A Balinese Escape... Pt 5

Day 5 of Trip - 25/05/10

The boys got up at 6am to play a round of golf down at the Bali Golf & Country Club in Nusa Dua.
Abi and I slept in and had a late breakfast of pancakes and fresh mandarin juice.
Disgustingly hot and humid. 35'c before 10am.
Spent the entire morning in the pool.
Drove down to Kuta for lunch.
Ate at Kori on Poppies II, a place that J and I ate at in 2004 on our 2nd trip to Bali.
Walked down Poppies I & II in the ridiculous heat. Nearly passed out in an alley while family members bought DVD's. Motorbikes whizzing past, Abi pale from the heat.
Had a peek at Kuta Beach. Full of the usual touts and tourists.
Terrible traffic back to the villa. Locals left work early to head to the beach. Managed to take a photo of a mirror covered buddha, which I nicknamed "Disco Buddha"... I *slightly* regret not jumping out of the van and buying it.
Stayed in the pool for the remainder of the day.
Canapes on the deck.
Dinner.
Watched a movie as a family.
Asleep at 10pm, why can't I go to bed that early at home!?

A Balinese Escape... Pt 4

Day 4 of Trip - 24/05/10

Early morning rise for the long drive to Ubud in the mountains.
Poured rain as we attempted to walk around the flooding markets.
Manic busy on the streets of Ubud, Abi handled it all so well.
Retreated for lunch and mojitos at the Four Seasons Sayan Ubud. Amazing architecture. Devine food. Wonderful location on the river. Bliss.
Quiet car ride home to the villa, everyone slept except me.
More swimming.
More sleeping.
Cocktails and dinner on the pool deck tonight.
Bed.

A Balinese Escape... Pt 3

Day 3 of trip - 23/05/10

Breakfast cooked daily by our special villa staff.
Decided a day by the pool was in order.
Swam for hours.
Lunch at the house. The BEST satay I have ever had in my life. Pork, chicken and beef. We must have eaten about 15-20 small sticks EACH.
Went down to the locals only beach to have a look-see. It was an experience, but beautiful to see the seaweed farmers at work.
More swimming.
Dinner prepared by the head chef.

Bed

A Balinese Escape... Pt 2

Day 2 of trip - 22/05/10

Woke up after getting only 5 hrs sleep.
The night before, spent 1hr in the Visa line upon arrival at Denpasar Airport. In sweltering heat. With a toddler on no sleep. Not good.
Woke up in a paradise. Felt surreal really.
Breakfast
Swimming
Lunch at Ku-De-Ta in Seminyak, the BEST place to eat in Bali.
Swimming
Cocktails and canapes by the pool
Dinner
Bed

A Balinese Escape... Pt 1

I'm so slack. I've been so busy since our return from Indonesia, that I didn't upload any photos of the trip.

Well here they are. I took 1300 photos but here are my favourites.

Day 1 of trip - 21/05/10

Abi was beyond excited and hyperactive, requiring ALL my attention, that I didn't take too many photos at the airport. I was still sick and had to make sure I took all my medication before we boarded the flight. We had about 2.5 hrs at the Qantas 1st class lounge to relax and eat before our flight to Bali. James and my brother-in-law Andrew minded Abigail while I went to the Day Spa and had an express manicure, the WORST thing I should have done before a flight. Suprisingly, I didn't chip a nail at all. Amazing.

On board, Abigail refused to sleep for the 6 hr flight and was only happy watching Yo Gabba Gabba on J's laptop. As an infant, Abigail didn't have her own seat, but thank goodness, there were a few spare seats in Star Class and we moved to the row behind and took up 3 seats.

It's Cookie Time!

The title is catchy. A post about cookies? Kind of.

I adore this movie, Troop Beverly Hills. I watch it every now and then, usually when I'm alone. J could never sit through it.

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, although WARNING, it's cheesy, it's 80's but the fashion is AMAZING. Complete time capsule of what was fashionable in the 1980's.

This is one of my favourite clips of the movie. I still know ALL the words to this song. And so do my sisters. We still sing it often. Perhaps a little too often.