just returned from Beautiful Bali to rainy cold miserable Sydney.
Wow what a trip, travelled with 2 brothers and their wives, my son and sister with whom the last time we were in Bali together was 1982.
After travelling to Bali in February we returned home really concerned about the lack of tourists and negative about Bali's recovery. But we could still not wait to return to see our friends and holiday in our favourite desintation. What a turn around it was great to see the streets with tourists strolling again, restaurants full and a lot of hotels occupancy steadily increasing. One of our friends the general manager of Resort Seminyak is running at 100 percent.
Well we ate, shopped laughed and toured a little.
Restaurants starting at most expensive to cheapest Warungs that I can remember
Venue @ the moon - wow great setting, excellent food
Pappas wonderful view and again great food
Zanzibar very reasonable pricing great food
Neros for something a little different excellent
Aromas always a favourite of ours especially for the caffiene hit
Tommys great salad cornbeef rolls
Kopi Pot great setting and food
Bonsai Restaurant Sanur fantastic view and food
Warung 96 definately the cheapest by far but great lumpia and pizzas
no ill effects at all which was great, have finally learnt not to drink to much fresh juice and sates.
I do not know about anyone else but you get a bit nervous when someone travels with you for the first time will they like it will they feel the same passion about bali as you??? Well my brother and his wife just loved it vowing to return asap, just to watch him embrace our friends and see the warmth returned, mind you Bintang has made a big impression.
After so many trips cannot believe that I still had to buy 2 extra hand luggage bags to return.
Garuda flight was uneventful (which was a relief after what I had read about flight just before we left) I must admit I was a tad nervous.
Our friend Scooby took us on quite a few days trips, we have known him for years and he thoroughly enjoyed the company of my family and them his.
Time went so fast not enough hours in the day especially when taking newcomers on trips, shopping etc. Unfortunately did not make it down to Samie and Suzies but will definately next holiday.
Hilites seeing our beautiful daughter Novi just being able to sit and talk face to face.
just loved it and cannot wait to return