bali trip - day 1.
early this month, went to bali with my besties for our yearly trip to just relax and unwind, since we couldn’t do it last year. we met at the airport very early in the morning, checked in, had breakfast at old town kopitiam, which wasn’t very nice, bought some alcohol for the trip and boarded our plane. the flight took a really long time to take off though, so we ended up being late.
lucky for us, customs and immigration at bali airport was quite fast, but then my friend’s luggage got destroyed during transit, so we had to take more time to make a report for claim. after we were done with everything, finally met up wth our driver and head for a very late lunch.
we have decided our lunch place ahead of time at ulekan, a quite fancy indonesian cuisine restaurant in canggu. their menu has quite a lot of signature indonesian dishes, so we ordered a few to share - gado gado, sate babi samcan, nasi campur royal, bebek goreng and genjer blacan. the drink menu was also quite extensive, i really enjoyed the strawberry & guava granitas, it’s so refreshing. the fresh coconut wasn’t very good according to my friend.
our food did take a while to arrive, the food presentation is top notch though, the pork belly satay is quite nice, the deep fried duck is really nice with the crispy texture, the mixed rice has a little of everything, some dishes are quite nice. however, we find that the chili here is not spicy at all, something is missing from the overall taste. and i guess this area is more catered for tourist, maybe the food taste is tailored towards tourist instead.
after lunch, we went to lifestyle and homeware stores around canggu and seminyak for shopping. and also visited the beach at seminyak around sunset to just enjoy the sea breeze and take some photos. the beach has quite a lot of people but it’s also spacious so it was quite an enjoyable thing to just walk around and just enjoy the scenery.
after we are done with window shopping, we went to merah putih for dinner, this is a fine dining restaurant which we also saw from social media. the restaurant ambiance is really dark and romantic, they gave us lights with menu just in case we couldn’t read.
we also ordered different dishes to share, however, the dishes here are small portions, so you are able to order more. we ordered fresh oysters, jangkang, urap labu, ikan bakar, kembang kol, bak pao sapi, and nasi uduk. also got ourselves cocktails, because why not, it’s also the perfect atmosphere.
the service here is really nice, they made sure to serve our drinks and food all together, the staff also checked and made sure everything was okay and we had enough food. we also got a small bowl of soup as appetizer while we wait for our food. even though the restaurant is pretty packed, our food arrived quite quickly.
we really enjoyed all the dishes we ordered, as the ingredients used are unique and the combination works perfectly. the chili and sambal given was also spicy, which further enhance the taste of all the dishes as well. this place is definitely worth trying even though it’s a little pricey, but the food served is unique and we definitely enjoyed our meal here very much.
we head to our hotel at sanur - harsono boutique resort, for check in after dinner as it was getting late and it took us about an hour drive to reach, we were also pretty tired from being out and about since early morning. once we checked in, shower and sleep comes to mind. our 2 bed room villa is awesome though, there’s king size bed in each room, with rain shower and bathtub, a living room, a kitchen and dining table and our very own private pool too. the design of the unit is quite unique and nice overall, we were definitely pleasantly surprised. the pillows had a weird smell though, so we put our one-time-use pillow cover and bedsheet on top just in case. first night ended around midnight, as we were going to be up quite early the next day.
to be continued...
