Interesting things at Bali

Writing a blog on the interesting things, that I came across at Bali!

• Starting with the Amazing Paintings that I came across Bali:

The below one is a picture of the famous Bogor Dance, in Bali, with Ganesha and Buddha at the ends.

• The other is a picture, which given an option to go back in time, would never click again! Its a funeral ceremony being performed in Bali. It was only after taking the picture, the driver told us about it!

• The below are the celebrations of two festivals @ Bali - Moh Masar (Festival for the well being of market), and Odalan and Purnama (4th full moon celebration, according to the Balinese Calendar).

• The below lies, a sea-foold hotel @ Kuta Beach, and the pictures tell it all:
  

The Cultural Bali Readme blog!

I wiki(ed), and google(d) and came up with my composed versioned of the Bali Travel Guide.

Click Here to download my Bali Travel Guide.

The below mentioned are very Important Contact numbers, if you wish to get a very good deal to get around in Bali

Travel Agent - Surya (Female) (+62) 818 346287
It was surprising that the best budget deal available, is from the airport desk! Unexpected, but true! Ask her, to book hotel and taxi for you... Hotels starting from $25, and taxi rentals (including driver) as low as $37.5 per day (10hrs). Again, you will not get this deal, once you get out of airport.

Hotels
Kuta Beach, is the area to stay! Its what is called the *happening* part of Bali!

• Sanjaya (Recommended only for bachelor guys) $25 per night (Address: Jl. Legian Dekat, Kuta Beach)
• Maxi (New Hotel, where I stayed) $45 onwards, only with the deal@airport (Address: Jl. Legian Dekat, Kuta Beach)

From the Airport
Do not pay more than 30,000 to the taxi driver, to go to the Kuta Beach. We reached at 0130hrs and still we managed in that amount!

Taxi Rentals
Expect to pay not more than $45 per day (10 hrs), to get around in Bali. We got an even better deal. The AFV car (SUV), that we booked was driven by Komang Jaya, a local Balinese. His number, for your reference is (+62) 8124696900. The rental was as low as $37.5.

Foreword
Cancel your plan to Bali, if you just have 2 days to go! Minimum 4 days is a must!

The Schedule
All the pics are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/reachmanav/TripToBaliOct200902#

I came across many interesting things at Bali, and here are they:
http://culturalbaliblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/interesting-things-at-bali.html

Ok, I made a mistake, by getting around in Bali, just for 2 days! Here's the schedule:

Time	Place Visited	Comments
Day 1
0830 hrs	The Beginning	We had our breakfast and the driver was ready with the car.
0915 hrs	The Batik Workshop (Batu Bhulan)	Can be missed.
1015 hrs	The Gold/Silver Ornamental Workshop (Celuk Village)	Can be missed.
1100 hrs	The Paintings Workshop (Mas Village)	Worth a look.
1145 hrs	Ubud, Rice Fields.
1230 hrs	The Coffee Plantations, on the way to Baisakh temple	A must watch. The most expensive coffee - Kopi Luwak can be bought here.
1330 hrs	Lunch @ Balinese Restaurant (Puncak Batur)
1500 hrs	Pitstop at Lake Batur
1600 hrs	Pura Baisakh Temple	The second best temple, that one should watch, while in Bali.
1745 hrs	On the way back to Kuta Beach	A nice walk on the Kuta Beach, should sum up your day, pretty well.
2300 hrs onwards	The Night Life of Bali	Take a stroll onto the Kuta Beach, near Poppies street, to enjoy the Night Life, that Bali has to offer. The enjoyment continues, until you drop dead.
Day 2
0930 hrs	Day 2 begins
1030 hrs	Pura Taman Ayun Temple	This is just another Balinese temple, and can be skipped.
1130 hrs	Pura Tanah Lot Temple	This is the best temple of Bali, a temple within the lake. A must watch!
1500 hrs	Garud Wisnu Temple	This site is a must watch, even though it is in its development stages.
1545 hrs	Dreamland Beach	We just drove past the beach, however, seems to be a very nice beach at Bali.
1600 hrs	Ulluwatu Temple	This is a place of immense scenic beauty, which should not be missed.
1730 hrs	Kachak Dance @ Ulluwatu Temple	You can watch the sunset, while the traditional Bali dance - Kachak is being performed. One dance, that you should not miss, is this one!
19 30 hrs	The Return Journey	Every moment, after this time, you regret that only 2 days is a mistake!

About the Blog

Welcome, Friends!

I was on a cultural tour to Bali, this October, and would like to write about the place in general. The places that I visited, the schedule, the stuff I bought, the things one should know, pictures, etc.. etc...

My main blog will remain as - http://reachmanav.blogspot.com.

This is just a seaprate blog, dedicated to Bali!

So, here we start!