Pictures of Bali

Bali is a beautiful and enchanting island, but it also has a dark side. There are many places in Bali that are said to be haunted, and these places attract thrill-seekers from all over the world. Here are some of the spookiest places in Bali: Taman Festival Bali Taman Festival Bali is an abandoned amusement park in Sanur. It was built in the 1990s, but it was never completed. The park is now overgrown with weeds and vines, and many of the buildings are in ruins. Visitors to Taman Festival Bali have reported hearing strange noises and seeing ghostly figures. Ghost Palace Hotel The Ghost Palace Hotel is a half-built hotel in Kuta. It was abandoned in the 1990s after the developers ran out of money. The hotel is now a popular spot for urban explorers, but it is also said to be haunted. Visitors to the Ghost Palace Hotel have reported hearing footsteps in empty corridors and seeing apparitions. Trunyan Cemetery Trunyan Cemetery is a unique cemetery located on the shores of Lake Batur...

Now is the time to talk a little about live in Bali . These past few days i back to my home town, it is in a village very near to Denpasar. At the time in my hometown, the people there are preparing for galungan day. They setting up penjor, making up the Pura with kamen, and make so many "ketupat". They are so busy to prepare "lawar" and "babi guling" or "pork roll". During these time i try to collect pictures from my surrounding and will share it for you. May be one of you interested to see how is the live in Bali looks like.   The road is very small. It can only passed by two cars. If more than that, one of the car should come inside somebody's yard so the other car can pass. But outside of that the live in the village is so calm and peaceful. We can go to see river with its clean water. But at the time i didn't go to the river. And there very wide rice field. The minus point here is the people isn't understand about sanit...

I had hesitated to put this post in this blog. Then I think, at least this does not deviate completely from the theme of this blog, that is a picture of Bali and its life. Yes, I found this unique house in Bali, so I feel that I deserve to add it as an article. At noon today, when the sun is just right above my head, even though the weather was so hot I made time to look around the city of Denpasar. This time my destination is Sidakarya Sesetan. There are not so many really interesting things from this place actually. I just want to see the temple is quite famous for its palace and if lucky I could see the sidakarya mask dance and take their picture. Whether because of daydreaming, I had a wrong turn at the crossroads and headed to Jl. Tukad Petanu which continued lead to Kertha Dalem. Shortly after realized I had taken the wrong way I am about to turn around. But then I saw this home located a few meters in front of me. Because the house is interesting, I got down a bit and wanted...

More stories about Bali Mangrove Forest Conservation Center Okay now is the time for you to see more pictures and stories about an adventure along the mangrove conservation center in Bali. We already posted some information about the place but here we will add more story so you can imagine what will the place looks like.  Before you start your adventure please note the following points: Do not carry too much stuff. In this place you will walk for around and explore the mangroves. There will be no vehicle available to you. Carrying too much stuff will make you more tired. Leave your baggage in the car or bus, but make sure the safety first. Bring a camera. It would be a pity if you do not take a picture while you visit it. Prepare some money for an entrance fee. For more details about entry fees, check our post here. Mangrove Forest Exploration Begin You are now ready to explore. There are several routes you can take. Each has its own thing that they can offer for you to see. ...

There are houses and villas in bali especially the one that near canggu area that have ricefields that they can see right in front or on their back side. So they can clearly see the view from their veranda. Many tourist like villa with this view For people who live in big city they are rarely see the view like this. On their original place in the city, there are no rice field for them to see. So when they on holiday here, they often ask for villas that have a rice field view. And you can find it plenty here. In some area, rice field can be a tourist attraction as they are beautiful Rice fields inside the city like Denpasar isn't something that so special. But in some area like Ubud or Tabanan, Rice fields is almost like a tourism object as they are beautifully designed. We have post an article about how they look on this blog, you can check it to see how it looks like.

One of the great benefit values of Bali is its friendliness and openness to foreigners. They allow travelers to view, query, and monitor and satisfy their curiosity on issues related to the culture of Bali. If you are interested, as you see something new, do not hesitate to ask people near you. As a tourist island, certainly most people in Bali can speak English but not so well and smoothly, but at least they can provide you with good information. You are allowed to cover, take pictures, but do not disturb the parade. One thing that may be necessary to take into consideration is to disable or turn your phone cell into silent mode. Because in most ceremonies there are times they use of Bali’s Spells and songs. They can be affected when you turn on or talk through your phone.  Never step on the offers or “Banten”, as in this picture. These objects are sacred and valuable to the people of the Hindu. Try to avoid it, even if these offers are often on the road, but they are not throw...

Sometimes you want to feel something different than usual. Maybe sometimes you want the feeling of sitting directly on the sand, even though there are beach chairs are available for you in most beach in Bali. For some beaches they have another interesting things that they have for you to offer, such as the sanur beach has a gazebo you can try to feel the beauty of the beach from there to experience something different than usual. If you are in Germany beach of Tuban,  that is the locals here call it, you can try a more interesting spot in there. On the Germany beach of Tuban, there is a pile of rock that looks like an island like what you see on the picture, it is usually a popular fishing spot for locals. But it would not hurt for you to try sitting on that rock, enjoying the wind and enjoying the natural beach from the shore will deliver something that unusual and an unforgotten memories. Everything is so special, if you're there to see the sun begin to set at the horizon with ...

We counfused when we saw him trying to turn the machine on. We think like this, " what is that ? isn't that a boat engine ? but why would he use it as a water pump ? " well may be it is a modern way or the latest technology we don't know it for sure. So what do you think ? Do you think he is trying to pump a water from the well ? Because we are to curious at that time we then approach him and ask. Then we know the answer, no he is not trying to pump the water, but he is cleaning the boat engine on the well. It sure is funny, i mean i never see something like that before. But now we know, the local fisherman that own a boat will clean their engine on a well. Well this is happen in Bali, i don't know if it is also happen in another places.

Do you know the most visitors that come to Bali are honeymooner ? Well, you can see the reason on the picture here. The sunset view really boost the romantic atmosphere. And couples in romance really like it. That's why Bali is so identic with sunset and couple. The local couples also like to come to Kuta or Beach on the south side to see the sunset. And do you know almost all beach in Bali wich facing to south always famous to all people. For your information, there is also a service for Honeymooner or what we know with Honeymooner benefits and you can get that in almost all accommodation in Bali. So if you book a Hotel or Villas then do not forget to ask the honeymooner benefits if you are on honeymoon as it is your right an a service that dedicated only for you and your couple.

As a teammate of Barong on a show, Rangda is surely possess super power. As you can see here on the pictures, it tells us about " calon arang " dance show with some theatrical drama. Rangda illustrates as a giant with long nails and long white hairs. Wearing tri color skin  white, black, and red. And possessing a super power as no body could kill him.

Bakso or meatball is one of the traditional foods. Everyone in Indonesia like it very much. And so do in Bali. You can found it almost everywhere ! And some beach in Bali also have them. Just look at the picture. The " abang bakso " or meatball seller patiently wait for a customer to approach him. Well, they are a good alternative and absolutely better than spending much money in seaside restaurant. And off course you know, there are no cheap seaside restaurant even here in Bali. Bakso or meatball is really cheap you know. They cost you only 5,000 IDR or around US $ 0.56. How is that sound ? Makes you want to try it ? For comparison, a cafe in Jimbaran cost you around US $ 10 per person, you can eat almost 20 bowls of Bakso for that.

See how crowded the beach when the weekend comes. Yes, the locals here on Bali really loves the beach. They often come to the beach with their family or friends. But when the night comes, especially on saturday night, the beach transform into a place for young couples in romance. Well they not all that young, but i believe some of them are. Sanur beach, Kuta beach, Brawa beach are the favourite beach among the locals.

Well we are not hindhus so we don't know much about " nelu bulanin " or three months old baby ritual. What we know is, there are custom in Bali that say, each baby whose age are reached 105 days should be following the " Manusa Yadnya " ritual series, the " nelu bulanin " ritual.

Usually balinese style house will apply this style to their entrance door. Two umbrellas on each side with one big door on the center. Sometime they will add some " Ukir ukiran " or carving. You will find many entrance like this on Villas, and " griya " or balinese traditional house or it may also called " jero ". But not every house applying this style today. There are also modern styled house that much alike to western..

Rujak is a mixed fruits like mango, papaya, pineapple, and many more. Then they sliced together and put it into one and lastly adding some special seasoning called " bumbu rujak ". They have chili put into their seasoning. So no wonder it would taste a little spicy. Balinese people really love this " rujak ". You should try it too. Well this picture is actually a sample of " instant " rujak. The real one would not appear like this.

Have ever heard about " pura " ? Or may be you are wondering like what is a " pura " looks like. Here we post a picture of Pura outside a house on Prancak, Canggu. Not all " pura " hosted inside a house. If it is in a house then people usually call it a " merajan ". " Pura " is like a temple, or place for hindhu's people making their pray to the god.

Even Bali this day are developing into new era, and much lands have been modified for tourism sector but there are some area that still remain the same like the old bali's day. The old bali's day i mean here is the day when bali still not having much building, hotels , villas and others.

While we exploring we found this interesting big spider. We don't even know its species. But we know something, wether they have poison or not never have them in your bed. That wouldn't be a nice thing for you. We don't know anything about spider. We wouldn't try their bites also. But they are here in Bali. May be they don't have poison but just be aware when you are exploring. Who know what would happen if they are bites you, be a spider man or be a sick man. You better not to try that. NOT in your holiday.

Good children definitely wouldn't do something like this. And if you are a parent, please take care your children so they won't do something dangerous like this. Some of the children in Bali are having bravery meter a little bit higher than other. They often perform some dangerous action like what you see here on your left side. So if you are there, DON'T just take their picture but help them also to make sure they are NOT doing something like that again.

Melasti: Balinese Hindu beach purification ceremony Melasti, also known as Mekiyis, is a Balinese Hindu beach purification ceremony held several days before the Nyepi holiday. During the ceremony, Hindus gather at the beach to pray and cleanse themselves in the seawater. The ceremony is believed to purify the world of evil spirits and prepare for the new year. Melasti is a beautiful and colorful ceremony, with participants dressed in traditional Balinese clothing and bearing offerings of flowers and fruit. The ceremony is also accompanied by music and dancing. In addition to the religious significance of Melasti, the ceremony is also a celebration of Balinese culture and heritage. It is a time for families and communities to come together and enjoy each other's company. Melasti is a unique and fascinating ceremony that is well worth witnessing if you have the opportunity.  Here is a more detailed description of what to expect: The ceremony typically begins with a procession of Hin...