On the 8th July, after leaving JB airport
at 12.30pm. MH841 ground to a halt on the tarmac at Nyurah Ria airport,
Denpasar.
After checking in at a GH in
Kuta, I was grounded for the next two days. Going up a flight of staircase
too hastily, I missed a step and sprained my left ankle. With agonisingly
slow and measured steps, I managed to drag myself within the GH area, mostly
to the beach. Fortunately after applying some liniment, I recovered enough
to take a bemo to Ubud where I stayed for a few days enjoying the long
solo walk within the vicinity. At night I went for the Bangor and Legong
dance performances
A bevy of Balinese beauties dressed
in ancient costumes dancing with lots of hip movements and hand gestures.The
Bangor dance is performed by men wearing different masks to depict different
characters.
Met this sculptor in Penestanan,
a village near Ubud.My walk also took me to the Elephant Caves which houses
some ancient temples, to terraced paddy fields and a cottage industries
which makes bamboo wind chimes. Later I took a conducted tour to some outlying
areas that included the Taman Ayun temple, Mengwi, National Shrine Margarana.
Monkey Forest and the well known Tanah Lot temple
After Ubud I took a bemo to Gianyar
and from there to Klung Klung. Stayed at Hotel Vishnu for 7000rp/night
(Rm7)
An ancient palace with plenty of
Hindu dieties.After Klung Klung I went to Padang Bai to board a ferryboat
to Lombok, a journey that took about 5 hours. |
