Day 3|16th February 2016
The following day started as early as ever and also with the same routine where we all were ready beside the car, but our two beloved guy friends CK and Jimmy are still not out yet. We were actually supposed to check out from Ubud and head towards Kuta for 2 days.
Along the way, we stopped in a few places.
Our first stop for the day was Agung Rai Art museum. The museum held a lot of art pieces. The architecture of the place was quite unique as well. The most amazing thing was that the museum also housed a resort inside.
The Entrance
Mandatory Selfie: All 8 of us
Diyya trying out Wood carving
The Resort
Cutest picture with Ms Raja
In front of the wood Carved Door
After experiencing the spectacular art and architecture of Arma museum, we again headed out. And this time our destination was Tirta Empul Water temple. It is a spiritual place for the Hindus.
The Famous Fruit vendors, be careful of them though. They'll make you eat one of the fruits and won't leave your side until you buy a whole pack. So just say no. It is very essential to say No in Bali.
The Entrance of the Temple
The holy water Bath
Great Banyan tree and an awed me
There is a marketplace at the exit of the temple as well. We ended up buying some of the artifacts. But be aware of the shopkeepers. They're like leeches and tend to hold your hands and drag you and kind of force you to buy stuff. Not all are open to bargaining and they sometimes get a bit aggressive.
Next Stop was Tegalalang Paddy field. Its a luscious green rice field which attracts a lot of tourists and is a soothing site to the eyes.
Me and Diyya ended up trying to explore the field but failed miserably as we were not wearing appropriate shoes. On top of it, it started raining all on a sudden and my sandal was slipping. Also they have this security boxes like things, every few steps where they charge money if you want to go further. So, if you are willing to explore keep these in mind, proper hiking shoes and enough money in your wallet!
Posing in front of the Colorful Art store
Local Artisan street shops on the way
After this we stopped at a roadside restaurant to have our lunch. We had local Indonesian food and it was a delight.
Our next stop was Tanah Lot and we all were pretty excited as we finally got to see a part of the ocean. It is basically a rock formation of the island and home to the pilgrimage temple pura Tanah Lot. It is a must visit and a tourist spot. To our disappointment though, the day was quite humid and we ended up twice as tired as we were supposed to be.
The amazing Rock formation and the temple
Marking our territory
This was our last stop for the day and after sunset we finally headed for our second hotel in a new city Kuta, Bali. The hotel we stayed in was called Tanaya-Bed and Breakfast, and although it looks all fancy from outside, we faced some serious problems with the rooms and some of our friends had to change room twice for air-condition leaking. The thing I hated most about the rooms is that the toilet and the shower was separate with no door locks. That's a bummer if you are sharing.
Miss Zura handing us over the room keys
Finally after checking in and freshening up we headed out to check the place and have dinner. Kuta city is much more happening compared o Ubud. it's night life is more prominent with tourists and it's sitauted near the beach.
Dinner with this 2. We could only find one Halal Restaurant around the corner and later on the lecturers joined us.
Joined with the others and went to Hard Rock Cafe after dinner
This is where our day 3 journey came to an end. The day was very tiring but educational. Although everyone was exhausted we stayed up late and played games in the hotel lobby. The thought was slowly sinking in that it's all gonna end soon.
**All pictures hold the copyright of writer. Please Do Not use without permission.
The following day started as early as ever and also with the same routine where we all were ready beside the car, but our two beloved guy friends CK and Jimmy are still not out yet. We were actually supposed to check out from Ubud and head towards Kuta for 2 days.
Along the way, we stopped in a few places.
Our first stop for the day was Agung Rai Art museum. The museum held a lot of art pieces. The architecture of the place was quite unique as well. The most amazing thing was that the museum also housed a resort inside.
Diyya trying out Wood carving
After experiencing the spectacular art and architecture of Arma museum, we again headed out. And this time our destination was Tirta Empul Water temple. It is a spiritual place for the Hindus.
The Famous Fruit vendors, be careful of them though. They'll make you eat one of the fruits and won't leave your side until you buy a whole pack. So just say no. It is very essential to say No in Bali.
There is a marketplace at the exit of the temple as well. We ended up buying some of the artifacts. But be aware of the shopkeepers. They're like leeches and tend to hold your hands and drag you and kind of force you to buy stuff. Not all are open to bargaining and they sometimes get a bit aggressive.
Next Stop was Tegalalang Paddy field. Its a luscious green rice field which attracts a lot of tourists and is a soothing site to the eyes.
The Paddy Hill
Dont Judge my weirdness
Me and Diyya ended up trying to explore the field but failed miserably as we were not wearing appropriate shoes. On top of it, it started raining all on a sudden and my sandal was slipping. Also they have this security boxes like things, every few steps where they charge money if you want to go further. So, if you are willing to explore keep these in mind, proper hiking shoes and enough money in your wallet!
Local Artisan street shops on the way
After this we stopped at a roadside restaurant to have our lunch. We had local Indonesian food and it was a delight.
Our next stop was Tanah Lot and we all were pretty excited as we finally got to see a part of the ocean. It is basically a rock formation of the island and home to the pilgrimage temple pura Tanah Lot. It is a must visit and a tourist spot. To our disappointment though, the day was quite humid and we ended up twice as tired as we were supposed to be.
The amazing Rock formation and the temple
Enjoying the Beautiful Sunset
This was our last stop for the day and after sunset we finally headed for our second hotel in a new city Kuta, Bali. The hotel we stayed in was called Tanaya-Bed and Breakfast, and although it looks all fancy from outside, we faced some serious problems with the rooms and some of our friends had to change room twice for air-condition leaking. The thing I hated most about the rooms is that the toilet and the shower was separate with no door locks. That's a bummer if you are sharing.
The Hotel
Finally after checking in and freshening up we headed out to check the place and have dinner. Kuta city is much more happening compared o Ubud. it's night life is more prominent with tourists and it's sitauted near the beach.
Dinner with this 2. We could only find one Halal Restaurant around the corner and later on the lecturers joined us.
Joined with the others and went to Hard Rock Cafe after dinner
This is where our day 3 journey came to an end. The day was very tiring but educational. Although everyone was exhausted we stayed up late and played games in the hotel lobby. The thought was slowly sinking in that it's all gonna end soon.
**All pictures hold the copyright of writer. Please Do Not use without permission.
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