Beautiful Bali - Kuta Beach

On the 3rd day after the race, we moved from Sanur to Kuta and finally got a chance to walk the world renowed Kuta beach. But our first impression was marred by the rubbish and trash all over the sands. And the locals were lying among all the filth like it didn't exist. And there were a lot - the local and the trash.

But walking further down the beach, he beach fronting the many hotels had been cordoned off and was impeccably clean. I wondered how Singaporean would make of this if part of our East Coast Park is cordoned off for tourists?

Then the sun set and it was spectacular. No wonder all the hotels had build gazebos, pavilions, dining area to face the sea to take advantage of the view. We ate in one of these place on our last night there and it was indeed very beautiful and romantic.

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Makan Bali - Ayam Betutu

On the 3rd day of Bali, the guide bought us to this place where there were surprise surprise - no tourist or at least the majority of the diners were locals.

This place sells Ayam Betutu which is some thing like our beggar chicken ie the chicken have been slowly cooked for a long long time before it can be eaten. The chicken comes in different level of spiciness and we ordered the average spicy.

I don't know what went into it. It is a little like our Ayam Soto or Ginseng chicken. Very tender but extremely spicy.

Throw in the kangkong again and I finished my Avocado in double quick time.

We also  order the sate lilit.Kinda like our satay except that the meat is a mix of seafood and the skewer are not those tiny puny little sticks but some part of cane sugar. A bit dry but very fragrant.

Another item we ordered was the otak. This one killed me. It was hell of spicy but I think this was also the meal that got rid of all my ulcers.

By far the best meal and value for money meal throughout the trip. Authentic Balinese food at local prices. Definitely worth a visit.

Is she the chef?

Beautiful Bali - Tanah Loft

Another place we went was Tanah Loft. This is a temple that is built on rocks in the sea and accessible only during low tide.

Most tourists come for the sunset and the guide told us it is very crowded then and taking pictures will be a problem. So we went in the morning with the bright sun light. Not the best time to take pictures but not much choice though.

 

 

 Again we were awe by the power of the wave as it battered the rocks. Truly a magnificient sight!

Makan Bali - Local ZhiZhar

The night before the race, we didn't want to try new food or go to far so we asked the driver cum guide for some recommendation for local food near our hotel in Sanur. He pointed us to this place.

At first we weren't sure we got the correct place. It was a local warung and very empty. It didn't look clean and the menu certainly didn't inspire us. But we didn't want to go far and after the previous night expenditure on the seafood, not keen to spend too much on food.

So we sat down and ordered what tantamount to their version of our zhizhar. And bingo, we hit jackpot. The food was great and cheap.

We had noodle, fish, kangkong of course, ayam penyet and avocado again and everything came up to less than RP100,000. And no tax!

And of course after we sat down, the crowd started coming in including these group of Kenyans and we happily posed for photos with them.

One of the best valued for money meal indeed.