Bromo-Bali 4

After a moody night yesterday, the morning was bright and sunny. So that is how the entrance of our hotel look like.


Deeper inside there is the reception and a pool awaits in the middle of the compound.


Two statues guard the pathway into our hotel, as we follow the narrow path we arrive at the place we stay.

Today is the Balinese New Year. I find myself fortunate to be there then. A cultural experience and a very quiet day. Streets are empty and everyone was dressed in their traditional clothes, preparing offerings in the morning and get ready for their morning prayers. Most shops are closed however, they are only open after the mid afternoon, some just don't at all. P


We had a lovely breakfast, bread on toast, fruits, juice and tea for me.




Above are some of the offerings that they have prepared for the festival. Mostly made up of flowers, sticky rice and grains. Almost every single building has at least some sort of it daily, but on that day, they are more lavish.





Lovely ladies above in their traditional clothes during the festival.



Next, it is time to explore the town nearby. Ubud has lots of craft work, shops that sells traditional instruments, clothes, jewelry, handicrafts, paintings and so forth. A place for art lovers and also those who love spas. Peaceful town with enough entertainment and place to eat. Some of the places are quite far, so we only manage to walk the few streets nearby. There is a shop who has paintings that is filled with gecko or lizard. It look so adorable, never seen those before. Am a proud owner of some of it and couldn't resist getting one.



In the Chinese culture, we have lion dance and a troupe of percussionist. In Bali, we have Barong dance (Could be a boar, lion, dragon or tiger depending on the region). This particular one in Ubud should be a boar. They believe that it is the protective spirit of the land and forest.

After a long walk, we stopped by at the restaurant Dian. Nasi campur in Bali is really delicious, no matter where you go. They serve it with rice, sate lilit, vegetables, tempe (made from soy bean) and fried meat.

We finished the day with a massage and back home early. Hooked on Indonesian drama since the day we arrived in Ubud. All three of the ones that we watch has a girl's name at the starting. I can only remember Alisa, can't remember the two other. Very peaceful night, with beer and no cyber world.