In Reply to: LBH/Candi Dasa/Cloudgirl posted by sylvia on Sunday, 17. April 2005 at 11:51 Bali Time:
Got home yesterday and Candi Dasa was the biggest disappointment we have ever had in Bali. Not only was there NOTHING to do (which is sometimes OK), the ocean was disgustingly filthy, the beach non-existent (well-documented), the restaurants ordinary...
I commented to my wife on the first night there whilst eating at the Lotus Seaview (a dive) that it reminded me of holiday destinations of my childhood when families would eat at really cheap places with poor food and would the next day struggle to find anything fun to do... A "Rusty Barnacle" seafood restaurant would not be out of character here, except it would only be patronised by a couple of people per day because there are so few tourists visiting the area.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. I won't be travelling to Candi Dasa again and would avise others that it is completely different to the other major centres in Bali such as Ubud and Kuta/Legian.