Bali Vacation Day 1

Lester and I wanted to have our honeymoon out of the country and the place that only came in our minds was Bali. Located in Indonesia, Bali is an island and a province where most of the population are Hindu. And that made my husband also agreed to go to Bali since their food is pork and not beef (most parts of Indonesia are Muslim so pork is rarely available).

We stayed in Centra Taum Seminyak Hotel. We kind of splurged for our accommodation. The hotel is nice, although an old building, interiors are clean and the rooms are really big. We added a little to get a poolside view for us to enjoy the balcony. Bali has lots of reasonable-priced hotels that are really great. If you're patient enough, your will find villas (those you will have your own pool) and pay as low as Php 4,000 per day. I was able to score one, but unfortunately, payments weren't convenient so I chose Centra Taum instead. Lester is not really a beach lover so we're okay not having beach front. We're in Bali for the culture and the rest of the beautiful places there, anyway. (And still, the Philippines has the best beaches in the world!)

We tried Bali's Illy's Restaurant for breakfast since we came early in the hotel for check-in. Kind of pricey but it's still okay to try. After check-in, we strolled around Seminyak and looked around the shops. Leather is also famous in Bali. They have good quality authentic leather that's worth your Rupiah. We also tried their Bakso- street food in Bali. Not really our taste and unfortunately, we were trapped with the price.

More Bali adventures on my next blog posts :)

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