Tanah Lot

Can we go here too?

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http://www.tanahlot.net Tanah Lot means "Land in the Middle of the sea" in Balinese language. Located about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a huge offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is said to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. The story goes that during his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.

The Tanah Lot temple was then built and has been an important part of Balinese mythological history for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. It was said that each of the sea temples was to be within eyesight of the next so that they formed a chain along the south-western coast.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. There is said to be one giant snake which also protects the temple. It is believed that this snake was created from Nirartha’s scarf when he established the island

Package

I found this cool tour package.

GWK Uluwatu & Tari Kecak, diner (MM)

Jam jemputan 16.00 (5 jam)

Taman GWK Patung Dewa wisnu yang mengendarai burung Garuda, Pura Uluwatu & nonton tarian Kecak makan malam di tepi pantai Jimbaran

Paket	Harga	Termasuk
Harga per orang (min 2 orang)	250,000	Mobil Full AC +sopir +BBM +Tiket +Makan siang/malam

After conversion, it's like RM81 only. Don't know this package validty though.

Kecak dance

The Kecak is an unusual Balinese dance for a couple of reasons.

First, there is no musical accompaniment. The gamelan is not there. Rhythm is provided by a chanting 'monkey' chorus. The polyrhythmic sound of the chanting provides the name,
'Ke-chak'.

The fifty men chorus gathers in a ring around a flame, to create a stage. They also act as various monkey armies in the story, and become an undulating snake in one of the pivotal scenes.

With only the flame as lighting, this performance takes on a primeval feel, especially when staged outside the hotel setting.

Secondly, the Kecak dance is the only dance that was invented for the tourist, it is almost never watched by a Balinese.

he story line for the Kecak is taken from the Ramayana.

Prince Rama goes hunting for a golden deer and his beautiful wife is kidnapped by the evil Rawana.

Story is secondary in this performance, though. If you want to see the story of the Ramayana, you should see a Ramayana performance.

The Kecak is a triumph of style and mood, rather than story. Watch the faces of audience members. More than any other Balinese dance, the Kecak turns every viewer into a child, wide-eyed and transfixed.

Taman GWK Patung Dewa wisnu

Patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana berlokasi di Bukit Unggasan - Jimbaran, Bali. Patung ini merupakan karya pematung terkenal Bali, I Nyoman Nuarta. Monumen ini dikembangkan sebagai taman budaya dan menjadi ikon bagi pariwisata Bali dan Indonesia.

Patung tersebut berwujud Dewa Wisnu yang dalam agama Hindu adalah Dewa Pemelihara (Sthiti), mengendarai burung Garuda. Tokoh Garuda dapat dilihat di kisah Garuda & Kerajaannya yang berkisah mengenai rasa bakti dan pengorbanan burung Garuda untuk menyelamatkan ibunya dari perbudakan yang akhirnya dilindungi oleh Dewa Wisnu.

Patung ini diproyeksikan untuk mengikat tata ruang dengan jarak pandang sampai dengan 20 km sehingga dapat terlihat dari Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua hingga Tanah Lot. Patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana ini merupakan simbol dari misi penyelamatan lingkungan dan dunia. Patung ini terbuat dari campuran tembaga dan baja seberat 4.000 ton, dengan tinggi 75 meter dan lebar 60 meter. Jika pembangunannya selesai, patung ini akan menjadi patung terbesar di dunia dan mengalahkan Patung Liberty.

Pura Uluwatu

Pura Luhur Uluwatu atau Pura Uluwatu merupakan pura yang berada di wilayah Desa Pecatu, Kecamatan Kuta, Badung.

Pura yang terletak di ujung barat daya pulau Bali di atas anjungan batu karang yang terjal dan tinggi serta menjorok ke laut ini merupakan Pura Sad Kayangan yang dipercaya oleh orang Hindu sebagai penyangga dari 9 mata angin. Pura ini pada mulanya digunakan menjadi tempat memuja seorang pendeta suci dari Abad 11 bernama Empu Kuturan. Ia menurunkan ajaran Desa Adat dengan segala aturannya. Pura ini juga dipakai untuk memuja pendeta suci berikutnya, yaitu Dang Hyang Nirartha, yang datang ke Bali di akhir tahun 1550 dan mengakhiri perjalanan sucinya dengan apa yang dinamakan Moksah/Ngeluhur di tempat ini. Kata inilah yang menjadi asal nama Pura Luhur Uluwatu.^[1]

Pura Uluwatu terletak pada ketinggian 97 meter dari permukaan laut. Di depan pura terdapat hutan kecil yang disebut alas kekeran, berfungsi sebagai penyangga kesucian pura.

Pura Uluwatu mempunyai beberapa pura pesanakan, yaitu pura yang erat kaitannya dengan pura induk. Pura pesanakan itu yaitu Pura Bajurit, Pura Pererepan, Pura Kulat, Pura Dalem Selonding dan Pura Dalem Pangleburan. Masing-masing pura ini mempunyai kaitan erat dengan Pura Uluwatu, terutama pada hari-hari piodalan-nya. Piodalan di Pura Uluwatu, Pura Bajurit, Pura Pererepan dan Pura Kulat jatuh pada Selasa Kliwon Wuku Medangsia setiap 210 hari. Manifestasi Tuhan yang dipuja di Pura Uluwatu adalah Dewa Rudra.^[2]

Pura Uluwatu juga menjadi terkenal karena tepat di bawahnya adalah pantai Pecatu yang sering kali digunakan sebagai tempat untuk olahraga surfing, bahkan event internasional seringkali diadakan di sini. Ombak pantai ini terkenal amat cocok untuk dijadikan tempat surfing selain keindahan alam Bali yang memang amat cantik.

Bounty anyone?

My friend highly recommended Bounty Nightclub for us girls to go and have some fun.

She didn’t give me much detail except there is a kick-arse cage where u could go in and do your thing.

I tried to find more info about this place, but couldn’t get anything worth uploading.

I'll try harder.

So girls, this is a must place to go ya!

things to do: submarine ride

I got this the other day. Macam buang masa ja.

The price is USD 69 / adult. Price include :
1. Return transfer ( hotel-amukbay-hotel )
2. Welcome drink
3. 1X Dive with Odyssey Submarine ( 45 minutes )
4. Cold face towel
5. Coffee, Tea & Mineral Water
6. Buffet Lunch
7. Certificate
8. Passenger Insurance

Total tour will be 5-6 hours from pick up time until returned back to hotel.
Example, pick up time from hotel at Kuta area :

08.30 : Pick up from hotel
10.00 : Arrive in Amuk Bay
10.00-10.30 : Check in, Briefing & Safety Procedure, Weight Measure, Life Jacket.
10.30-11.15 : Dive with Odyssey Submarine
11.30-13.30 : Lunch & Free program
13.30 : Return to hotel ( arrival at hotel around 3.00pm )

maps, maps and more maps...

Hotel Barong Kuta

im not really sure what are the current exchange rates. or even the previous exchange rates.. RM to RP to USD.. maybe i'm missing out something in the hotel's website.. coz i was too busy checking out any cuties in the photo galleries.. haha.. i didnt really read word by word..

Barong Hotel

Std Quarto USD150 (published) USD75 (internet)
High Season (july - dec) to add USD10-15
15 mins drive fm airport

10 mins walk to beach
5 mins walk to Legian shops

guest privileges :
10% discount on 1st jump for A.J. Hackett Bungy Jumping
(this is the reason why am i interested to stay here..)

No cover charge at two of Bali's most popular night clubs.
Double Six Party Club and MBARGO (except special events)
(need i say more here...???)

o yeah.. to angelicbug - there is balinese SPA here..
either do it in the privacy of ur room or by the pool side..

just a tot girls... there are few other hotels/ B&B to look at..
nothing's confirm.. majority rules.

any one of u may veto anytime.

greetings from land below the wind

Hello people.
*waves hand like a beauty queen*

According to Wildcat, I am the party woman. I would like to clear this confusion. I am the Retired Party Princess who occasionally rises from the dead depending on the position of the moon.

Wildcat is the Retired Party Queen but since she insisted she wrote it from her heart, I will pretend she is what she wrote.

And that thing about Book-Geek, well that is true. She’d most probably disappear with a long-haired hippie with a certain name. *winks*

As for Good Girl, for all we know she could be the one dancing on a bar with a long island on one hand with her lassoing her bra like a mad cowboy on another.

Question.
Why is everyone so bloody adventurous? It is scary to think the only adventurous thing we’ve done before only involves a lot of alcohol and other things I shouldn’t mention in this blog just in case my mom amazingly found her way here. *whistles*

Bungee jumping, water rafting, submarine dive….
*freaks out*
FYI, water & falling/diving into something are two of my biggest phobias. The combination would be A BIG PROBLEM for me. Stress ni. Oh well, if I could not convince myself to do it by then, I volunteer to wait for you guys with the camera on standby. At least I get extra time to do *ahem* bird watching.

The bikini thingy? *waves white flag*
I mean I’ll try, but I’m not going to hold my breath for it to happen.

Anyway, at the top of my things-to-do-when-I-am-in-Bali list is to pamper myself like I have kazillion dollars in my bank account. A whole day spa treatment with foot treatment, body scrub, body wrap, Jacuzzi with champagne and strawberries, Balinese massage, head massage, facial… the whole works.

I seriously need a good pampering.

things to do: fancy going to lombok?

known as the unspoiled bali, an indonesian friend said that this is one of the must go island. i'll get more information later but if you go to http://wikitravel.org/en/Lombok that should give you an idea.

wouldn't you want to drink from the fountain of youth at Narmada Park and live forever? i would only if it means good skin forever and not grow older and older but can't die.

introduction first.

its tiring to keep up with one blog. now this biatch had to create another one.
ok. i need to remind myself that THIS is a travel blog. will try to keep personal issues out of the way.. though i might have the tendency to do that every now and then.

heee...

well... hi.. u 3 bitches of the east.
apparently, i am the "book geek. most likely to disappear into the night with some long-haired hippie" - as so eloquently put by our creator here.

..............and im very sure this is NOT what she meant by "long-haired hippie"

having that out of my system.

so.. bali...

hmmm.
i shall put my input in the next blog.

buat research first.
:)

things to do: submarine dive

sounds scary? not. Odyssey (http://submarine-bali.com/) offers possibly the most thrilling ride of your life. its a sightseeing submarine that will take you to see the marine beauty at the dive site Amuk Bay-Karang Asem.

I don't know how long the ride lasts but hey, we only have 5 days right? so many things to do so little time.

neeways...will try to get prices and post it here. watch out for updates.

things to do: white water rafting

my brother went here last year. he was working for Riverbug (similar company) and went there to check things out. i'll post some of his pics later.

Apparently, Sobek (http://www.balisobek.com/) is the main player and from what i've heard, they offer the best service. You can go to either Ayung River or Telaga Waja. Whether you are 5 or 35, athletic or just some slob looking for something to do so that theres something to blog about, maybe this is the thing for you.

this is not in Bali but in Gopeng, Perak. but get the idea?
looks like someone drank and rafted.

price: USD79

who's going

the wanderlusters and the crazies (in no particular order):
scene: in a club

selina-book geek. most likely to disappear into the night with some long-haired hippie.

claire-the good girl (last time i saw her). most likely to turn away a ONS with a hot greek god.

clara-party woman. most likely to dance like theres no tomorrow.

me-the good girl.most likely to be the one sitting on her chair the whole night.

and so the competition for the best bikini bod begins. ya people, there is a competition, mostly to motivate myself.sigh ;P

anyone else going?

a piece of heaven on earth

want a piece?