Exploring Bali

I meet my client today through my cousin who work in one of the 5* hotel in Bali. They're a lovely couple from Australia Mr Graham and Susan. On first day, they ask me to drive him to go to Elephant park to do elephant ride. And I take them to Bali Zoo. After that they ask me for silver jewelery, then I take him to Perapen silver and jewelry in Celuk Ubud. Then we go to having lunch in Bebek Joni restaurant Monkey forest Ubud, Ubud traditional market, after that we go back to the hotel.

2nd Day we bout start earlier, We start 08.00 am in the morning from the hotel. We exploring Bali, First start we go to Batukaru temple, Located in north west from the hotel.

Watukaru temple

Luhur Watukaru temple or Pura Batukaru is one of the biggest temple in Bali. And one of place interest in Bali. Is located at wongaya gede village, Penebel district and Tabanan regency. By west north of Bali island. The temple is high on the slopesof the mountainand the often misty, drizzly micro-climate here just adds to its undoubtedly mystical athmosphere. Due to high climate and high rainfall, the shrines this temple are covered by moss.


After Batukaru temple we move to Jatiluwih rice terrace.

Jati Luwih

Jatiluwih rice terrace is a huge Rice terrace in Bali. This rice terrace is protected by UNESCO. Once we get there there is an harvest in there. enjoy the scenery of rice terrace or there's also restaurant for having lunch and coffee break. This is one of the most famous spot as well in Bali to visit. Then we go to Lake Bratan Temple





Lake Bratan

As one of the famous tourist destination in Bali, there are some lodges or hotel are available surrounding of this lake where the visitor can over night here. You can also find some beautiful restaurant serving mostly Indonesian food where the visitor can enjoy the meal while enjoy the beautiful scenery around the lake with the unique Hindu Temple (Ulun Danu Temple) as magnet for every visitor to visit. The agricultures activities in a small scoop can be found easily in this area including close to the lake and those panoramas can be seen when we surround the lake using the boat. The visitors are also able to take the photos with the stunning view of lake and hill as a backdrop.


Volcano

Mount Batur has erupted more less 24 times since 1800 and still active until now. Cause of this eruption, that made some effects to the local community who living in this area such as moving the temples, repairing the village and re-arrange the existing traditions. Batur Lake is the largest lake in Bali functioning as a source of irrigation for the farmer around it and Balinese people generally. There are many lodges and hotels have been built including restaurants located at Kintamani and Penelokan Village.



Ubud Village

In addition to the beautiful nature, Ubud is also as a culture village with rich of masterpiece heritage especially from the famous painter includes I Gusti  Nyoman Lempad (1862-1978 ), Anak  Agung  Gde Sobrat  (1919 – 1992 ), I  Gusti  Made Deblog  ( 1910 – 1968 ), and then followed by I Gusti Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made, Dewa Putu Bedil, Ida Bagus Rai etc. the fame of the above painters has given the inspiration to the foreigner painter who stay in Ubud Village.
In the year around 1920, there are two the European painters those are Rudolf Bonnet from Holland and Walter Spies from Germany have inscribed a new history of the painting development in Ubud. Both of the European painters introduced the European esthetic technique in particular about lighting, shadow, perspective and anatomy. The local painters are quickly absorbing the new techniques in accordance with local minds by consistently taking the traditional theme so that it can give the specific identity that is called by Ubud style.

Puri Lukisan

The museum was opened in 1956 by the Education and Culture Minister of Indonesia Republic,  Mr. Moh.Yamin. This museum is consisted of three U-shape main buildings where in the center of museum area is appointed as a courtyard with fish pond and the beautiful lotus flower. The building I is appointed as the permanent exhibition venue to display the paintings with Wayang style from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the explanation about the existence of Pita Maha Organization.
Building II is also appointed as a permanent exhibition venue of the masterpiece from the young artist’s style, modern style and traditional Balinese style. Meanwhile the building III is appointed as a temporary exhibition venue.  The museum managed by Ratna Wartha foundation is opened daily from 08.00 am until 16.00 pm and for those who wish to visit this museum, there is an entrance fee will be applied. There is only one painting museum exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum meanwhile in Ubud District, there four museums those are Neka Museum, Arma Museum, Rudana Museum, Antonio Blanco and Puri Lukisan Museum itself.

Then by the end of our trip we go to Echo beach, having dinner by the beach. And we get back at the hotel around 10 a clock in the evening.