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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Turtle Island Bali

Tanjung Benoa is very famous for Bali water sports and Turtle Island Bali, is one of the activities one can visit during your Bali trip. This is my 4th time in Bali and there are so many beautiful places to visit. 
Greeted by the turtle

We paid $35 each to visit Turtle Island. A bit pricey and certainly not value for money. Together with our guide, we rode a motorboat with clear glass bottom and traveled as far as 300-500 meters on sea. From the boat we can enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery without having to dive. Coral reefs, a variety of ornamental fish, marine plants and other marine animals are maintained preserved. The cost included a slice of bread, where we fed the fish while on the boat. This trip was about 15 minutes.


Holding the big Turtle
 Different Sizes of Turtles
 Enjoying the Sun
 Welcome to the Turtle Farm
 Janice & Pat

 We also had the opportunity to see other animals

Hanging Bat

 Those who are brave can take a photo with the snake



 Our boat ride back to Beona Bay
Sea Sports

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Dinner @ Indus

 Here we are for dinner at Indus restaurant after a long day of sight-seeing
 Andrie - our guide
 Joan & Pat
 Happy Dinner with great company




 Sinful Chocolate Cake with ice-cream
Thanks Andrie for the great food places. We enjoyed ourselves in Bali

Ubud Hanging Gardens

Hanging Gardens Ubud is a luxury resort built on 3.2 hectares of land situated near Payangan, a village North of Ubud, surrounded by ancient trees, steep terraced gardens and jungle forest. The site was once a barren, 45-degree angled hillside.

Nestled deep in the heart of Ubud’s rich rainforest preserve, this enchanting five star boutique hotel, designed in complete harmony with nature, has 38 private suites and individual villas with thatched roofs, each enhanced by its own luxurious granite infinity pool, rippling into the jungle below.

 Paying a visit to the resort
Now the place is a hotel perched adjacent to layered rice terraces with sweeping views across the Ayung River gorge to the ancient Pura Penataran Dalem Segara temple, Hanging Gardens Ubud’s 38 villas are all constructed in contemporary Balinese style on gravity-defying wooden pillars with thatched alang-alang roofs.

 Count the Flowers



 Such a zen feeling
This stunning split-level infinity pool, lined with Batu Chandi stone features a vast geometric wall of solidified volcanic ash, suspended high over the surrounding jungle. The pool appears to float in its setting, giving swimmers the unique, immersive feeling of literally swimming above the treetops and the valley.

The organic, free form design, with its undulating curves, was designed to echo the lines of the steep, terraced rice paddies that are such an iconic feature of the Ubud landscape.

Penglipuran Village

Penglipuran Village is a traditional countryside owning unique characteristic life, socializing and culture. It is located in Kubu Village, Bangli Sub district and Bangli Regency. The natural nature and environments of countryside is designating the pittance touch of modernization influence. 
The houses exist in this countryside from north to the south is look very beautiful in particular the Balinese traditional entrance gate which are made similar each other.
 The name of Pengelipuran village is taken from the word 'Pengeling Pura' which that means  remember to the ancestors. 






 Soaking in the beauty