Bali Trip 2014 - Day 3: Zen Bali Spa, Pizza Bagus, Krisna Oleh-oleh, Tanah Lot Temple, Bamboo Corner Restaurant
Today was our last day in Ubud so we tried to make the most out of it. Since Bali is famous for its massage and spa we decided to try out one of the shops nearby Tegal Sari which was Zen Bali Spa. It looked like a decent place and not too dodgy.
So I opted for the traditional Balinese massage while my two friends went for their pedicure and manicure session instead. I paid 100K rupiah for my 1 hour session. Actually the massage was only about 45 minutes while the remaining was for you to wash up. Overall I feel that the massage was a bit tad too gentle lol. Didn't really feel that my aching muscles were squeezed and massaged enough but it was a good experience nonetheless. The girls seemed happy with their nails done, just in time for Chinese New Year.
Since it was about lunch time when we checked out we headed to Pizza Bagus for our meal. This place was also nearby Tegal Sari. The main attraction here was its price. A whole pizza cost about RM15 which was very, very cheap. Taste wise it's not too bad. Certainly one of the must try in Ubud area.
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| Tiramisu |
Today another driver picked us up which was Pak Ketut's brother. No more Toyota Innova. Instead we got a Toyota Vios which was much smaller and our luggages couldn't fit properly in the boot. We told him then we didn't want to visit all those touristy areas which sells stuff but somehow he still insisted. He brought us to some batik factory, gold and silver factory as well as an art gallery which we had no interest in. So for the sake of it we just walked one round and then left. Probably the drivers get commission from these places so they wanted to get there.
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| Batik making |
We arranged to be brought to Krisna for our souvenir shopping since it was widely mentioned that many places often sells items at cut throat prices and require some major bargaining which I was too lazy to do. The prices here are generally on the higher side and honestly, the options are quite limited too. Especially their T-shirts, which all born the 'designed by Krisna' logo which was really ugly at times. There was also a 'VIP' section on the top floor which sells better quality shirts at not so cheap prices. So my advice is not to buy all your souvenirs here and instead try to get some from other places. Then you would have a better variety.
After we were done with our shopping it was almost 5pm and we immediately rushed to Tanah Lot to catch the sunset view. We were afraid that we would miss it since it was really really cloudy that day. Fortunately there was no traffic jam on our way there and we reached within 30 minutes. As soon as reached the place we ran towards the observatory area. Didn't even bother to visit the various shops around haha.
And seemingly after a miracle, the clouds flew away and revealed the full soon! It was really, really beautiful indeed hehe. My friends and I were camping at some corner just to wait for the sun to set.
We then proceeded to the actual temple area and further waited for the sun to set even more. And it was then the sky burst into array of amazing colours at around 7 plus. Good things always come to those who wait indeed.
After enjoying the mesmerising sunset view our driver then dropped us back at our hotel in Kuta. After settling our luggages we then walked to the famous Poppies Lane for dinner. After some searching on Trip Advisor we settled on Bamboo Corner.
It's probably one of the cheaper places to dine around this touristy area. Having said that, what you pay is what you get. The food only tasted so-so but it was really cheap. Also, don't get cheated by their 'lobster' sale, which is probably a lobster looking prawn.
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| Satay set |
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