. Located in North Bali close to Singaraja City, you will go to the sea and see the dolphins by using a fishing boat. Lovina Beach Dolphins play by the beach in the morning, therefore tourists usually depart from the beach starting the early morning.
Pura Besakih is a temple located at the foot of Mount Agung, stands as the largest temple in Bali. In Pura Besakih often held a Hindu religious event because Pura Besakih is believed to be a holy place and is the mother of all temples in Bali. Besakih Temple is built with the concept of equilibrium of God, man, and nature or often referred to as Tri Hita Karana. To enter the Pura Besakih area, you have to use a sarong that can be borrowed around the location of Pura Besakih.
Pura Uluwatu (Uluwatu Temple) is one of the tourist attractions in Bali which is on a cliff that juts into the sea. Uluwatu Temple not only offers a distinctive Balinese religious atmosphere but also offers the beauty of its panorama, especially the beauty of its already well-known sunset. In Pura Uluwatu, you will meet a number of monkeys that are believed to function to maintain the sanctity of Uluwatu Temple. To enter Uluwatu Temple area, you must use sarong and scarf which is a symbol of respect.
Jimbaran Beach is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Bali. By the time you come to Jimbaran Beach, the first thing you will see is a row of dining tables and chairs on the beautiful white sand. Jimbaran Beach is famous for its beachside culinary, especially its seafood. Jimbaran Beach for those of you who want to travel to the beach while enjoying the culinary tour of Bali. No need to worry about eating food at Jimbaran Beach because the waves at Jimbaran Beach are very calm, do not harm you who are eating on the beach.
Monkey Forest is a tourist spot in Bali that will bring you to blend with nature. Located in Ubud, Bali, Monkey Forest is a forest inhabited by many wild apes. These monkeys are considered sacred by the local people so they should not be disturbed and allowed to live in the forest. Monkeys in Monkey Forest are very fond of food, they will try to get the food you bring, even if the food is in your bag. In this place, you will witness the life of hundreds of unique and interesting monkeys.
Tanjung Benoa which borders Nusa Dua, Bali is the center of the sport and water game in Bali. The characteristic of Tanjung Benoa Beach is very calm, so it is suitable for various types of exciting water games. The types of water games you can play here are snorkel, sea walker, banana boat, parasailing, wakeboard, waterski, jetski, scuba diving, donut boat, flying fish, and others. In addition, you can also go see the giant sea turtle on the island of turtles by boat from Tanjung Benoa.
Lake Batur Kintamani is one of Bali’s natural charms. Located on Bali’s second highest mountain, Lake Batur Kintamani has a cool air and a breathtaking view. Lake Batur Kintamani is the largest lake in Bali that many tourists visit because it offers a view that is second to none in Bali.
Kecak Dance is the most famous and most interesting Balinese dance to see. Of the many places that show the attraction of kecak, I think the most interesting is the Kecak Uluwatu Dance which is in Pura Uluwatu. Kecak Uluwatu Dance performs Balinese kecak dance with a backdrop of sunset in Uluwatu which is very beautiful. Kecak Uluwatu Dance is very popular and crowded therefore if you want to watch Kecak Uluwatu Dance performance, I suggest to message from the afar day.
Most of the Jatiluwih Village are used as rice fields or known Balinese rice terraces. The rice fields using “subak” irrigation system based on Balinese traditional society. Subak reflects Balinese life philosophy called “Tri Hita Karana”. It means living in harmony which includes the balance of the spiritual world consists relationship man to the others, man and God, and man and nature. \And you know that every subak has a temple where the goddess of prosperity is placed as a blessing symbol.
Standing behind Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan Island if you ride the boat from the main island, Nusa Penida Island is the hidden paradise. Nusa Penida underwater world was very beautiful, especially on the north side of the island. There are some very attractive coral formations with big coral blogs covered with gorgonias and other soft corals, providing excellent places to find coral fish and other marine life.Last week, i, Nananana, Ridha, and Lulel attended our collegaue wedding ceremony (in a remote area) in West Bandung. His wedding was just not that important to be attended, actually, because we only wanted to visit Bandung before Asian African Conference and Keraton Cliff. #slappedbyPanji
We’ve booked two rooms at Javaretro Hotel which is located on Jalan Cibogo 3 No.2, Sukajadi, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40164, phone +62 22 2004358. A bit hard to find without Google maps and a bit far from the center of the city.
The room was clean, the floor and the furniture was beautiful. The parking lot was not large but you can use the street in front of the hotel to park your car. Free Wi-Fi was available but the signal wasnt that good. The staff were friendly. We skipped the buffet breakfast due to our city tour since early morning. What a good service for a low budget hotel.
At 3.30 pm, we were going to Dago Pakar in a heavy traffic jam. We intended to visit Tebing Keraton but our friend-to-be-guide told us that we’d better go there tomorrow morning. So we only did a sight seeing near to The Valley and turned back to the center of the city afterwards. Its about at 5 pm when we touched down Asia Afrika street and was greeted by a very-very-heavy-traffic jam. I saw a huge excitement from the people to welcome the Asian African Conference Commemoration 2015 that would be held there. It took about 80 minutes to reach the parking lot in Great Mosque of Bandung that usually only takes less than 10 minutes.
We prayed at the mosque first before doing photocall in all over the street.
The mosque was beautiful and the yard was just covered with the new synthetic grass. Children love playing there.
The sign of “Alun-Alun Bandung” which means Bandung City Square.
Here we come in the Asia Afrika boulevard with those colorful flags from the participants of the conference.
I almost did’nt know any country leader on the painted box.
The girls with i-know-some-of-these-leaders figures.
The guys styled our president with a sideway hat and jacket. -,-
Then we had dinner in the not-satisfying a la Japanese restaurant nearby our location in Naripan Street. We had to wait until half and an hour to have our ramen, bento, and dimsum to be served while the other customer had only wait for less than 15 minutes. We asked for our dishes like five times but they were just busy with the other customer. That was our decision to stay there due to our friends were on their way to this place while we had been here for an hour. At the end, there were some beverage and dimsum they couldnt serve but they possibly served it to another customer. This place offered us a good vibe to hang out with fellas and the taste of the food was just ok actually.
We went back to the crowd in the fountain area.
The girls tried to atrract the police attention.
Lulel seemed lost in the crowd.
The building was almost ready to welcome the delegate.
I took a part on a selfie competition which was held in front of Pikiran Rakyat building.
Nananana tried to operate this big and antique typewitter.
Homeless guy across the street of GKN.
A beautiful colonial building and the traffic jam.
Selfie time.
And we did a selfie again with the museum as the background.
Mamang with Charlie Chaplin.
Passing by East Cikapundung Street again.
A beautiful globe monument with the name of country participants of the conference.
It was 10.30 pm when we got back to the parking lot under the mosque. We moved to La Viva Cafe on Jalan Setiabudi No. 173, Bandung to taste the infamous surabi or serabi, Indonesian pancake made of rice flour and coconut milk. Surabi is best cooked with mini pans made of clay, then cooked on the charcoal-fire stove.
In Bandung, surabi are served with so many topping choices like cheese, chocolate, jackfruit, palm sugar, oncom, durian, corn, chicken, strawberry, banana, etc. It costs Rp5.500 to Rp13.000.
It was Sunday morning when we went all they way up to Keraton Cliff.
Then we packed