Bali loving with my girls - September 2013 (Day 3)

It is our official last day in Bali as we have a night flight to catch. We made arrangement with the villa to go on our complimentary trip to Ubud but it due to the miscommunication, it came an hour late and we had some time to spare. That calls for a trip to Ole Ole again for some drinks because it was awfully hot that morning.

The lady boss was really friendly and the two cute doggies came to join us for tea.

We decided to head to Dirty Duck Diner for lunch. In comparison to my previous trip, the restaurant seems alittle empty this time round and we even managed to get a table at the pavilion. I enjoyed the crispy duck salad but all the other dishes were mediocre. The cripsy duck was way too boney, we couldn't find much meat to eat but it was indeed flavorful.

Due to some unseen circumstance, we didn't go to Ubud Market and head back to Canggu for our head massage scheduled at 4pm. The service was good and we wished we had visited them every day but we couldn't get a slot on our first morning...

And after the massage, we had to rush to the airport. That's the end of my first girlfriends trip! Not sure when we will get another one but definitely looking forward to it.

Bali loving with my girls - September 2013 (Day 2)

I made arrangement with Ketut, the driver whom I engaged on my previous trip for a whole day tour on the second day. However, he could not make it that day during to family matters and asked one of his employee to come (yes, he has since become a boss). The entire itinerary is being decided by us and we make a lot of last minute changes which he gladly obliged.

First stop: Tanah Lot since the girls have not been there before and it is fairly near our villa. It was raining on the way to Tanah Lot and luckily for us, it was not raining there though it was very gloomy... It is still as beautiful and as it was low tide, we could see people heading to the temple to get some holy water.

here's a shot with our young and friendly driver

 

Our 2nd destination is Ku De Ta for lunch

After lunch, it was a long long drive to Dreamland Beach. To get to the beach, you need to walk down a few flights of steps. It is no longer the hidden gem I have read about but packed with locals and tourists and nothing along the line of beautiful.

this way down

view from the top

Next up is my favourite destination of the trip! Uluwatu! I have been hesitant about coming here because of the monkey stories. It was not that bad when we were there but it isn't my kind of fun to walk so near them. Our driver went with us for safety purpose but also be our tour guide. He brought us to walk along this path that was still in construction just so that we can catch the most magnificent view. It is indeed breathtaking and I can't wait to bring the boyfriend here if we ever goes to Bali again (Why not?)

very windy there

Having said that we didn't have any terrible monkey encounter, one should not let his/her guards down. The monkeys are really smart and always looking for food. We witnessed this monkey eying on someone's tidbits, ran, grab and went back to its place to enjoy.

We ended our day with seafood BBQ dinner at Jimbaran Bay. We couldn't find the restaurant that we want to go to and had to choose base on our instinct. Blue Marlin was our choice. After we came back to Singapore, we found out that it is like the second LAST restaurant in Jimbaran Bay!! But luckily for us, the food was pretty good. But it was way too cloudy, we didn't get to see any sunset along the horizon.

my lovely companion

 

I think we went through the same routine of television, mask and some supper that night. Before we know it, it is going to be our last day...

Bali loving with my girls - September 2013 (Day 1)

Just like all my other trips, I woke up bright and early on our first morning in Bali. Excited about the in-villa breakfast we going to have. Sad to say, the breakfast we had for the next three days were the same and I even wanted to ask them to cook me a Indo Mie instead for the last day. It was a simple fare of croissant, toast, eggs and fruits together with my favourite COFFEE!

After breakfast, we decided to see what is in our neighbourhood and took a short walk to Echo Beach which was meeeehhhh... Chose a random restaurant to have a drink before heading back to the villa for a shower. We also went to this cafe called OLE OLE to get some yummy looking cupcakes. There were not too bad!

before we head out

I have been raving to them about Naughty Nuri Wayang since we started planning for the trip but no way are we heading to the one at Ubud, so Seminyak it was! Since we had free shuttle to Seminyak Square and Naughty Nuri is on the way to Seminyak Square, we asked if they could drop us at Naughty Nuri and it was a YES! YAY!

I can still remember the soft and well marinated ribs from the previous trip but was left a little disappointed this time as the ribs seems tougher and not so tasty. The grilled chicken were pretty good though and it is my favourite item of this meal.  The four of us were stuffed to the brim at the end though we feel like we didn't order that much

what we ordered

Naughty Nuri Warung
Jalan Batubelig 41 Kerobokan Kelod
Kuta Bali Indonesia

After lunch, we cabbed to Seminyak Square and took a walk around the area before chancing upon Revolver Espresso. What luck! It was rather empty when we reach but the crowd slowly stream in after awhile.

Revolver Espresso
Jl Kayu Aya (Jalan Oberoi) #3 Oberoi - Seminyak, Bali.
Behind 'This is a Love Song' Concept Store and 'Home' Store.
Or enter from the lane way!
 Opposite Bali Clinic.

We got bored of aimless shopping and hop onto the next cab to Kuta Beach! I haven't been there and am eager to see it. But the crowd there is really a turn off. Below is a photo that I have chosen to pose because it is the least crowded. We snapped a couple of photos before continue shopping and as we walk along one of the small lane, I saw Poppies Restaurant's signage! It was on my to-eat list for the previous trip but we didn't make it there. The girls agreed to have an early dinner, despite having eaten so much the whole day.

I wasn't sure what to order other than the rice platter which come with many yummy sides. And because we weren't really hungry, we ordered the rice platter for 2 and a few desserts to share. We love some of the sides and polished off most of the dishes except for their Strawberry Tiramisu cake which taste really WEIRD. The other patrons of the restaurant are all Caucasian and we find that we are totally being neglected in comparison. 1. We walked in, expressed interest in the menu and nobody bothered to come and greet us. 2. We were ready to order and there was no one in sight. 3. Not a single 'Thank you' from anyone in the restaurant

yummy food. SLURP!

Poppies Restaurant
Poppies Lane 1 - south end of Jalan Legian, Kuta,
close to Bemo Corner

We continued walking and shopping at Kuta before we managed to get a cab back to Canggu. Not many cab are willing to drive us back because of the location and it was really difficult to look out for Blue Bird cab at night. The driver didn't really know the way back and we got lost for awhile but thankfully, we made it back in one piece. Bali's road is a scary at night.

It was Master Chef and girly mask time before we call it a day. Day 2 coming up soon!