My Bali Experience.

WARNING: THIS POST IS VERY PHOTO HEAVY! :D

HELLO ALL! im back from my 4 days 3 night trip to Bali. :D

Here's a quick summary of this trip.
This trip was a 'DRY' one. Although Bali is a place with pretty beaches. We did not do any water sports, but just spent our time sight-seeing there. Visited a workshop which produces Batik cloths, the Batur Volcano & the Batur Lake, A Bali-nese house, A Plantation which produces coffee powder and cocoa powder, Tanah Lot (the temple built on a rock), Ulu Watu (the temple built on the edge of a cliff), Tampak Siring Temple.

Day 1:
Actually, it cannot be considered as day 1. As all we did was taking the plane from Singapore to Bali, then got transferred to our hotels. Stayed at Risata Hotel. & had a very late dinner at around 12midnight.

Day 2:
Our tour started at 9am. First stop, we visited the Batik Workshop.

The workers at work.

The very nicely done batik drawings.

I particularly liked this one. Because of the very beautiful contrast of the mountain.

one of the workers drew on my top & my mum's scarf. :D

Then, we went on to visit one of the Balinese home. A Balinese home is made up of various buildings, namely the kitchen, the various bedrooms, a building for the ancestors' alter.

the children were playing with small lizards.

(Ohmygawd! They are so brave! I freaked out when one of them wanted to pass the lizard to me. EWWW!)
But one of them is very cute. he posted for my photo! :D

The family reared a pig and two chickens.


Under this stone, buried the placenta & embilical cord of their babies. Its a part of their tradition.

Then, we proceeded to a plantation where there were various plants & they produce cocoa & coffee powder.
The process of making the coffee powder: -

1) Drying the coffee seeds under the sun.
2) Frying the seeds in a pan.
3) Pounding the seeds into powder.

Had the chance to try their mocha. :D very nice & pure.

Soon after, we proceeded to a Restaurant near Volcano Batur for lunch. The scenary there is superb. VERY PRETTY! :D Volcano Batur is also one of the more active volcanoes in the world. Its last eruption was during 1963.

After lunch & photo taking, we carried on our tour to the Tampak Siring Temple (aka Holy Spring Temple). We have to put on sarongs for those who are in shorts.

Its called Holy Spring Temple also because there's a spring in it, with water oozing out from the ground, bubbling into the pond above it.

See the water bubbling out of the ground. Although its not very clear. But I tried my best to take this video as clearly as possible! :D

We then went for dinner at Jimbaran beach, one of beaches at Bali famous for its gorguous view of the sunset. But it was kinda cloudy that night. We only could see a bit of the sun. :(

Notice the amount of people dining at the Beach.
There's a lot of restaurant along this beach.

But dinner was sumptuous. Had lobster, crab and other seafood. HAHAHA.

Its very romantic over there at night. It is very ideal for a walk with your loved one after dinner by the beach. :D Also, its candle light dinner!

Day 3:
We went on a tour to Ulu Watu Temple, which is located at the edge of a cliff.

The wave there is truely very strong.

Then, to Tanah Lot, a temple which is built a rock along the beach.

After the tour, we had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. Before, we went for shopping at the shopping district nearby, Kuta Square. Soon after, we went for our spa session. :D SHIOK SHIOK! The spa lasted for 2 full hours. & soon, we were brought back to our hotel for dinner. Had Singapore Sling. But i dont think it is nice lorh. The alcohol taste is too strong.

This is sign leading to where I stayed at Risata.

Day 4:
The day started with me going to tan by the pool side, intending to even out my tan. Went for a short swim after it too. Soon after, was checking out of the hotel, visiting the 2002 Bali Blast Site, and SHOPPING! :D

Then, went walking along the beach waiting to see the beautiful sunset of Bali. However, it was too cloudy. :( A second failed attempt of viewing the superb sunset. What a pity.

However, we witnessed 2 weddings during our stay there. Both were the weddings of Caucasian Couples. & my dad kept saying that i could go over to Bali for my wedding next time. -_- he even took photos of one of the weddings & said that i could advertise it to my other friends. double -_-

Here's some of the photos of the wedding.

Anyway, we had dinner & went back to the hotel to wait for the transportation to the airport.
And we landed on Singapore at around 12.40am this morning. :D

Overall, Bali is a super nice place for a holiday. Bali is a very religious place. There is about 250 000 temples on that island. & most of the temples are located at the coastal areas. Cause they believe that the temples are their fortresses against 'attacks' from outside. Anyway,its a very good place for a getaway from the city areas and allow us to relax our minds. :D I would definitely go there again in the future! In terms of shopping, it also has nice places to shop at, with reasonable price. CHEAPER THAN IN SINGAPORE! :D & of cos, the spa. Its definitely cheaper than in Singapore. Also, i havent tried any of the sea sports there! I WANNA GO THERE AGAIN! :D Afterall, it just need a 2hours and 10 minutes flight to bring us there from Singapore.

OH YES! I BOUGHT THE HAVAIANAS WHICH I HAVE BEEN HUNTING FOR IN SINGAPORE. SO H-A-P-P-Y CAN! HAPPY, ELATED, ECSTATIC, CONTENTED, DELIGHTED, LUCKY, OVERJOYED, SATISFIED, JUBILANT, FORTUNATE, GLAD & WHATEVER YOU CAN THINK OF. :D x 1MILLION!

okay. im finally done updating this, after 5hours. :/
I dint upload all the photos taken. 275 photos were taken throughout the trip. Will drop dead if I really did upload every single one of them. :D
ENJOY THE PHOTOS!