Bali 26-31/03/11

Day 1 - 26/03/11
Breakfast before departure

Flight Airasia

The Vira Bali Hotel at Jalan Kartika Plaza
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g562690-d505558-Reviews-The_Vira_Bali_Hotel-Tuban_Bali.html

Dinner at nearby restaurant, nasi padang

Day 2 - 27/03/11
Breakfast

Sanur Beach

Gunung Kintamani

Tea time, fried banana

Driver for the day, Surya one of the driver with 'Dean - driver with distinction'. Check his service at: http://balidriversurya.blogspot.com

On the way to Tegalalang, tasted the road side durian

Tegalalang padi field

Late lunch at nearby Kampung Cafe & Cottages

Pasar Ubud

Traffic jam all the way

Day 3 - 28/03/11
Breakfast

Taman Ayun Mengwi

Jatiluwih padi field

Pasar Bedugur

Lunch at Strawberry Stop

Ulun Danu Beratan

Tanah Lot temple

Sungai Seafood Restaurant
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297697-d2075638-Reviews-Sungai_sea_food-Kuta_Bali.html

Birthday cake surprise from The Vira Bali Hotel

Driver for the day, Fredy one of the driver with 'Dean - driver with distinction'
http://discovering-bali.blogspot.com/

Day 4 - 29/03/11
Breakfast

Without driver for the whole day, just free & easy around Kuta Beach and Jln Kartika Plaza

Late lunch at Discovery Mall

Day 5 - 30/03/11
Breakfast

With Fredy went to Uluwatu Temple. The place famous with naughty monkeys. The monkey ran away with the lady slipper.

One of staff there negotiated a ransom with peanut then the monkey dropped the slipper only to be taken away by another monkey. Then, negotiation in process again. At the meantime, the another monkey managed to snatched away mineral bottle that keep at the side of my friend backpack. Anyway, we just let it go.

This is real main actor, pretending that he's sleeping when we walked around him. When busy taking pictures around, suddenly this monkey snatched away camera from my friend, and ran to the nearby bamboo. Imagine what will happen if the monkey dropped the camera? No way we can get it back.

Here we go, negotiation in process again. Too stubborn monkey, even the favourite banana can't get the deal done.

Finally

The outcome

The bad conclusion. As a goodwill to the staffs there, we asked Fredy to give Rp10k but he came back and told us, the staffs demanded Rp50k. We paid them. This is not an issue about the value of that Rp50k, but is this suppose to be practise at all?

Anyway, Uluwatu Temple view really very nice.

On the way, sight seeing at few places, outside Dreamland gate

Puja Mandala a place that a mosque, two churches and two temples located side by side

President Obama shop?

Nusa Dua beach

Jimbaran beach

Lunch at Burger King Discovery Mall

Late dinner by room service

Day 6 - 31/03/11
Last breakfast, goodbye The Vira Bali Hotel, thanks for the nice, friendly hospitality and to Ms Resty Kaningsih, keep up the good work, hopefully we can meet again soon.

Goodbye Bali, see you again soon

To those who need a private driver/guide, Dean 'driver with distinction', take a look at his blog for further detail
http://www.baliwithdean.blogspot.com/

See you again Bali March 2012 ...........