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| Bali Two |
*Random thought - On my overnight flight from Dubai to Singapore, I had a window seat as we flew through a lightning storm somewhere over India. What an amazing/terrifying sight.*
Ubud has been great. A laid-back mountain town with lots to do and see. After the first two nights at a so-so hotel, we found a great place situated in between two rice paddy fields. Check out Tegal Sari. We haven't done a whole lot other than relax and soak in the peaceful surroundings. When I was researching Bali prior to arriving, I remember reading a quote about the landscape. It said that there are not enough words to describe all of the different shades of green in Bali. It sounded silly, but it is starting to make sense.
One of the things Bali is renown for is its massage and spa centres. A few nights ago, Melissa and I decided to see how the other half live and got the princess treatment at one of these places. I got a wonderfully relaxing Balinese massage followed by a facial treatment. Sounds a bit fruity, but the facial did wonders for my desert dried face. Melissa got some sort of body wrap using coffee. To finish off the princess for a day treatment, we spent another 1/2 hour soaking in a flower petal bath. Weird experience, but very relaxing. I think I am going to have to go hunting Komodo Dragons to get a bit of my masculinity back. See Pertenin Spa.
While in Ubud, we also went on a countryside bike tour and took an Indonesian Cooking class. Both were good. The bike tour got us out to the beautiful rural countryside and villages and was a good source of info regarding the Balinese people, customs and lifestyle. The cooking class was very interesting. It showed us how some of the amazing dishes we've been eating are made.
We are now on Kuta Beach and staying at the Mercure. It is a 4 star resort right on the beach. Way out of our league, but just another indication of the devastated economy resulting from the bombings in October. The hotel is very nice with an amazing pool. All for $45 USD a night. Two more days and we are off to Singapore and then into Malaysia.
posted by Marty on Saturday, March 11, 2006
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