bali day 3

morning!

Day 3 at Bali was madness. we travelled to the most southern part of Bali (Uluwatu) and back to most (almost) northern part of Bali (Bedugul) and then to the west coast of Bali (Tanah Lot).

At first, our driver, Made Kunawan, did not think that we can make it due to the miles that we have to cover. However, being a very nice person and Balinese (Balinese people are super nice), he actually drove us to all the places we wanted to go.

First stop was Uluwatu. It was a temple built on a cliff that oversees the Indian Ocean. The view was breathtaking. They were supposed to have a celebration the following day. So, there were a lot of people preparing for it. We were warned about the monkeys (lots of them), so we hired a "tour guide". And let me continue to tell you how useless it was!

We were climbing the stairs up to the temple when an adult monkey came from behind to snatch unclepapa's glasses. All we saw was a brownish shadow running in the speed of light and the next thing we saw was the monkey up in a tree (luckily it was a short tree) with unclepapa's glasses. We thought the monkey was only curious about it, but we were so wrong. He chewed it! unclepapa ended up paying Rp20k for food that served as a gift to the monkey in exchange with his glasses. Luckily, the glasses weren't badly damage and needed only minor repair (which we fixed later at sogo during dinner).

(tutufish is wei siang's pic)

(note:took my glasses off)

Lunch was at a place near Kuta recommended by Made. It was a chinese restaurant called Dewi Sri and we tried the Ikan Gurami (recommended by Made) cooked in sweet and sour sauce. The food was quite ok and the price was cheap.

After lunch, we started our adventurous journey to Bedugul. Bedugul was a bit like our Cameron Highlands, except that the roads were straighter and easier to travel on. The weather and temperature there was just like Cameron Highlands too. One big distinction was that it has a huge lake. We were supposed to travel in a speedboat to a temple (looked like a mosque to us) at the other side of the lake. However, we thought it was not safe enough to take that option with little Gabriel traveling with us.

(aiyo, i am darker and fatter)

We then continued our journey to Taman Ayun(candi) which was located not too far away. However, we were a bit out of luck because it started raining when we reached there. It should be quite beautiful because the entrance was quite impressive. there was a huge candi in an even larger garden deep inside.

With no other option, we proceeded to the Tanah Lot which was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. Tanah Lot Temple was built about 50m from the shore. Hence, it could not be reached when there was a high tide. Not too far from the temple, one can see Indian Ocean-facing cliffs. The view and stories about Tanah Lot were very amazing. You have to find out yourself to appreciate it! photos cant tell how breathtaking it is, everything look smaller in photos, it's giant large actually, we took those scenery from a far view.

(ugly me, my hair all blown up by the strong wind.)

After visiting Tanah Lot, it was time for dinner. We met up with huifen's sis and family. she recommended this restaurant in sogo called Es Teler 77 which served Indonesian food. The food was quite nice too.

Little Gabriel met his younger cousin Curtis for the first time. He was not too happy when his grandma carried Curtis. He complained and cried non stop. little gabriel was jealous for the first time.(credit to gabriel, he's been very obedient overall, no baby 脾气 that can seen in some babies)

after dinner, we shopped a little, only unclepapa, auntiemama, mum and i, the rest chatted at the restaurant and went back to the resort after that(by taxi). after shopping, we then walked back to the resort, asking people for directions, took about near an hour to reach the resort, i guess.