En route to Bali
Passing over Madura Strait
Mountain Top in East Java
Approaching Ngurah Rai Airport. Clear Sky!
First Lunch, Raja - Seminyak
first book of the trip
nice tea!
pork satay !
lovely holiday
finished glass
arak bali anyone
or balimoon liqueur?
dinner at foodcourt, view from top of the centro mall
can i hear the wave from this pepper grinder?
no comment
we just missed the kuningan festival, but the drying janurs were still everywhere.
Bali sarongs
Paintings in Ubud, ended up buying one from this small gallery
details of arty Ubud
The much awaited bu oka's nasi campur :)
details of Ubud
just love the details of Ubud
Ubud again
actually they do sell cheap food here
The colours of Bali
painting market in Ubud
pics in the same market
another one
The Kuningan festival seemed to incorporate a lot of pink colour in the janurs & offering
not sure what it means, but it makes the offering more beautiful
endless paintings
resting in a cafe, Ubud
chimes...
practising balinese Dance
the blue guy is the main actor i think
young dancers waiting for thier turn
watching the practise
this must be the ferocius hanoman or the bad guy in the dance
figting with the prince?
Bali - always a delight
trying the nidji way
trying out hats in denpasar...
and i end up buying this to keep my hair off the wind
a shop by my name in seminyak
in fast boat to gili trawangan from padang bai
leaving padang bai
inside the rp 600.000 a ride boat
tailwave
300hp x 3 = seasickness!
arriving in gili, we just missed the rain.
looking out for our bungalow... where is it?
it's good to be on land
even on cloudy weather, the sea still looked beautiful and serene
'slender garden' of our stay place
Morning after breakfast
after breakfast
blue ...
rare trip picture of both of us
with flash
without flash
his 2nd book in the trip
divers' boat
one of the bigger diving homestay
waiting for snorkeling boat
inside the snorkeling boat
clear blue water
bottom glass boat. nothing yet in the clear sea.
leaving gili trawangan with the snorkeling boat
north point of gili trawangan. dead corals, but good visibility & where i gulped much water trying to snorkel.
practising...
gili meno - i think.
turtles underneath, but not sure whether i saw them or the rocks.
snorkellers in gii air, best of the 3 spots.
the other snorkeler boat
view from our lunch place, gili meno
reflection
riding back to gili trawangan on the tip of the boat - where we got drenched by the waves at the end.
reaching Bangsal Pot, Lombok , from Gili
Rest at Kuta Beach, Lombok
Kuta Beach Lombok, Novotel
Pantai Senggigi - not as beautiful as I had thought.
Jayakarta Hotel
Lembar Port - Lombok
Ferry RORO - Lombok to Padang Bai
Inside the boat, this is the best class, but no aircon ya. 43,000 idr a ride, but with a package ticket including the shuttle from senggigi hotel to port & from bali port to Kuta, we paid IDR 150,000.
on deck. reaching bali soon.
4 hours ride to reach bali. mount agung on the horizon
last breakfast in Sanur
nice atmosphere
excellent bubur ayam
Kuta coast. leaving Bali
quick drop at Kuta for sunset
and then meet with Mbak hera
a repeat of November Dinner, at 66
recommended by the locals, nasi pedes across joger
love the blue sky & the morrocan style
padi fields in west bali. beautiful...
...on the way to pura rambu siwi..
halfway to Rambu Siwi, before Negara.
man made water channel
stairs to Pura Rambu Siwi, which was made by the same priest who built PUra Uluwatu and Pura Tanah Lot. I think this is the smallest.
PUra Rambu Siwi Complex
PUra Rambu Siwi Complex - Detail
Down to the sea
Offerings from Pura Rambu Siwi
Fishing
Waiting for the shutlle bus pick up to Padang Bai - to Gili
Waiting for the fast boat in Padang Bai
scenery in Padang Bai
scenery in Padang Bai - the water is not bad
Gili Cat, our fast boat
yummy coffee
our boat, 40 people onboard
padang bai
Padang Bai - Turtle souvenirs
Our Baggage delivery service on a cart
Gili Sands
after rain, water colours
reading
sailors
dinner at one of the cafe, Tir Na Nog. Excellent pizza
ryoshi, gili trawangan
first sunrise at gili trawangan, overlooking Rinjani London
It was beautiful moment. i call it sunrise yg bikin sakit perut.
and it gets redder
the port at sunrise
and the amber pinkish red disappears soon.
manta, one of the big diving schools
blue becomes the colour again, of the sky
choice of food
and the morning gets brighter
peaceful lookout
do people still eat these, out of hippy times?
bookshop
cleaning the beach
meditation
one of the nicers bungalows. i think it was idr 650,000 a night in this high season.
timid sunrays passing thru the trees
one of the many Lombok Berugas. This is a clean one.
The most modern looking bar in the island.
tourists leaving gili at 7 in the morning. 98% of tourists are bule.
villa kelapa dua, but i only saw 2 huts?
learnng diving in many languages
one of the bars
adv on tir na nog
we took this trip. it was worthit for the beautiful fish(es) in gii air. idr 75.000 for a 10.30-3.00pm trip.
3 stops.
beruga to watch dvd
3days-2night trip to Rinjani Mountain. of course, we were to lazy to do the hike.
our place where we stayed for 3 days - 2 nights.
pool of the bungalows. where i got my dishidrosys i think
another mushroom board
one of the lively bars
shall we go to Komodo one day?
tir na nog bar in the day.
beruga in Big Bubble, our bungalow
entrance to the bungalows
our terrace. i forgot to take pic of inside the room, but it was ver simple room and bathroom !
Near Karma Kayak, north tip of gili trawangan
arid land & excellent water
with the bike for a 2hours trip circling the island. 60% of the trip, we had to push the bike manually, as the road was too sandy.
west side of the island. no setllement here
west side, near the south already. infront of a simple resort.
waiting for sunset at sunset bar
view of mount agung from sunset bar
2nd sunrise from Gili Trawang. the first day was better, but this one was still enjoyable.
Kuta Beach Lombok
Novotel Kuta Lombok, we just dropped by for a cup of coffee
dried hay stack. for roof?
new international airport in the making near Kuta, South of Lombok
Senggigi Beach. this was beautiful view from the top of the side ridge
Gili Trawangan on the backdrop
love the blue
our rented xenia.
passing bangsal port entrance.
the arid plain of lombok
on the way to Senaru, to see waterfalls, north of Lombok
cattle under the kapuk tree
view from Pondok Senaru
Sendang Gila, Senaru, Lombok
Tiu Kelep, Senaru, Lombok
to tiu kelep waterfall Lombok, via the waterbridge. 45 mins walk with a guide, paid at rp 50,000
Magnificent Tiu Kelep. with my husband as a tiny spot.
water was too cold... brrr...
dishydrosis on my fingers, too much kaporite.
reflection in Senaru, Lombok, Rinjani Leg
The Deck
LEmbar Port, ferries parking
Mount Agung
sun sets soon, and we waited for 2 hours in the padang bai waters, queueing to reach the landing dock.so total of hours in the boat: 7!
tourists on the ferry dock.
pemilu party is already here. denpasar street.
nasi babi guling, near bundaran renon. not bad at all!
Bedugul clean grass
Bedugul
bebek bengil ubud
goa gajah, ubud. small archeological place.
goa gajah, ubud.
goa gajah, ubud. beautiful big tree
offerings to the gods
praying inside the cave. forgive the shake.
goa gajah cave mouth
souvenirs shop
Pura Gunung Kawi. there was a rare semiannual big ritual ceremony on that day & it was full moon night.
tenths of women went down to PUra with the offerings. total of people: over 100?
sprinkled by water in the entrance of Pura
the Pura from far
walking to the pura, followed by sarung-clad tourist
dont u just admire balinese women, for their graciousness
the paddy fields on the pura side
we saw 2 pigs (each weiging 250 kg maybe), big, carried by 4-5 men. they would continue the ceremony till night, and some till morning. i guess this is their dinner as well!
hand in hand. they were mostly in pink, with some ladies in white.
made from bones
more women lining up for offerings
rice crackers, orange, kue bolu, mango, and we saw some cooked chicken as well.
from the villages, all gather
jimbaran and airport runway, leaving bali
