February 6, 2011

North To Temple Or South To Shops?


Completely relaxed there is a real danger that I'd lie in bed all day but I need to get up, get breakfast and go see some of Bali. Whilst munching on poached eggs,  I ask one of the staff if it’s possible to walk along the beach to Kuta and then along the roads back to the hotel, and she says it’s about and hour or so, which is fine. She also says that a lot of guests do that as there is a shopping centre right along that part of the beach (heading south). According to the guide book, however, there is an important temple north of where we are...

So...

Do I head South for shopping or North for temple viewing? I actually head in the north direction and try to find this Petitenget Temple and walk in the sun along the beach.

Once I reach the temple I am slightly disappointed that I can’t actually go in, as you need to be properly attired, which I guess I am not (seeing as I wearing flip flops and shorts) so I walk around it and along the road for a bit before being approached by this guy clearly trying to sell me something, so I play along for a bit and then tell him I am leaving now, to which he's really pissed off and keeps shouting after me. Rapidly moving away, I decide to head back along the beach to my hotel to I lie in the sun...


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