Bali 2011 Friday
Woke early, no surprise there. The rain is very heavy. I woke several times during the night always to very heavy rain.
I wake up hubby trying to charge the laptop and find net access in the room but no luck with that. He suggests we to go to the beach but it's raining so we postpone. Seems a good day to explore Kuta. Maybe find a guitar strap with a Balianese theme, find the Kori restaurant in Poppies 2 were we are due for dinner tomorrow night, check out Poppies 1, maybe see some vaguely familiar sights from 20 years ago have another look around Garlic lane and see the memorial. And check out at least one large centre. Discovery or Galeria.
Down the road and round the corner as far as the Trophy Pub where we pick up a taksi to take us to Kuta. Poppies 1. legian end we request. 20 mins later we are there. At least at Poppies that is but the beach end.
so we get out to walk the gang and head to the bali quilt place I'd read about on the Bali Travel Forum.
Trip, On meter cost $55, 400 Rp.
Soon hubby is embroiled in some discussion over billabong t- shirts. He comes out victorious. Prices are certainly better at Kuta but he has to watch the seller closely when he receives his change as the guy tries twice to give him the wrong change. 3 shirts for $155.000Rp
We walk further along and find Bali bedcovers and Guitars. Some nice guitars in the shop but the only straps are ordinary ones. I sense a market opening here. Anyone?
Anyone know where we can find some?????
we head back to Legian and wander down to the memorial. The cross the raod into Popies2 to find Kori's. In need of a drink by this stage we backtrack to a little palce next to some accomodation. it's lovely. the waitress heavily preganant takes our order, sorry to tell us the coffee machine is not working so we settle for juices. You can see the kitchen staff washing dishes and working behind a big glass window. later we wish we had stopped here for lunch as it was 11.45 by this stage.
After we hop in a cab on legian and head to garlic lane.
Went passed the old bemo corner I remembered from 20 years ago and Kuta Kids. several times over the day. (was wishing I had taken a picture of this corner all those years ago to compare. but I'm pretty sure I didn't) I'll have to dig out the photos when we get home. We head up Garlic lane, really in need of Lunch by this stage but I'm determined to to get to the end first. hubby wanders along slowly , ovbiously less and less enthusied.
At the end we grab a cab to the Discovery shopping centre. aropund and around again the one way streets. At least it's airconditioned int eh taksi and eventually in teh shopping centre. Lunch here in
the food hall. Nothign that exciting. Wouldn't bother again.
We have a bit of an explore but we've had enough.
Outside and into a taksi to come back to base. Took a bit longer than the morning trip due to the traffic and road works. 62,000 rp.
Found the boys in their room watchings Dvd's. Timne for a scotch and coke and read and rest for 30 mins.
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