A trip to Bali (Day 1)!

On December 30^th 2015 to January 1^th 2016, I went to Bali for a New Year’s holiday.

DAY 1

After our arrival, we were looking for a car rental that can drive us to the hotel. But it seems that many of the car rental were deliberately charging us an unbelievable high price. So, we decided to walk away from the airport, walking towards the road that usually would be passed by exiting vehicles. Yes, we’re looking for a taxi. BUT not just any taxi, we’re looking for taxi with taximeter. This is definitely more trusted and cheaper.

We stayed at The Sun Hotel. The Sun Hotel can be categorized as a new hotel because it was opened in 2014. The hotel welcomed us with a welcome drink (a mix juice pinaple and orange) which was very relaxing and refreshing.

Waiting for them to prepare our room, we decided to go for a lunch. They recommended us to eat in Made’s Warung (in Bahasa: Warung Made) that took us an approximately 20 minutes of walking. If you don’t want to burn your skin, it’s better for you to wear your hat J, because I did that.

Made’s Warung

We ordered Nasi Campur Special and Mango Juice. This Nasi Campur that consisted of rice complimented with veggies, chicken, satay, sambal, and others,definitely has the taste of authentic Indonesian food. However, for me, the cooked eggplant tasted a little bit too sour.

But, they did know how to cook sambal goreng udang perfectly. It’s not too spicy, but not too sweet. Just perfect.

Made's Warung

Nasi Campur Special

Afterward, we returned to our hotel (with walking again), and arrived there at 15.50 WIB. We found a plate of beautiful fruits on our room’s desk. The hotel was clean and comfortable. It’s worthy eventhough the wall are most likely painted in clean white. There’s no decorative or stylish wallpaper on it.

The room of the hotel

In the night, we went to Jimbaran for having a dinner. Jimbaran is a must-visit place because you can enjoy seafood dishes with the view of wonderful beach. You can also marvel a sunset when if you come at the right time.
  

           Jimbaran: Teba Mega

There’re many restaurants that most likely offer seafood along the beach and we chose Teba Mega. We ate scallops, calamari, grilled shrimp, grilled gurame, saute kale, accompanied with delicious sambal (condiment). All of them were scrumptious, but the scallops were definitely my favourite.

Commonly, there were also vendors that sold yummy grilled corn. You can snack it for IDR 10K while waiting the foods to come.

enjoying seafood and grilled corn