JeffieShannie: 2-Day Guided Tour in Bali

This is my virgin post on blogspot!!! Feeling excited~ : D

Well... I am going to share about my recent trip to Bali! Hubby and I decided to go on a relaxing trip since we have traveling quite a lot recently. And yea, we engaged a driver come photographer for our trip to Bali.

The sexxxy back of our awesome driver come photographer - Mr. Wayan Suyadnya.

Please don't try to shout "Wayan" on a street in Bali because there will be 1 million of them answering you "huh?". Here is the interesting fact: All Balinese people are named one of just 4 names: Wayan, Made, Nyoman or Ketut. Both men and women. Wayan being the eldest.

And here we go!

Day 1

Head off to Taman Ayun royal temple of Mengwi

Beautiful temple building with multistory roof and Balinese architecture. Different layering of roof represent different blessings.

Next, Lake Side Temple - Ulun Danu Beratan. The weather is cooling.

I think we can spend the whole day "nua-ing" over here if we are not following a schedule...

love this shot!

More shots taken at the lakeside

Practicing some kungfu *Opps* pity Jeff

Nope, don't worry. He is a yoga master. Great endurance.

Stop by the fruit and vegetable market (Candikuning) on the way to Jatiluwih rice terrace

Hurray! We got to tried many kind of different fruits for free!! Salak taste weird tho... Jeff said that they look like Pangolin


We bought some strawberries. When we happily opened them up in the hotel, half of them are rotten. angry		.

What to do... Not easy to earn a living.

Stomach grumbling... It is already 2pm?! We decided to lunch at Jatiluwih rice terrace. Food selection is quite limited as we are late. But, ya... having lunch with a stunning view of paddy field is really an experience!

We love the authentic Balinese satay. It is different from what we have in Singapore & Malaysia. They are cooked over charcoal made from dried coconut shells, which gives them a delicious smoky flavour. Yummy.

Paddy field nature walk after lunch! Love the bamboo hat~

Nice weather. A walk to remember.

Sunset at Tanah Lot to end our day. It was crowded here... Guess everybody loves sunset.

Beautiful sunset

Feeling *windy* hehe

While he is doing this... he hurt his arm...

Opps... nah. Small cut, he said.

Another shot of the iconic tanah lot. OR us?

A picture of us with the reflection of the water.

Day 2

We wake up early the next morning to catch the traditional Barong dance at 9.30am at Batubulan. Traditional story, nice costume. But boring plot and little entertainment value.

With the female dancer

Next up, the Ubud Monkey Forest. Well... I am not afraid of monkeys after experiencing a group monkey attack in Kedah, Malaysia during a mountain climbing.

Monkeys in Ubud are clever. It was amazing to see them opening water bottles, snatching hats and even handphones! **Beware of monkeys**

Enjoying grooming each other

What are you doing?!

Monkey see monkey do. *Groom groom groom*

We stop-by the Tegalalang Rice Terrence. Great photo spot!

Heavy leh??

you jump I jump

Lunch at Kintamani with the view of the volcano. The meal is pretty satisfying. Wide spread of food and dessert. There are plenty of seats here but it is not easy to grab a seat outdoor overviewing the volcano. We are lucky *wink wink*

Dormant volcano

A short note: you might want to get your tour guide to pay for the meal first, to avoid 21% of tax charges.

Luwak coffee plantation. Being a coffee addict, this is a must visit place in Bali.

The staff explaining the process of coffee production. She looks like Rainy Yang!

Cute little girl at the plantation

Cheers

The colors of the coffee

Jeff ordered a cup of luwak coffee and yea... too strong for us.

Last stop to end our 2-day tour with Wayan - Tirta Empul Holy Spring Temple. No shorts are allowed in the temple, a form of respect. All visitors are requested to put on a sarong if they are wearing shorts.