Bali trip 1
Actually, I wrote the summary already how s my
Bali trip overall. But due to the request from the other bloger (cieeeee..) then I will write more details what actually I ve been doing during my trip there (and of course necessary sensor for the activity that not suppose to exposed will remain private hahaha).
This trip is not a planning trip, knowing me, I always plan my trip very well, and doing the research about the hotel, place of interest, itinerary..ah btw Bali is in y country and been several times there but always amazed with this
Island of God . We supposed only came back to my hometown (small lil town near Surabaya) for visiting my new born nephew and my family, then spend Christmas with my close friends in Surabaya. Thats why I booked the ticket for that destination too. However, when I checked with my close friends, she said she will go back to
Bali (her hometown), then I was thinking, my Christmas will be extremely boring there, as the others also not in town. Make the story short, so I got a brilliant idea to fly from
Surabaya to
Bali and see her there. Then it s just happened, I manage to book the flight to Bali for three days two nite and back to Surabaya and from Surabaya fly to KL.. Yes tiring but exciting!
After did a short research, I found out Alam Kul kul boutique hotel and the price for peak season quiet reasonable. It is a small hotel that normally caters for Japanese tourist. Located in Kuta beach street in the other end. Not to near with the hustle bustle of Kuta town but also very convenience to go anywhere. The room is pleasant, its Balinese traditional contemporary style. It is a personal touch with a warm welcome note with your name mentioned. They give a complete set of traditional toiletries, Jasmine flavor.. oh and we have spacious bathroom that we can ehmm.. run around ha ha.. I like the colorful small tile that they fixed in the shower place and also the wood box compartment to keep the toiletries, also the kamboja flower for welcome touch 
Well, after enjoying our room and hugging each other for a while we went out to seminyak for lunch in Made waroong, it was a Christmas time, they decorate the place with the Balinese style of Christmas décor (It is again contains kamboja flower, pine seed). They serve contemporary Indonesian dishes, e.g half mixed rice and gado2. But it is non halal food as the served pork. For information most of the local Balinese food is not halal, because their native food is “babi guling” – suckling pig.
So after we finish our late lunch, we went around to see the small shop and boutique that sell quite nice accessories and clothes. Seminyak is quieter than Legian for shopping, but they sell cheaper price over there. I got my shell necklace only for Rp.5000 (RM2) when in Legian and Kuta they sell about Rp.7500-10000 (RM 3-5). And knowing me I bought in a bulk in many different color and model. Its was drizzling when we were there, but it is very humid weather. So while shopping we also struggle with a humid weather, but after all it was pleasant.
After we finish walking in Seminyak area, we went back to Hotel for freshen up and join a Christmas eve dinner. It is a compulsory by the hotel management that we have to join the Christmas dinner and of course we have to pay for the dinner. It was a buffet dinner with Keroncong group sing a Christmas song. A bit lame but the foreigner like it. The dinner was typical Christmas dish, there were
Turkey , lamb, assorted salad, etc. I had a glass of Hatten Bali Rose Wine and my hubby has a glass of beer, the buffet is not spectacular, but the hospitality is very warm. Most of the western tourist enjoy the keroncong song and dancing in the dance floor. And too emphasize the Christmas occasion, the hotel invited the orphanage choirs to do Christmas caroling and we all together sing “Silent Night’ with a stick of candle in our hand.
It was a nice Christmas eve that I spent with my hubby and others, but I feel guilty that I did not go to the mass at that night (that I usually do every year), I’d say a little prayer silently to my Jesus blessing for my love one, friends and family.
To be continue…
