Tourists go to Bali initially for the shopping. I'm quite convinced of that. After a while they find that Bali also means other joys, and the variety of food, in both style and quality, is surely one of the next things that's hard to overlook.
No matter how many times you go to Bali you will find a different food scene. Old favourite warungs, cafes and restaurants will no longer be there or they will still be around but the anticipated quality is not the same. This might be because the fare is now being prepared by a different cook because the original one is on his night off or he's been poached by another restaurant that has recently opened.
If you're very lucky you'll stumble on a new place that will again light up your taste buds. This happened to us twice this year and by odd coincidence the two restaurants were right next door to one another and we had continually walked past them on previous holidays.
Here are some of the number of feasts we demolished this year.
La Monde's version of a Pinacollada. The taste matches the spectacular presentation.
The presentation of the chillies might also be spectacular but the taste is still chilli!
Grilled fresh prawns, Lasagne with salad and Chilli Mud Crab at Indo National.
The interior of the Flying Piano Bar and Restaurant and Smoked Marlin entree at Yutz's Place.
The chef and his watermelon carving and palm leaf tracery at Lamak on Monkey Forest Road, Ubud.
The links below will take you to other photos of other parts of our holiday.
Not all will be ready and active straight away but they will evolve as July rolls in to August and so on.
The pillow case run to the NEGARA ORPHANAGE.
Stuff we took, the flight and the airport taxi fare board.
The orphanage for children with handicaps, Panti Asuhan Kesa Yanikang Papa in Gianyar.
Friends including the girls on the beach, little Kadek, the feet and fingers, driver Made and family including the newly-weds, waitresses and food, and of course the old boat builder of Jimbaran Bay.
The Baleka Beach Resort and the Baihai.
Rice and the Subak Museum at Tabanan.
Pura Luhur Batu Karu, north of Tabanan.
Silver jewellery and bead shops, Handbags, woodcarving and leather.
Kintamani and the crater and lake of Mount Batur.
Kites and batik quilts, tea/coffee/spices plantation.
Back to the 2006 contents page, 'The Year of the Pillow Cases'?
Right back to our home page for the shoppers Cheat Sheet, the first visit to the Negara Orphanage, a long Bali story (the 2003 'Rushed Trip'), the details about Bali's peoples, rices, religion and culture or history or things to do and see in Ubud as well as many others.
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