Monday, June 15, 2009

B.A.L.I Exploration Day 2

Gosh! I was extremely busy recently. Too hectic with work, too little rest. And yup, finally i managed to spare some time sorting out the Bali trip photos. We had thousands of pictures..really great pictures! (thanks to all the DSLR fanatic!). Here is the story of our Day 2, Bali trip

Day 2 (24th May)

Morning breakfast as early as 8.15am. Baby Cheng still looked good in the photo, after all, she was sleepless the whole night, while Shookie was in her soundless sleep. Haha~

Hotel's Breakfast.


Ubud
Our first destination - Kg. Celuk and Kg. MAS, both are the Bali's famous art and craft center. Kg. Celuk is known for its gold and silver works; while Kg. MAS is a wood craving center and Ubud home of Bali's famous painting artists.

Artist working on the silver goods


Balinese architecture. Most of their building are very arty.


Women vs. Men.


We were prohibited from taking photos inside the Wood Craft Center. (These are some cheeky pictures taken Goh's SE phone!)


Group pictures outside the Wood Craft Center.


Kintamani
Before we proceed for buffet lunch at Kintamani, we dropped by the famous Ibu Oka Babi Guling. Babi Guling was not included in our tour, but we believed we could not miss the chance not having the extremely famous Babi Guling. A detour to Ibu Oka Babi Guling was definitely unregrettable!

The interior & exterior of Ibu Oka's Babi Guling Restaurant.


Pigs art.


The arrival of suckling pig at about 11am. Of course, we had the first portion of the pig for the day!

Later at Kintamani, we were able to enjoy the cool climate and the amazing view of the still active volcano of Mt Batur.

Buffet lunch. Great view, unpleasant food. What a waste!


Mt Batur Volcano View.


Snapping memorable pictures.


Shortly after, we proceed to the coffee plantation, somewhere in Kintamani.
p/s: I was not sure where it was exactly (>.<) )

Coffee beans.


Another group picture at the coffee plantation using the wide angle lens.


Spending some time inside the hut trying out Bali's coffee.

Heavy rain started to purr no too long after we had sat inside the hut. Our next plan to Tampaksiring & Titra Empul was cancelled. Despite the disappointment, we could only enjoyed our time waiting for the rain to subside.


Garuda Wisnu Kencana Park (GWK)
It took about 2 hours to GWK. GWK is a private cultural park carved out of the limestone rock. Here, we are able to witness the Wisnu's statue, standing high at 22m with his companion, mount Garuda, a mythical bird.

At the entrance to GWK.


Artistic pictures of GWK!


On our way up to the Wisnu's statue.


We made it up finally.


Dinner at GWK before the cultural performance. Superb environment!


Cultural performance which we did not quite understand. However, we enjoyed the show.


At the end of the show.


Tadaa~ That's all for the story of our Day 2.

-Shookie-

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