Located at the southern tip of mainland Asia between Southeast Asia and Oceania, Indonesia is a vast country with an area of 1,919,440 km 2 and is a country with many islands in the world with 17 508 large islands small population of about 237 million people, the fourth largest in the world. Indonesia has an extremely rich culture with the blend of colors religion and a culture very long. Known as the most populous Muslim country in the world but it also greatly influenced by western cultures like Spain, Portugal, Netherlands ...
The East Asian financial crisis in 1997- 1998 gave the Indonesian economy falling into a serious crisis. However, with a favorable geographic location, the "gates of the Ocean" with abundant resources, especially oil, the economy is in recovery phase well with high growth and stable, promising a bright future. Coming to Indonesia is to the mysterious island, is to visit the "paradise on earth". Nature has given Indonesia the extremely diverse landscape with straight long coastline, majestic waterfalls, volcanoes and flowing scenery serene tropical ecosystems with utmost style strangely varies. And still thousands of islands where no people live, how much remains mysterious thing that people can not fully explored in this archipelago.
Bali, Indonesia
Bali has shape like a chick, beak toward the Indian Ocean, is one of thousands of islands of Indonesia. Bali is located in the east of Indonesia, more than 1,000km from the capital Jakarta to the west and is one of 33 provinces of Indonesia. With an area of about 5.632 km 2 and a population of 3.15 million people, this is one of the island has the highest population density in the world. Bali is renowned as a leading tourist destination in Southeast Asia and the world in the new era, there are too many fine words that guests often use to describe this island once come here, fine words like "Island god "," tourist paradise "," the dawn of the world "... is one of them.
Balinese people are quiet, emitters, they are considered the most talented nation, most of the 250 artists in the Indonesian nation. Therefore, they have created a culture, the most glorious art contribute to a famous Bali as today. That is the culture Hindu philosophy has abundant capital to Bali when combined with polytheistic beliefs and become very unique, is the foundation, the inspiration of many art forms here.
With a strong investment for tourism development only right since I was under foreign rule. Specifically, more than 100 years ago, the Dutch government has decided to make Bali a resort area, not to build factories or coffee plantation. Also nobody is allowed to interfere in the rituals, customs, art, religion, agricultural life in order to preserve the cultural identity and lifestyle of the people on the island. Today, with a population of 3.15 million, 1,200 hotels and resorts from budget to luxury, Bali is where the density of population and the standard of living among the highest in Indonesia. Captivating tourists five continents with sandy beaches calm droves terraced fields, the rivers flowing night and day, the clear calm lake on the crater took off, many cave the exotic and tropical forests left in the wild. Bali offers a full range of forms of tourism that visitors want, from sports tourism, eco-cultural tourism. It is a playground for adventurous passion of visitors by canoe, yachting, surfing, skydiving seaside; is an opportunity to discover a rich fauna of the rainforest; is being Footbinding by countless festivals and dances characteristic colorful charm.
Culture Bali
Influenced by many different cultures from India, China, Egypt, Java and Europe makes culture very rich Bali. It is a culture saturated with oriental rituals, customs, art and religion of a people who very own Bali.
Hindu
With over 90% of the population is Hindu, Bali is the only island of the Indonesian Hindu religion is orthodox, it is sure to make many of us fret because Indonesia is known as an Islamic country The world's largest Catholic. Hindus started joining in Bali from the 11th century to the 14th century, is a revered religious art, so Bali can see the island of wealth and the richest of the art building, sculpture and decorative. Dubbed as "the land of a thousand temples" but in Bali has over 20,000 Hindu temples, big and small is present everywhere.
Festival of Bali
The people of Bali are sometimes satire is just spending time and energy on religious rituals. And indeed festivals with rites, music and dance colorful, elaborate, sophisticated place on the island every day, rotating through the towns and villages. With nearly 20,000 temples, pagodas across the island. Each temple has its own holidays, so the Balinese day festival also. April every year, the Hindus had to bring the statue to the beach for bathing ceremony. The wedding festivities, funerals, cremation ... today often involve full delight of many visitors while maintaining the traditional solemn atmosphere.
Sculpture
Special sculpture developed in Bali, is the pride of the people here. Many traditional villages carving wood, stone, silver ... with the sculpture studio and fine art gallery with extremely delicate design, abundant along each path through the village. At the junction of the small town has a lot of artistic monuments high, from the rice goddess graceful serenity to the teenagers have very expressive faces. In Bali there is necessarily a specialized training school sculpture attracts students from all over the world. Many painters, sculptors West have settled permanently in Bali for art creation atmosphere here is always eager and diverse culture of this land is the source of inspiration for artists.
Balinese dance
Bali is internationally known as the land of seductive dances. The lifestyle of the people here are presented in their dances. Through dance, people can understand religion and culture of this land. The dances are usually expressed in the festivals and performers so it regarded as daily activities of the people here. The Bali notion that nature is a unity and equilibrium between good and evil, between good and evil, so they see their dance as a ritual prayer to avert the bad, evil. Barong Dance, Yudapati, Semarayana, Ramayana, Tari Panyembrama, Ghopala ... is the famous dance of Bali.
The Bali's most talented nation, most artists in Indonesia. They have a passionate love for art and the keen sensitivity to beauty. Aware of their community's praiseworthy, they always were very friendly and humble. But the character of Bali remains a big question with many foreigners and modern culture of the West almost no impact to the views and lifestyles of the Balinese, they still hold the belief cavalier absolutely believe in a supreme being and serenity immersed in ceremonial, dance and art. They are sociable but hard to become intimate, always keep a certain distance with visitors and totally alien to what is called dramatic, intense, tragic. The express feelings, emotions passionately here is believed to lack independence.
Bali Cuisine
Speaking to Indonesian cuisine, to mention a unique cuisine of the people on the island of Bali. Stylish casual dining accompanied by traditional dances gracefully is an unforgettable feature for the tourists set foot on this beautiful island.
Duck "Bebek Betutu"
In the specialty of Bali probably duck "bebek betutu" is the most wonderful dish that many travelers have disposable want to come back many times to enjoy. Were compared as dish "Peking Duck" Chinese famous, but Bebek betutu not duck that was just fried duck stew medium. Ducks duck is in the field, about 6 months old, clean and bring stew for 10 hours so that the soft bone duck out without being flabby. Then remove to drain and then fried crispy, spicy special. When chewing the skin, flesh, bones ... delicious "whole tooth ache".
Babi Guling
Along with duck Betutu Bebek, Babi Guling is also a traditional dish from Bali that visitors should not be ignored. Made from suckling pork and rice. Along with a mixture of spices including minced shallots, garlic, ginger, turmeric, pepper, basil, galangal, chilli, lemongrass ... prior to filming on a large flame for 5 hours. Pork milk is continuously moving slowly to ensure tender meat and attractive with yellow skin and fragrance rises nursery and nose. Babi Guling dishes are often made in the big occasion to sacrifice.
Sate Lilit
Sate Lilit is a signature dish of the people of Bali made from shrimp, seafood fish attracts many guests around the world favor. Remove all bones and fish peeled raw shrimp, minced and marinated them with a mixture of spices including coconut juice, herbs, pepper, chili, salt, sugar ... then use a lemon grass close up meat then skewered, when ripe scented rushes up and nose. The flame from Bali used to bake coconut tree identification, which makes dishes taste Sate Lilit specificity, than how delicious grilled on charcoal normal.
Spicy marinated fish
Spicy is indispensable in Balinese cuisine, and fish dishes marinated with spicy, bold dish fiery style typical food of the tropics glamorous. There are many kinds of seafood fish are used, usually salmon, marinated with herbs cleaning, pepper, chili powder and spicy peppery extra 20 minutes. Then bring sauce, fried ... but the best was still baking. Grilled fish scented Bali hard to resist and is a famous specialty that anyone will want to enjoy.
Nasi Kuning
Nasi Kuning is a dish made from a special type of yellow rice Balinese people often used in festivals, sacrifice. For the people of Bali, yellow is one of the four sacred colors, and yellow that made this festival dishes to the fore, unusually attractive. The rice is cooked with coconut milk with chicken broth, add the aromatic spices and cooking tips so that skilful grain of rice when cooked separately from each individual county. Nasi Kuning is usually served on a large plate and decorated very beautifully, served with eggs, meat, fish ... delicious.
Restaurants in Bali
The information about the address of the restaurant, opening hours, cuisine and price are major concerns of tourists while traveling in a new land. Here are some restaurants in Bali that you can choose
Ketupat
Address: 109 Legian Street, Kuta, Bali and Jl. Dewi Sri Kuta, Bali.
Opening Hours: 11:00 am
Restaurants Ketupat called a traditional dish from Indonesia, is one of the most beautiful places in Legian. Serving specialty Indonesia and Bali very delicious and beautiful. Ketupat is where many guests love. A quiet and romantic with a lovely garden and a large swimming pool in the middle, separating the dining table creates a private atmosphere for meals. There are several menus to choose from, the price for a meal was between 60,000 rp (120,000 VND)
Sate Bali
Address: Jl. Laksmana (Oberoi) No 22 A, Seminyak, Kuta, Bali
Opening Hours: 11:00 am
Sate Bali is a small restaurant in Seminyak, very quiet and clean. Serving gourmet cuisine was delicious and interesting Bali. Sate Bali attract customers from outside by your fragrant flavors of the dish. If you want to learn how to cook, then this restaurant Bali is the best class with very good chef. Good food, affordable prices make visitors will want to return again and again Sate Bali. A dinner for two people to eat will lose about 200,000 rp.
IL Ristorante Massimo
Address: Jl. Danau Tamblingan No 206, Sanur, Denpasar, Bali.
Opening Hours: 11:00 am
Ristorante Massimo Italian Restaurant IL addresses a very popular food in Sanur. The restaurant owner is a great chef perennial Italian in Bali, he was the Italian specialties mixed with Balinese cuisine to create dishes rich, fascinating and delicious, along with the a cozy atmosphere and luxurious. The price of a meal at Ristorante Massimo IL was 300,000 rp.
Bumbu Bali
Address: Jl. Suweta No 1, Ubud Kaja, Ubud, Bali
Opening Hours: 11:00 am.
Bumbu Bali Restaurant is located in central Ubud, famous for the boss is the author of the famous book "The Food of Bali". Bumbu Bali specialty is the traditional cuisine of India, Bali, in addition to the vegetarian dishes are also very popular here. This restaurant also customer satisfaction by architectural, interior and the surrounding landscape as well as attentive service style. Prices for a hearty meal around 20 USD.
Cafe Lotus
Address: Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud Kaja, Ubud, Bali.
Opening hours: 8:30 am.
Located on a main street of Ubud, in the center of town. A large beautiful lotus pond surrounds an ancient flower plants located in front of a temple, so the restaurant is named Lotus - meaning lotus. Lotus Café is one of the oldest restaurants in Ubud - 1990, the restaurant serves a variety of pasta dishes, Asian cuisine to local specialties such as duck, "Bebek Betutu" , cakes and juices here are also very tasty. Price per menu here from 20,000 to 50,000 rp.
Murni's Warung
Address: Bridge Campuhan, Ubud, Bali
Murni's Warung restaurant located beside Campuhan bridge, which was designed especially for the part above the river. This is the most wonderful place to enjoy "Bebek betutu" and many other Balinese specialties, besides style cuisine culinary Thailand, India, China, Japan and also very tasty vegetarian dishes mouth. Besides the restaurant there is a space to enjoy coffee very romantic and exciting. The price of a meal here about 5 USD.
Shopping in Bali
Bali is known as a shopper's paradise with exciting product series. From the traditional antique items to the latest fashion products and best quality await guests to choose from.
Markets in Bali
If yourself around in the market, visitors will still find it very unique items as well as discover a lot of interesting things. Shopping at the market visitors need to equip yourself with experience bidder or can go round the market to find out the price, if successful, then you can reduce the price by 1/3 initially given small businesses.
Market Kumbasari
Kumbasari Market in Denpasar is the capital market area is located near the waterfront, bringing excitement to the customer with a market characterized by Indonesian. Market consists of three floors with a separate division of goods, houseware and clothing on the third floor, spices and dried goods on the second floor and traditional markets at the bottom floor. City Market is located next to Hasanuddin, a street of gold shops, the famous jewelry Bali, not far from the city that is home to Sulawesi stores unique traditional silk cloth.
Sukawati
Sukawati traditional bazaar is a large-scale popular with stalls selling unique souvenirs. Besides tourists Sukawati also known for its traditional art items, the wood carvings or paintings. You can find here from the table hanging in the door, the ashtray engraved to the dancer picture, the statue was meticulously cared, or the murals painted dancing girl be sheathed with wood all at very reasonable prices.
The modern shopping center is also home to a wide variety of merchandise. You can easily select the items quality, experience the feeling of satisfaction when shopping at modern centers scattered in and around Kuta and Denpasar.
Matahari Deparment Stores
Matahari stores specialize in providing various items of brand fragrances and cosmetics fame. You can find these women fashion items different from T-shirts to ball gowns, toys and countless colorful fashion classified by age for infants and children, shirts coming jeans of famous brands for men. The footwear and household consumer products also available in this store. You can find the store at Matahari Matahari Duta Plaza, Denpasar, 237-364; Galeria Nusa Dua, Bali Galeria Mall, Kuta, 758-875, Matahari Matahari Kuta Square and Legian.
Bali Kuta Galleria Mall
As a large commercial center consists of two floors. You can find these brands in sporting goods stores Nike and Adidas; houseware, fashion men and women in Marks & Spencer and Polo; collection Osh Kosh B'Gosh children. Mal Bali Galleria is also the best place in Bali on the books with the largest Gramedia Bali consists of an extensive range of books and stationery. Also here there is a shade garden serve shoppers relax when tired, and food and dining on the second floor.
Galleria Nusa Dua
Galleria Nusa Dua is a large shopping center with upscale shops fixed price nestled in the lap of luxury hotels. This brings a relaxed atmosphere and friendly. The stores are scattered over an area of 17 hectares, so you can easily browse through 150 shops with souvenirs and handicrafts, the high-end fashion brands. The area is also diverse with about 30 restaurants, serving dishes from Japan, China, Italy and Indonesia.
Gallery
Bali is known as a treasure trove of interesting things, the splendid textile products from special materials and processing of gold, silver, sculpture and artistic craftsmanship in Bali following address:
Agung Rai Gallery in road Peliatan Raya, Ubud, Gianyar Ubud. Gallery pictures, artwork of young artists and communities most famous Indonesia.
Andy's Gallery in road Raya Br, Taman Kerobokan No.15 Kuta. Providing the unique wood sculptures, exquisite furniture.
Galleri Keris in Nusa Dua. The place is suitable for those who love the arts and crafts items. Also Galleri Keris also provides unique textile products and souvenir items.
Duty free shop
A shopping address again many guests love choosing when to Bali it is the duty free shops. DFS Galleria Plaza Bali and two duty-free shopping center in Bali great and you can find them in Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua and the international airport in Denpasar Bali.
Plaza Bali Duty Free Shop
Open since 1991, duty-free shops in the Plaza Bali provides most of the products of the world famous brand with quality and best service. You can find in this store goods exempt from fashion, perfumes, cosmetics, alcohol, food, tobacco, watches, souvenirs ... brands like Hermes, Fendi, Burberry , Alfred Dunhill, Chanel ... Also in Plaza Bali also has a shopping mall great souvenir of the unique local products, and a restaurant, coffee serves specialty dishes from Bali to the dish famous Italian, Chinese.
DFS Galleria Bali
DFS Galleria Bali is the best place where you can meet the procurement of high-end products of reputed brands are leading because of the duty-free shops here gives you a significant savings . Customers should be comfortable with the item selection diversity, with exclusive products and only here. The furniture and appliances, food and wine, fashion and accessories are the items you can find at DFS Galleria Bali.
We can say to buy a souvenir at a place like Bali really not difficult at all. With a repertoire of diverse products from toys traditional handicrafts to high fashion products. Any public in shopping malls are also souvenir items for you to choose. The traditional market is still the most affordable price, however you must have experienced a price. The Galleries also where you can find souvenir value, usually listed price available, you do not need to pay. The souvenir you buy in Bali which are items of handicrafts, jewelry, carvings and paintings. Besides these personal items are decorated fancy is a meaningful gift.
Have to go
Bali tourist paradise is definitely a tourist destination that anyone of us also want to once arrived to enjoy and explore. The following addresses are essential for those who are about to set foot on this beautiful island.
Museum Bali
Bali, visitors can not miss sights this famous attraction. Bali Museum was built in 1930, a showcase many of the great achievements of humankind from ancient to modern and artistic gem products. In the museum also has full documentation of Bali, especially the posters, some from the 14th century, 15 out of fabric, paper ... On the outside are the wall paintings depicting the lives of people on when the old island, and also includes traditional instruments. Guests can sit typing this blog to try all kinds, or may ask the doorman helped a play and chat with him for so long, all free of charge.
Kuta
Located near the airport of Bali, is famous Kuta beach with smooth sand, plenty of restaurants, hotels, bars, business center ... attract many visitors. This is an ideal place for water sports activities like diving marine life, surfing, sailing, swimming, water polo ... especially, watching the sunset while standing on the beach will bring you feel really peaceful and romantic. Here, tourists can enjoy the show featured art, dramatic dances of indigenous young women traditional style are held in the evenings on the beach.
Sanur Sea
Bali's capital of Denpasar way than 6km, Sanur notoriously beautiful white sand beach. Compared to Kuta, Sanur more peaceful and is home to many of the modern 5-star hotel, especially coastal hotels Bali's highest buildings on the island. As in Kuta, Sanur beach is the most suitable place for tourists who love the water activities, it is fully equipped with the spacecraft, windsurfing, water skiing and surfing. In the evening guests can enjoy a tropical sexually night special is a harmonious combination of local flavor, Indian and Western style extremely romantic.
Sea Nusa Dua
Nusa Dua Beach is famous for the sea here in a special way. At low tide, coral shows up with all kinds of shapes and colors. Nusa Dua tourist attraction around the world with pompous hotel destinations, luxury is built around, beautiful landscapes with vast coconut forest and iridescent golden sand. Those who love nature will find here many interesting things: hard coral reefs, diving areas closer to shore, the hot springs, majestic waterfalls and dolphins.
Pura Besakih
Bali is also known as the island of temples and temple, largest, most important of Bali is Pura Besakih with 2000 years of history. Located on the slopes of Gunung Agung - a famous volcano no less, at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level. Every day thousands of people go on pilgrimage to this temple. In the past, the kings and the annual pilgrimage here. Pura Besakih temple 22 individual stretches to 3km. Very nice surroundings and quiet. Over the time the temple was restored keeping quiet beauty, its ancient.
Tanah Lot
Located Denpasar international airport about 15 kilometers as the crow flies, the famous Tanah Lot temple sacred, built in the 16th century and is structured like a pagoda, not large but very famous for the temple location building. It is a small rocky island but extremely beautiful scenery. The temple is situated on a high, windswept look out to sea. Morning at high tide, the temple will lie playing with the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean. Only when the afternoon, when the sprint, visitors can visit the temple. When dusk falls, the sea breeze mixed with sunny sky, nothing more beautiful photography.
Ulu Watu Temple
Located in the south of Bali, Ulu Watu is one of the ancient temple and the holiest in Bali. Built in the 15th century by a cleric Javanese design, Ulu Watu temple where sea goddess Dewi Danu. Located on a 90 meter high vertical cliffs, looking down from this house guests will find India Greens know immense. When dusk falls, the cliffs glowed like gold in the afternoon sun, the bottom is white foam waves, very romantic. We can say Ulu Watu temple where the building is one the most beautiful places in Bali about the level of grandeur.
Gunung Agung
For the people of Bali, Gunung Agung is the holiest. Also known as the "Holy Mountain", where is located the famous temple of Pura Besakih. 3.014m high, Gunung Agung is a still active volcano and is the highest mountain in Indonesia, 1 in 8 summit "Chakra" of the world. Balinese people believe that the gods and spirits of their ancestors live in the Holy Mountain, so many people turning toward this mountain while sleeping. The spectacular landscape with mystic legends, Gunung Agung is the mountains are many tourists love conquer although not easy to do that.
Klung Kung palace
Located in eastern Bali, trying supply Klung Kung is one of the dynasty relics are kept full of Bali. Built in the late 17th century and heavily destroyed during the Dutch colonial war in 1908. Today the basic part of the palace remains are kept intact, including the neck and imperial measures painting style. The top of this building is a tower, on the wall a lot of colorful paintings. Around the palace with lakes and a lot of subjects. Klung Kung Imperial Palace is the address where visitors can not ignore when coming to this beautiful island.
Batur and Lake Batur volcano
Located in the town Kitamani - a beautiful town, on more than 1,500 meters above altitude to sea level, the beauty of the Batur volcano Special impress any visitor to this. From far away, were able to see lava flows sealed covered mountain near Penelokan, that mountain looks like a shiny black open mines, white smoke still rising from the two adjacent craters on the mountain. Foothills as Lake Batur with romantic mist, clear blue water, picturesque scene. They say the warm water lake but no living creature is due immediately beneath lake crater also has quietly active.
Village Tenganan
Located in the east of the island, is an indispensable destination for every tourist itinerary to Bali, village of Bali Aga Tenganan of people living separate from the outside world, so that cultural and religious teachers from the 11th century are still preserved to this day. Tenganan is famous for painting handicrafts. These paintings are made very feats, with unique materials only locally, so the time to do a painting is almost 3 years. Tenganan also attracts tourists by the traditional festival very attractive are organized regularly in the village.
