Bali - simply amazing!
Beautiful, Bellisimo, BALIsimo,
Completely wonderful. Maybe because both of us thought that Bali would be a bit overated, which was proven the complete opposite. We have had an amazing trip, which is difficult to put in words. We will most definitely go back…
Friday was a bit stressful when we arrived in storm and chaos, but everything worked out fine as soon as we got to our hotel. They called us a taxi and we went to “Ultimo”, a brilliant Italian restaurant with beautiful setting, delicious food and really cheap prices. We went crazy when we saw the pricelist and ordered away. Ended up really full but VERY pleased and headed out to “Hu-u” for a drink and some really nice music.
Saturday morning we took the vespa we were provided with (free) from the hotel and went into Seminyak in the morning. Saturday consisted of: a wonderful breakfast by the sea, sun, bathing (or more falling around in the water, due to the powerful sea), and an hour of lovely massage in a spa.
Almost more pleasant than the massage was the view of nico on the massage bed in the tiniest underwear and a little skinny Balinese guy jumping on his back like a monkey. Oh dio.
Our cool vespa. Filling up the tank (using absolute vodka bottles) with the help of this lovely lady
We also met up with Gitta, a girl from Bali that knew people at Nicos work. She was really nice and it was cool meeting a local to get the good tips and advice. She was so cute and friendly and hooked us up with her friend to give us a guided tour the following day....
The Spa
"Hu-u" bar
"Ku De Ta"
And so we did! And what a day we had. The guy picked us up in his minivan and guided us around the island for the entire day. We went to the monkey forest, Ubud market, the volcano, the rice terrace, a stoneage hindu temple and coffee plantation and coffee tasting. In the coffee place we saw the Luwak cat and coffee, the worlds most expensive coffee (the cat eats the coffee bean and the shit is used to make the coffee). Nico also tried to make coffee, luckily he didnt burn it.
Anyways, the day was amazing and our driveer was really nice and funny and told us everything about Bali worth to know.
Being back in Seminyak in the later hours we went a second night to “Ku De Ta” a really cool lounge with beds facing the sea and enjoyed the view of the waves while sipping delicious cocktails.
Sunday adventure. Started the day with a lovely breakfast again. Fresh berries!!
Rice Terrace
Having lunch by the Volcano
Say hi to Nico - the munk
Unfortunately we were not able to go surfing due to the waves and our time limit. But all the delicious food, beautiful beach, nice people, cool shopping, lovely bars, and all the delicious FRUIT you can imagine….We were in heaven for 4 days!!
