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Bali
By jeni | October 19, 2008
So…I went to Bali. Got back the week before last and I still haven’t written about it. Sue me. I’m writing abou tit now.
My mom came to visit and we went to Bali and it was fantastic. Bali is pretty much everything you think it’s going to be. It’s a beautiful island in Indonesia. The beaches are beautiful, the hotels are beautiful, the women are beautiful, everything is beautiful.
But it’s not all sunshine and chi chi’s no no. There are some bad parts. Only a few tiny bad parts, but there are some.
First, the airport in Denpasar. The flight from Singapore is only about 2.5 hours, and we flew Singapore Airlines, which is always great. Once we arrived however, things weren’t great. We got off the plane and proceeded through the blast of heat and humidity and a virtual free-for-all of everyone else coming off the plane to get our visas. Well, buying our visas went smoothly, which doesn’t always happen in Indonesia, but then came the wait to get through immigration. Wait wait wait.
It took forever. Then some German people cut in line and a woman next to us almost lost her mind. I thought there were going to be fisticuffs. Luckily we all remained calm and got through immigration, picked up our bags and caught a taxi to the hotel.
Driving through Denpasar and over to our hotel, which was in Nusa Dua and kind of the “resort-y” area of Bali, was an adventure. My mom was amazed at all of the scooters, and the lack of any sort of traffic rules whatsoever. This wasn’t new to me as I had seen it all over Cambodia. In fact, I’ve spent several weeks now repeatedly forbidding my husband from buying a scooter here in Singapore.
Once we arrived at our hotel, we were treated to a serious security check. Bomb-sniffing dogs and sweeping of the vehicle and everything. It was hardcore. I guess since the bombings in 2002, security like this is par for the course. Later we saw the bomb-sniffing dog playing fetch with his master next to the hotel chapel. It was sweet.
Our hotel, the Conrad, was fabulous. We spent the entire time we were there, four days, lounging about by the pool and watching the Balinese dancers at dinner and going to the little gym and spying on the people getting married there (our room overlooked the chapel and there was a wedding every single day we were there). We did venture out a little, to walk along the beach, do a little shopping and check out some of the surrounding hotels, but for the most part this was a full-on mother-daughter relaxation vacation. And it was great. (When we didn’t watch Fox News together, because our differing political views turned out to be a little much for pleasant discussion. LOL)
I’d love to go to Bali and see Ubud and Seminyak and pretend I’m Liz from Eat Pray Love, but I think that’s another trip for another time. And honestly, I’m not sure anything could top the trip I had with my mom, so I probably won’t even try it. I’ll leave you with a few pictures.
A view of the pool and the ocean in the distance:
Pool and lounge chairs:
Lovely beach:
The giant chess board.
Enjoying a giant chi chi after a ridiculously hot walk on the beach.
The wedding chapel. Can someone get married here and invite me so I can come back?
Topics: Bali, culture clash, flying, hot, Indonesia, sightseeing | 3 Comments »
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October 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Man that giant chi chi looks good! Though I don’t suppose that me having access to giant chi chis would be a good idea =\
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Not after what happened last time you got your hands on a chi chi (or five). You still owe me a new duvet. 😛
October 25th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Okay, I think John should! by the scooter. What’s there to lose???