Exciting Trip in Bali (Day 2)

We started of our Day 2 with the Barong & Keris Dance. It's kinda boring though. I suggested that one can skip this dance if you don't have ample time. I could hardly understand the dance if we are not furnished with the English translation.

Barong

Kevin & Carol posing with Barong

Later, we visited the Village of Celuk, and introduced to the printing of Batik. It's freaking expensive, which easily costs you approximately RM90 for a Batik shirt. We were later brought to the Silver-making factory and Painting centre.

On the way to Kintamani, we passed by the Tengalalang, aka Rice Terrace. The scenery is very nice.

Rice terrace as background

This is Mount Batur, which is located in Kintamani. As informed by our tour guide, Yande, this Mount Batur is in fact still an active volcano. However, it has been sleeping since Year 2000. We had our lunch at the Puncak Gunung Sari. The food is nice, while the view of the restaurant is spectacular.

Mount Batur at the background

Lake Batur

Our next stop is at the Besakih Temple, which is also known as the Mother Temple. There are many temples of various sizes within this area. The temples are all made from the volcano rocks, which is black in colour.

Welcome to Besakih Temple

We have to pay the local tour guide for IDR100,000 to bring us around the temple. Our tour guide is not allowed to show us the way. Tho local guide that guided us a university student. His explanations may not be very good, but he is helpful to capture photos for us. At the end of the tour, he asked for tips.

"How much tips do you want to give me?"
"Huh? I have to pay you tips? Okay, IDR20,000 then."
"So little, I'm not working here full time. Can you pay me more?"
"I don't have small notes with me. How much do you want then?"
"IDR50,000."
"#!?"

This is the worst tour guide that I have ever met with.

The bloody local tour guide*

Our last stop is at the Pura Tirta Empul, which is also known as the Holy Spring Water Temple. The spring water can be used for various purposes, from healing to bathing the deceased.

Holy Water

My dear with our tour guide, Yande

We had our dinner at the famous Dirty Duck. The crispy duck is extremely nice and crispy. Too bad that my dear does not know how to enjoy it, and I ended up having two servings by myself.

My dear posing with the mineral water and orange juice given

Starters

Tomyam soup

Crispy Duck

Dessert- Tiramisu cake

Bye, Dirty Duck!

At night, we had a scroll along the Kuta area. I was freaking exhausted at the end of it.

In front the renowned Hard Rock Hotel

Ground Zero, Kuta
- where thousands were sacrificed during the bombing couple of years back