From Part I and II…

While we were on our way back to Kuta, we passed by Cekingan. A small village situated right in the middle of the mountain roads and hills, overlooking hills of paddy fields. There is a cafe there, where you get to have your tea at the huts or tables. We only stopped here for toilets and to refresh ourselves.

Instead of having canned drinks, you have bottled drinks. It’s really old school, you don’t see bottled drinks anymore in Malaysia. I put a picture of a plate of paddies, just in case you never see it before. At least, I haven’t. -shy-

We continued our journey to Ubud town to visit the palace, or rather Ubud King’s residence. Nothing much inside except its huge. Art pieces, handicrafts, beds, gifts from other countries and etc. were being displayed in the open air.

After that, we walked over to the nearby market to have a look at the local products, art works and handicrafts again. In Bali, everything is about arts, handicrafts, paddy fields, temples, beaches, sunrises, sunsets, beautiful scenery and praying activities. Everywhere you go, you will see similar stuffs. Unless you are willing to travel to further distance or spend more money on other activities, be prepared to see the same thing again and again.

Next stop was the Kuta Beach. Kuta Beach stretches a few kilometers long, so, if any hotel websites stated that they are 5 or 10 minutes walk to Kuta Beach, it’s true but it won’t be at the more popular / crowded spots only. -lol- The waves and water currents are stronger, making it a decent place to do surfing. Lots of peddlers will pester you to get your hair tied up or draw a tattoo, and they won’t give up even after trying to persuade you for 10 minutes. You will face this situation no matter where you, especially those tourists attraction spots. They are literally everywhere to bug you.

We then walked to the top of a hotel to have a bird eye view of the Kuta Beach. The hotel is just next to the Hard Rock Cafe / Hotel. Splendid view, isn’t it?

Not long after that, it was sunset. Beautiful. We had McDonald’s for dinners after that.

Parents decided to call it a day and went back to hotel. After cleaning up ourselves, my dad, myself and my 2 sisters sneaked out for supper at the nearby Petit Cafe, a very small cafe with not more than 8 tables in the shop. Comfortable and cozy environment, with friendly staffs to serve you.

The portion of the food was just nice, but it contained a lot of ingredients. If you order seafood, you would get a decent amount of prawns, fish, sotongs and other vegetables. The food was really good and worth trying out. I ordered gulai mixed seafood with extra chilies. In the end, the bowl was bottomed up. We spent about RP90000 / RM36 for the supper, with 2 main dishes and 4 fruit juices. Reasonable and even cheap for a tourists spot, I would say.

Related posts:

1. Bali Trip - Part V
2. Bali Trip - Part IV
3. Bali Trip - Part I
4. Bali Trip - Part II
5. KL 1-Day Trip - Part III