16 APRIL ... Left home at 7.15 am. We had breakfast in Changi airport Terminal 1. Our flight was delayed by 1 hour due to down time of check in counter computer system. We flew at 11am and arrived at Bali airport at 2.30 pm. 3 pm reached Hotel Mercure (taxi fare Rp 50,000). We asked for hotel upgrade successfully but had to wait till 4.30 pm to check in. We used the waiting time to walk around Poppies Lane 1 and had our late lunch at TJ's restaurant. We then went back to hotel for wash up and rest. We had food court seafood for dinner around Hotel area. Being to tired the first day, slept at 11.00 pm (watched TV)!
17 April ....We woke up at 10 am. We walked south and walked around Kuta Centre area. We walked a lot through the lanes (sightseeing & shopping). Surprisingly we were able to walk back to hotel for a short break after a 3 hours long walk under the sun! In the afternoon, we went to Poppies lane 2. We watched the monument (Bali’s bomb victims list) in Legion road and had our 2 hors massage (RP 320000 for 3) there. Not a bad deal! At night, we enjoyed our dinner at high class Ketupat restaurant (Rp 800,000). Though the price was very exorbitant for the locals, I found it was quite OK for us. (Around S$100) . The dishes were authentic and delicious and they are home-cook, too. Too tired to walk, we took horse cart back to hotel.
18 April... We went to Matahari shopping mall (shopping and change $$), Back to hotel. We swam at the swimming pool in the hotel. In the afternoon we went across the road to the sea side. Te waves were very strong and high and we saw a lot of people surfing. At 4.30 pm we took a taxi to JIMBARAN for seafood, sunset view and we watched Bali dances, too. The dinner was great (RP 600,000). We went back at 8.30pm. and still ordered pizza for night snack! J
19 April ...Woke up and walked to nearby restaurant for europeon breakfast. (Rp 200,000 for 3) We walked around the area (last chance shoppingJ). Two hours later, we went back hotel to pack and depart hotel to airport for Singapore. 5 PM reached home!
All in all, it was a wonderful and memorial (4 days 3 nights free and easy trip). We got away to feel the different tempo of life in Bali. The locals were nice though there was a scam going on (by asking you to participate in a game and telling you won a prize so as to lure you to a hotel for talk)! You must try the local dishes in Bali. (You can find many restaurants along the roads!). SPA and massage were extremely cheap and you can bargain for package to suit your requirement.
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