Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Bali (Day 4)

Bedugul Fruit Market

It took us more than an hour to reach the market but the ride was an enjoyable one with nice scenery along the road.

Scenery along the road

Batman


Herbs and Spices


Bought some strawberries and Markisah (Passion Fruit)


Pura Ulun Danu, Bedugul

I have seen lots of computer screens displaying a scene taken from Bali as desktop and this place is the one! The pura locates against a serene lake as backdrop, with the cool breeze brushing our cheeks and breathing the air of tranquility, this place is simply fabulous!







Bakso for Lunch



Pura Taman Ayun, Mengwi

According to the Balinese culture, family ancestors are worshipped in their house temple, the clan ancestors in the clan temple, and the ancestors of a royal dynasty were collectively worshipped by a kingdom in the state temple. Built in the 17th century by the Mengwi dynasty, whose kingdom survived until the late 1800s, Pura Taman Ayun served as the state temple for the royal dynasty.




One of the paraphernalia Merus (pagoda-like shrines)

On our way back to Ubud, we came across a celebration held at one of the village.



Spa at Zen Spa

Sze Theen had a one and a half hour spa session at Zen Spa. I preferred not to as i am afraid of the "geli"ness... haha! I make use of the time to explore the areas around.






Dinner

Nasi Goreng

Gado-gado

3 comments:

T said...

hey we had spa in the same Zen Spa too! thought it was really good and cheap!! Too bad u're scared of geliness.

Anonymous said...

Ya... you told me before you guys had your spa at Zen so i asked Putu about it. He said he would recommend it and there we go!

Anonymous said...

By the way, for those who prefer Zen Spa, you need to book at least one day in advance. When we were there, the schedule was full and there were some dissapointed walk-in customer who didn't get to enjoy the spa.