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| Had our breakfast at the hotel's restaurant. just an easy meal of vegetarian fried rice and sausages |
Our first destination was to Jalan Pratama Tanjung Benoa at Nusa Dua for water sports. well no pictures taken because my phone sucks. it was just a short few hours as we only took the big mable (sort of like a lying down, uncollapsible version of banana boat) and the sea walker whereby we had those astronaut-like helmets with oxygen supply attached to our heads and we only had to like walk on the seabed and feed the fish whilst the accompanying diver took photos and videos of us. have yet to view the video though. next we went to padang-padang beach, supposedly raved because of some Hollywood actress had her shoot there.
lots and lots and lots of steps! and it's soooo freaking hot!!!
enjoy the superb views ...
can't describe how calming it is here. small stretch of beach with not much human traffic
pencake anyone?
small booths for selling shawls, scarves, tshirts, caps etc~
not sure how they split the cliff to make such staircase but there's one spot where you have to tilt your body sideways to go up/down the steps
more and more and more upward steps. tired dey!
a must go if you don't mind the high temperature!
we proceed to uluwatu temple next. another loooooooooooooong arduos walk just to see the beautiful scenery.
I was attacked by a monkey at this spot! it climbed my head and scratched my cap. booo~ thanks ah! thanks to these monkeys I cant wear my cap or my sunglasses. my eyes hurt from the sun's glare. ):
let the pictures tell a thousand story.
i'm a person who likes to get to know about other's cultures. like why they have so much of these weavings and what leaves are they made from. but sometimes it's just hard when you're travelling with someone who's on her first holiday. hahaha she can't even adapt to the Indonesian/Balinese accent lor!
she really can blend with the locals. abeh offended when people thinks she's indon!
-_-"
was too shagged to go anywhere else for sightseeing so the driver took us to Jimbaran to have our dinner and to also catch the sunset. wanted to watch the Kecak dance but it coincides with the sunset so I gave it a pass. would have loved to watch the Kecak and Barongan dance but since time is sooooo limited and we were too tired to proceed any further, let's just say this was quite a wasted trip.
We reached the restaurant about 4plus. technically rot our afternoon away till it is cool enough to transfer to the outdoor table on the beach whereby we can see the sunset clearer.
the table number assigned to you, MOVES WITH YOU. not because it is for ease of order, it is specially assigned to you so that after your meal, you can just tell the valet your assigned number and the valet will call your driver for you. so you need go all out to find your driver. ooh now I know!
so our food came! yummyyy!!!
look! the sun is setting!!!!
my advise is, if you have more time in Bali, spread out your activities. especially if you're bringing along senior citizens as I doubt they'll be able to take in all the walking and the climbing up and down the infinity steps. pack yourself bottled water and keep yourself hydrated.
By the way, the restaurant we went to isn't really halal because they serve alcoholic beverages. but they serve purely seafood, no red meat products and the rest, tawakkal aje. anyway the fish & prawns are grilled and spread with garlic sauce. the red chilli crab is supeeeeeeeeeeerrrb I tell you. shall upload the location of the restaurant in another post because Microsoft surface RT is being such a bitch it is practically incompatible with everything.
