and really looking forward to the next day!

:)
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

W.O.T.P.

10th of November 2012, the day we booked our first property together as husband and wife. It was indeed a huge milestone after we signed our ROM papers. This is a luxury condominium developed by Selangor Dredging Berhad and it's located at Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Batu 9, Cheras Selatan. This is a very interesting development because it is situated on 8.9 acres of Freehold land with 4.2 acres of landscaped environment (Yes, half of the development is actually greenery!) The unit built-up range between 916 sq. ft. to 4,311 sq. ft. and sold for about RM450 - RM680 per square feet.  We bought a unit at Block C which is lowest block on the left. Location of W.O.T.P. with proposed MRT station few kilometers away.  The lovely greenery and facilities are really serene and awesome! Facilities: 50m lap pool Children’s wading pool Children outdoor play area Teen’s play area 2 nos. of indoor badminton courts Gym/ aerobi...
Post a Comment
Read more

What am I?

It has been some time since I last updated this blog. Heaps of stuff happened and I just had the time to pull a break and evaluate the events that happened to me in the past 1 month. I've changed my job, moving into sales line is not an easy decision to make. I was doubtful with myself until I really come on board. Perhaps it may be too soon to tell where I stand in this job, but I was really thankful that my current boss gave me an insight of myself. We had sessions to understand what are our temperament. This is something that govern what kind of job that fits us. Apparently I am an "Artisan" after few rounds of personality tests. An artisan loves freedom, leads by taking action, seeks to have impact and variation, needs appreciation, a risk taker, problem solver and an opportunist. When I read the full description bout what I am, I immediately understand why I felt in constraint and bored working in the manufacturing line. I am just not that type of person that falls i...
6 comments
Read more

Life

I'll be quarter a century old in a day. In a day's time my birthday would come, and most probably would just simply go. Didn't expect much this year, or maybe age has certain impact on me. I'll be 25 soon. This is so alarming scary, time just flew too fast. Everything changes. I looked like awfully nerdy 3 years ago when I was still in UPM. I've started working one year ago, this was the fastest one year in my life. Life has been so committed to work and work, I couldn't realise time flew across and here I am. Evaluating what I've done over the past 1 year. I've learnt many many things, both in life and in work. From an ordinary 2nd upper graduate to now a project engineer. Nothing big achieved but I felt contented, at least I'm working towards my goal. It's just kinda overwhelming to think back times, was so excited on the 1st day of kindy, was so nervous going into primary school compound, was so trilled to step into secondary school, was so c...
1 comment
Read more