A tropical paradise. An exotic and beautiful island. Surf the internet or check out the travel section of a bookstore and you will find more enchanting and tempting invites to the island of Bali. I think I first saw a picture of Bali in a ticketing office, and that left me the impression that Bali is all about pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters. Apparently that is not the real picture. You fly to Bali and expect to see only beautiful beaches, you'll come away disappointed.MY man had his heart set on seeing at least one volcano in Bali. His son who has not yet seen a volcano supported his dad's goal wholeheartedly. The mommy who wanted to relax at the beach, once again outvoted, had to reluctantly concede. We scanned the map for the nearest volcano, and agreed to head to Mt. Batur -- about 87 kilometers away from the hotel.
With the exception of their main city, Denpasar where there are a few modern structures sprouting up, Balinese architecture and ancient-style dwellings still abound in the island. "There are no buildings here in Bali, mommy" Roo noted "only houses." Traffic and road signs are still in their language. You won't have a hard time getting lost because signs are few, and mostly hidden by branches of trees, and are often too close to intersections. And get lost we did! :D
As we left civilization and drove to the countryside, picturesque scenery came into view. MY man on the wheels of the Avanza we rented excitedly exclaimed, "Now this is the real Bali!" His son seated beside me at the back, stopped sucking his thumb for a second, and asked, "Why, where's the fake Bali, daddy?!"
Let me share with you a few pictures of the "real" Bali:
The entrance and exit of every town/city in the island is marked by this gate or the split one shown below.
Many different designs of this split-gate structure is found at entrance of temples or towns.
View of the rice terraces...their rice fields are like these even the tiny ones which just have three or four levels
Mt. Batur --1,717 ft high
Hawkers at the volcano viewpoint
The volcano
Close-up view of the volcano
6 comments:
Oh that is so amazing!! Loved the photos
kung ganyan lang ang mga arko dito sa pilipinas, ang ganda siguro!
Mrs.Naz@BecomingMe, hi there! Thanks for the visit!
zherwin, oo nga maganda din siguro kung meron din tayong mga arko sa mga bayan/baranggay natin. low maintenance lang eh, di kelangan pintahan o linisin para mukhang ancient, exotic ang dating ;D
lol, so where is the picture of the "fake" bali?
Analyse, wahahahaha! The daddy didn't take pictures of it ;D
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