Banyan Tree Ungasan Nusa Dua

... much fun to read so I will mvoe on......<br><br>Sunday<br>- OK so pretty much of the same as Saturday. Except at least Sat we had been to the gym by now, maybe we will after this...... need to work off those cocktails.<br>- The weather is amazing, but again I am sure I sound like I am just rubbing it in.<br><br>- As a side note you will be happy to know I have prob read the most books I have EVER read on this holiday ...

... of coffee, food, flowers, fields, the sounds of birds and of people starting their day-it all gets wrapped into one big in hale of "aaaaaaahhhhh". We don't move fast at all on vacation break-ies. Balinese coffee is thick-it's grainy and there is a mud slick at the bottom of the cup-yum-I love it-Doug on day 2 finally admits he likes it (after dumping copious amount of sugar and cream into it). We have choices for breakfast: Balinese-fried ...

... is too early for a vodka? Nuts and I had our first one on the way over at around 11am in the morning.... I don't think that is too wrong. But when they pour half vodka half lemonade that early, it's a scary start to the day. 3. The resort we are staying at is AMAZING! Great job by Kaz picking it out. As soon as we got there we hit the pool and the swim up bar for some cocktails. They are both a great way ...

... danse". The costumes they wore were extravagant; intensly intricate and vibrant. After an hour we headed out eager to explore more of Bali. Rico took us to the Bali Bidadari Batik which is a shop where we were able to view the making of clothes. We continued on to a silver jewelry shop called Mar's Art where we were able to watch the jewelry being pressed, carved, designed, buffed; all handmade as well. After purchasing some pearl earrings we went to the ...

... It turns out they canceled our flight and re booked us on an earlier flight. Thankfully, Friday was an in service day. Leaving a little early wasn't a big deal and trust me it was a blessing to get out of these WASC meetings early. We head to the airport at 2ish. There is no problems checking in. We have a little snack and board the plane to Bali. We land in Bali without trouble. The British man from the hotel is ...

... eventful part to the day was when I was cornered in a shop when looking for some Coco Chanel Mademoiselle perfume and the bloke emptied half the bottle on my arm to try... it was quite certainly NOT Coco Chanel Mademoiselle, and instead some floral, Granny poof that had been disguised in an authentic bottle and I then reeked of for the rest of the day. Needless to say I didn't buy any! Had dinner at Maccaroni as recommended by Marni for a 'pasta hit', and it was goood ...

... to flag down cabs about half the cost, but again, with our packs on our backs, after a sleepless night in a McDonald's, we weren't thinking in the most spendthrift frames of mind. The taxi driver tried to engage us in conversation from the moment we walked out of the airport doors together. All the usual suspects of friendly banter lasted all of three minutes before he launched into what would end up becoming an all too familiar tourist trap spiel. He tried to sell ...

... for the men. I needed long sleeves and a sash/belt for my waist. I did my best with what I had, my guesthouse had a sash I borrowed, but my plain white linen shirt was a poor comparison to the elaborate lace and sequined shirts that the ladies of Ubud had on. Sunday best brought to a whole other level. All the families brought offerings to the ceremony, the wealthier ones brought big, er huge, fruit baskets. But ...

... kembali dengan muka nggak bersalah. Dan bilang, "Dhil, kamu masih tetep disini kan? Jagain lagi ya? Soalnya, kita mau parasailing. Tanggung nih, Dhil! Udah bayar soalnya. Nggak papa kan kalau kita nitip barang lagi?" "Ah, iya..iya!" Iya, pengen nabok kalian! Enak aja, aku musti jaga lagi nih? Oh Tuhan, aku pengen membuang mereka ke laut sekarang juga! Tapi, sayangnya saraf otakku mengaktifkan radar kebaikan yang menyebabkan aku hanya pasrah dan mengangguk setuju. Hahaha, betapa bodohnya!!!

... which became increasingly tiresome with the same predictable line-up of food each day; more and more of which seemed to contain insects as the week drove on. Regardless of these downsides, we did enjoy our time at the Aston Bali and the staff were always friendly and accommodating to the best of their ability. We knew that our onward journey would not present such comfortable surroundings so we made the most of our time there and left for Ubud feeling fairly revived.