Now, dim the lights 
2nd Nite out at the Pub (fully sponsored)
The night is still early!
More booze~
Cherios for the fabulous week-long training!
6.30pm - SPA, Mandi Lulur at Rph 200,000 each for 2hrs
Highly recommended and I believe it'll be one of the best meals you can get in Ubud at crazy price. Where else can you get roast suckling pig at abtS$5 in Singapore?!! Balinese-style roasted pig~
Address: Jl Suweta (Just opposite Ubud Palace)
One of the most-photographed temple in Bali and it's not difficult to see why when you see the temple perching on a tower of rock along the shoreline. Very crowded with tourist, especially during sunset.
~ Merabu & Merpi Volcano in the background
"Dieng" in Sanskrit language means hill of heaven. It is located on 2,000 meters height above sea level in a fertile highland of Wonosobo and Banjarnegara Regency.
The drive to Dieng Plateau was beautiful. The endless terraced hills with bountiful vegetable crops was a visual treat to city dewllers like myself. The misty cool air slowly covered the whole terrace as the sun rises up higher the sky. Mysterious and enchanting, though not so good for taking pictures.
A few stops were made at Dieng Plateau area to look at the active crater Sikidang, followed by the mysterious beauty of Telaga Warna(Lake Warna) and the Anjuna Complex (Old Hindu temples).
Telaga Warna is a lake within a broad, low-relief cone of Dieng volcano (2,565 M) in the the volcano complex of Dieng Plateau. You can smell the strong sulphorous air at certain parts along the parameters of the lake, and see bubbles rising up the shallow edge of the lake or pot holes at the side of the lake.
Lake Warna ("multi color lake")
cause by the plankton and vegetation in the sulphurous waters
Here's our friendly driver and local guide
Candi Puntadewa, one of the 5 candi in Anjuna Complex
Boroburdur at Dusk ~ the magical hours
Day 3 -May 19 Boroburdur/Jogjakarta
Itinerary
- Gather at 4.30am from Hotel lobby for special entrance ticket to Boroburdur @ sunrise
- Breakfast buffet @ hotel
- 7.30am Depart hotel
- Pawon, Mendut temples
- Bebeng Lava tour
- Prambanan Temple
- Lunch @ Kali Opak Resto: Riverside Resto
Tel: 08122986927
Tourist class Restaurant by riverside and natuaral landscape
- Jogja citytour: Silver home industries
- Check-in @ Jayakarta Hotel
JL. Laksda Adisucipto Km 8. Yogyakarta 55283
- Dinner @ Pura Wisata Open Air Theatre, followed by Ramayana Dance performance
Boroburdur sunrise: We didn't manage to catch the beautiful sunrise that we see so often in the travel magazines... not because we overslept, but due to the heavy mist and overcast skies.... We caught a glimpse of the shy "salted (egg) york"; after a tiring dash up the long flight of stairs up to the highest ground of the temple for a better view, the sun quietly hid behind the thick blanket of clouds...
Boroburdur Sunrise... the failed attempt
Mediatation @ Boroburdur to a better future~
Kali Opak Resto - Riverside Resto
Have tea at the Gazebo by the river; or take a stroll down to the riverside
Otherwise, just enjoy a meal by the riverside view
The visit to Prambanan Temple is worth it, despite the scorching heat under the noon sun. It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Although the site has re-opened for visitors, the immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.
Silver home industries - regretted not buying at least one piece of silver earnings. The silver accessories were individually handcrafted - exquisite and unique.
Ramayana Ballet is definitely worth your money. Interesting performance with a story adopted from Hindu epic, but the story differs slightly due to the adaptation to the Javanese culture. Definitely worth your time and money if you have not watch it before. We watched it at Pura Wisata Open Air Theatre, Jalan Brigjen Katamso, which performs every night from 8 – 9.30 pm. We also had the dinner buffet served prior to the performance. I must say the dinner is not very nice. Not even the grilled satay!
Other than Pura Wisata theatre, the other more famous location to watch this Javanese ballet is at Ramayana Open Air Theatre, with Prambanan Temple as the backdrop, and this ballet is performed on moonlight in May to Octover from 7.30 – 9.30 pm. But need to check the schedule to ensure if you want to catch the full condensed episode.
Day 4 - May 20 Jogja/Solo
Itinerary
- Breakfast buffet @ hotel
- Depart Hotel @ 7am
- Scenic drive to Solo Airport
- Reach airport @ 8.40am
- Depart @ 955am
Nice scenery on our drive to Airport
Treasures
It's so hard to find the perfect breeze,
It's so hard to find the perfect night,
Yet no perfection's so hard to find
On this Special day....
A Special girl was born...
A Special friend of mine whom I simply adore ~
Happy Birthday my dearest friend, Li Li~
Picnic in a tent - Roast chicken, sparkling juice, ham, strawberries and Chocolates.. Plus Great fun, laughter, gift exchange and a fabulous company!
Thanks dear friends for the rocking time!
Ride through the Orchad road to admire the Chrismassy Lightings
