BALI IN JUNE 09

TWO FRIENDS AND I DID BALI IN TWO WEEKS LAST MONTH , MY FRIENDS HAD NOT BEEN TO BALI WHEREAS I HAVE MANY TIMES.
WE SPENT FIRST WEEK IN SANUR AT THE BUMI AYU HOTEL , A SMALL HOTEL WE HAD TWO STANDARD ROOMS WHICH WERE CLEAN, COMFORTABLE, AIR CONDITIONED WITH A FRIDGE AND TV WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE NETWORKS, GOOD VALUE HOTEL NICE POOL, CHEAP BEER, BREALFAST NOT INCLUDED AND AWAY FROM THE BEACH I CAN RECOMEND IT.
FROM SANUR WE DID A DAY TRIP TO SEMINYAK AND WALKED THE BEACH BACK TO KUTA AND A FANTASTIC LUNCH AT THE ONLY RESTURANT WORTH ITS NAME IN KUTA "POPIES" IN POPIES LANE, GREAT FOOD .
ANOTHER TRIP WAS TO EAST BALI VIA THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE RICE CUTTINGS AND BACK VIA THE WATER PALACE AT GITA GANGA THEN TO CANDI DESAR AND KLUNG KLUNG AND THE FLOATING PALCE AND COURT OF JUSTICE.
WE RECOMEND MARDE'S RESTURANT JUST PASSED THE TANDJUNG SARI HOTEL, WHICH MAYBE, WITH THE OBEROI OVER IN SEMINYAK THE TWO BEST HOTELS ON THE ISLAND BUT KEEP THAT QUIET

ANOTHER FANTASTIC PLACE FOR DINNER IS THE GROUP OF BEACH RESTURANTS AT THE END OF THE BEACH PATH PAST THE MERCURE RESORT, WHOLE FISH IS THE GO HERE TRY THE LAST CAFE ON THE STRIP
THEN WE HEADED OFF TO NORTH BALI AND STAYED AT THE ADITYA BEACH RESORT,NICE HOTEL GREAT GARDENS TERIBLE FOOD, SNORKLING WAS JUST OK REEFS ALL BEEN BLOWN UP FOR FISHING.
WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DOLPHIN SPOTTING WAS A DISASTER, CHECK YOUR LONLEY PLANET FOR DETAILS .
WE SAYED AT THE OLDEST HOTEL IN UBUD THE CELEBRATED HOTEL TJAMPUHAN, FANTASTIC VIEWS AND BREAKFAST SPEAK TO THE LEGENDARY EUSTACE FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA, BUT BE WARNED ROOMS DONT COME WITH FRIDGES OR TV UNLESS BOOKED, WE FOUND THE LONLEY PLANET WALKS WERE FANTASTIC,
HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP THE ECCO BALI BIKE RIDE FROM KITAMANI THROUGH THE VILLAGES TO A SUPERB LUNCH IN THE RICE PADDIES, FOR 350 THOUSAND THE BEST DAY IN BALI FOR ME AND I HAD NOT RIDDEN A BIKE FOR 40YEARS