Came down for breakfast at 930am. Had booked a full day tour upon recommendation from a colleague who came few weeks ago. Wanted to call the tour guide to check something so asked the hotel staff on how we could call. Could not use my mobile as I had no reception! This would be another story another time! And I'm so going to complain to M1 when I'm back!!!
What impressed me was that they were all so friendly. The same guy who picked us from the airport volunteered to lend us his mobile phone as he said it would be very expensive to use the hotel line. Such good service and kind gesture! We accepted his kindness but of course we wanted to pay him back the money which he declined. Anyway the guide did not on his phone so we could not get through.
Exploring of Kuta area began after breakfast. Asked 2 tour organizers for mountain sunrise trekking but could not agree on the price. So shopped around - pasar malam style lanes, discovery mall which is a small shopping mall directly opposite Kuta Beach, Sogo, tried local dessert which tasted close to chendol at Sogo, more pasar malam style lanes, Matahari Shopping Centre where there was a supermarket and A&W, booked our mountain trekking tour outside Matahari, rested at A&W and rootbeer float still tasted as good as ever, dropped by Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe, another stretch of Kuta Beach which was more crowded and activities packed just opposite Hard Rock Hotel, foot reflexlogy on the way to Made's Warung (pronunced as Ma-day) for dinner, dinner at Made's Warung, then back to the hotel. Dinner was good. Ate Nasii cambur with gado gado and Nasi goreng with seafood.
Surfing wi-fi free at the hotel lobby with my iPhone now while hubby went for a body massage.
Tomorrow will be a whole day of sight seeing - barong dance, art village, batur montains, lake, valcano crater and lunch at Kintamani, coffee plantation, hot spring, rice padi, sunset at tanah lot and seafood dinner at jimbaran.
Oh and we managed to get a rather good deal for our mountain trekking. 900 000 ruppiah for 2 persons including trekking guide, breakfast at top of mountain, transport to and fro. We got our spa package at a discount for booking this trip. Original price of spa was USD 60 per person but we got it at half the price and with private transport too. So we'll be going mountain trekking on Tuesday morning at 2am then spa on Tuesday evening!!
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