BALI .......
Need NOt ... introduction.. a popular spot... holiday place...
A place.... traditional Hinduism island.. as most people .. known widely .. internationally ..as well as politically ..
...so many to mention ... bUt ... well ..
...refer d' HIStory ... d' website ...
PARADISE.. to some people.. offering comfort...away from reality.. work pressure .. so ..so
MOSt likely money.. income from TOURism .... many people coming to visit ... to enjoy...to relax ..to spend.. to look around .. to appreciate ...nn so.. more .. of coz ... like US.... ????
MOSt likely money.. income from TOURism .... many people coming to visit ... to enjoy...to relax ..to spend.. to look around .. to appreciate ...nn so.. more .. of coz ... like US.... ????
... to know more about BALI ... eeeh.. ok ... WEb... please... new education nn teacher NO more...... SELf learning... lol..
....but ... NOt to miss interpret ... BALI as heaven......
Our JAVA xPdCion including BALI as d' climax tour destination.....
So... NOW we were ... Here ........ BALiii ....
After TIRing journey.... leaving BROMO in d' afternoon ... stopped to refill FUEL at Stations nn ... refreshment at restaurants... many along d' road to BALI.. so a lot to tell.. actually..
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By 11.00pm ... Indonesian time Our group were ready to cross as our schedule of arrival was late but managed to be ferried to d' other terminal station at Gilimanuk... BALI ... It took only about 1hour 30 minutes .... This journey was wet dark Night following d' southern route .... could not see clearly but driving on following d' LEAder ... one after another... Arriving KUTA...... could NOT recognise exactly as...this was my FIRSt time driving in BALI... (me nn wife had been here long time ago) here just following d' leader ... so approaching to PALM BEACH HOTEL .. supposed to be an old popular hotel for at least 20 years... especially known to Western Tourists.. near d' beach with large swimming pool too.. Night.... 3.45am.. morning arrival.. chech IN .. PALm BEACH HOTeL, KUTA ....had separated ROOMs .. with d' children ... too quiet... dark night.. nn isolated... scaryyy... OOOOoooooo ... |
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BALI MAP ..... showing towns and places of interest here...... DENPASAR.. just South of d' island near KUTA... 10.30 am.... BALI time is similar to Brunei time... FREE breakfast was nearly over but managaed to request ... ...as late checked IN ... just too early... this morning... |
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Got to move out this NOON.... so all vehicles were ready .... Heading to a city Lake .... Kintamani.. Had to drive NOON ...wet day ... heavy traffic ....' mancat ' .. ... passing through ... DENPASAR .... through shops left-right.. most decorative.. with Balian sculptures ... Hindu Gods....with octupus hands ... supposed to be.. ??? |
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The road to LAKe VIew REstAURant, in Kintamani was ....ascending... all d' way .... to high up above sea level .. Buffet for all of us ...... was ready ... halal of coz... nn special menu .... ..... cool .... foggy outside .. a lake.. actually but could not clearly seen ... |
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All with light brown shirts .. xpdc logo .... rare opportunities...
So took ... Get together photos .... as d' restaurant located high.. where d' steps provided nice arrangement ...
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Another all males ....Pa Harry ..white hair nn dark blue jacket nn his helper- assistants ... Haji Ibrahim on my right nn Haji Zaini ..left |
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Parking available for us.... More photos .... now with children ... |
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Foggy... as raining ... most d' day... Followed d' inner road to DENpasar .. passing villages ... FOODs on Heads.... seeing is believing as ... typical transportation ONe for all... ....d' people with heads' scarfs here .... were celebrating Hindu religious function ... right |
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A short CUT to d' other separated high land village ... .....KABupATen BADung area ... following OLd route would take times somehow ... So important to people here ... d' cement was advertised well to show d' strength that it could hold the bridge ....??? .... WWOOw |
crossing roads ..
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GREEN... BALI just ordinary... island.. except d' beaches...nn d' entertainments provided .... offered ... here.. Still needed development... looking at virgin lands... some with padi fields... nn so soil productivity still enormous ..... various types of plantations ... as fertility soil is NUMBer ONe .... here.. Too quiet.... our vehicles were d' only cars around..... ... But.... suddenly ... there was ONe... a van used for transporting people too .... |
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At d' ENd.... as usual.. EAting was d' main entertainment for US... ...joined by spouses of our Balian companions ... somewhere a restaurant near lake .. serving HOT fried bananas.... nn a mosque nearby ..a place for us to pray as timed for 'magrip prayer' ... Arrived at KUTA.... by d' evening.. straight looking for FASt FOOds serving DINNer..... 25 December.... month of raining ... d' sea hardly described..with strong currents... high waves... nn so beaches here... empty... NO glorious ... happy moments to celebrate ...as today X Mas.. Day.. but in BALI... calm... We got to move individually ...FRee DAy for d' group .... but raining.... could not go fo TANAH LOT .. so ..indoor shopping at d' NEw MAll here... until late ... evening... as new nn local Balian things being offererd ...hard to deny buying them ... only ONe - stop NOthing to lose.. as NO way to go ...looking at d' weather... strong winds plus raining ..... all d' day round ...???? |
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Last Day in BALI....... so all had checked OUt..... HOTel Palm Beach..... KUTA....
Moving out... still unpredicted day... all day raining yesterday...
Slowly ....as Pa' Harry left his HP nn had to fetch back to hotel ...
Passing through ...so stopped at a near by Hindu Temple .... celebrating... offering foods..
Passing through ...so stopped at a near by Hindu Temple .... celebrating... offering foods..
LOOK.. over d' head... carrying bananas... food in wrapped plastics ... cube drinks ...etc ..
...never asked... what was it called.. sort of GIFts... to offer.. for d' Hinduism PRAyer.... whatever... eeee
Here... photographs were mUSt.. to show... this is ..... BALI
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BUt this time.. light day time nn NOON... nice scenery to see around .... took only about an hour 15 minutes to cross d' sea ...
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Landing to d' other ferry terminal's station at Ketapang ....
No hurry for us... coz .. all vehicles were ... in ONe line already...
TIME is also MINUS an HOUr... back to normal Indonesian Time....
NOw.. targeting city .... SURABaya
.................to be continued
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