January2012~Bali

23-29 Jan 2012, during the Chinese New Year, Xiang and I "ran away"from the tradition, we went to Bali, Air asia round trip for two just RM310. When we arrived in Bali airport, we couldn't get BALI Taxi, which bloggers said it is one of the taxi charging on meter. We went out to the gate with another Chinese couple we met in the plane, finally got the taxi to Kuta, we shared RP25700. In Kuta, we walked to Puri Agung Homestay( near Jln Legian and Poppies Lane1,RM110K/ night).

Bali, a place of heaven for many travelers, an unforgettable beautiful place for Xiang, who went there a few years back. Unfortunately, this time he is a bit disappointed,Bali people are no more "pure" when we heard Chinese words came out from the merchants' mouth, the town and road is busy,and the cost of traveling increase.

After all, we tried to enjoy another part of hidden Bali, we rented a motorbike from Puri Agung for 6 days at 50K Rp/day and started our journey of almost 400km in Bali from there.

Day 2: On the way to Ubud, we happened to watch a funeral ceremony, the burning of corpses and coffins just at the road side!!

Nuri's Spare Ribs and Satay

Day 3: Ubud Market

Paddy field in Tegallalang 

The hidden temple of Pura Gunung Kawi

Pura Tirta Empul ， a Hindu temple in the middle of Bali Island, Indonesia, famous for its holy water where Hindu Bali people go for purification.

Day 4: Bapa Nyoman made us the delicious breakfast at Bella House, Ubud. 

Expensive lunch in Kintamani Highland (Rp 100K per set)

 Kintamani: Mount Batur and Lake 

Mount Batur (Gunung Batur) is an active volcano, contains a caldera lake

Mother Temple of Besakih 

is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali. 

Local cake given by Bapa Nyoman

Day 5: Cold tea cooler is the best in hot weather.

At Beduguh Lake Temple

 Bedugul is an area in the mountain range of Central Bali.. Ulun Danu Temple is a Balinese Hindu Temple located in Beratan Lake of Bedugul Bali 

Jatiwalih paddy fields

Kecak Dance in Ubud

Day 6: Ubud-Kuta-Tanah Lot -Uluwatu

Tanah Lot 

Sunset in Uluwatu

Day 7: The Bali Airport immigration, long queue.

Air Asia Indo-food.

For this Bali 6 days trip, Xiang and I had spent about RM 1134 excluding the flight (RM310) and airport bus (RM180) round trip. The fuel for motorbike we rented which traveled for almost 400km costed us Rp 69K, accomodation costed 820K Rp for 6 nights. (US100～896,500). Upon departure, we need to pay airport tax of 150K per pax.

Last, this is still a memorable honeymoon for us. Hope to travel to other place of Indonesia next trip.