Day 4.
Today we planned to do some souvenirs shopping. With Bakhtiar's help, we managed to a get driver for a half a day trip around town, from 1.30pm - 6.30pm for RP300K.
So in the morning, after breakfast, we decided to go for a pedicure and manicure session at one of the spas near our hotel.
We chose Princess's Spa.
People always ask me to go for full body massage because that is Balinese people are known for. But, considering my condition I dared not to do any massage so we settled with pedi and mani.
Obviously the treatment is nothing to shout for. I mean I can get the same (better) treatment in Kuala Lumpur but obviously the rate is cheaper in Bali.
The two spa assistants thanked us profusely as we were the first customer of the day. So, I hoped we do bring some good business for them for that day.
After pampering ourselves, we walked along the street and we found out that there's a beach nearby.
Obviously, this is not the famous Kuta Beach (or maybe it is) but I am so happy to be near the beach. Since it was scorching hot so we didn't stay too long at the beach. Took a few photos and back to hotel and get ready.
Our driver greeted us at the lobby at 1.30pm sharp. We made a few stops and actually managed to get everyone's souvenirs.
Since we paid RP300K for the half a day trip, we thought it would such a waste to be using it only in town so we asked if the driver can bring us to Uluwatu and watch the Kecak Dance.
Ok, the reason why Uluwatu was not in our earlier itinerary because we heard so much about monkeys in Uluwatu. Apparently, the monkeys are quite violent and they steals from tourist. So Pak Media (our guide from the 2nd day) didn't really encourage us to go there.
But after giving it so much thought, we decided to give it a try. I mean how violent can the monkeys be, right?
But Agus already have another Client that he needs to pick up at the airport at 7.30pm and the Kecak Dance performance is at 6pm. It's impossible to go there and come back to airport in time. Not our luck.
After we done shopping at our third store, Agus said that he can bring us to Uluwatu as he already made another arrangement with his friend. Like, how accommodating can he be?
For that, we were super thankful to him.
It was already 4.oo at that time and it's a 40 minutes journey to Uluwatu. We stopped by at McDonalds (it's halal by the way) for a quick snack and off we go!
Once there, Agus reminded us to be careful with our belongings and don't mind the monkeys. Upon entering the temple, we were given a string to tie around our waist as a show of respect of the place.
Agus took the role as our photographer.
We took some photos and around the area and off to the theatre set to get the tickets for the Kecak performance. Luckily we go there early because it full house that day.
The performance was something different and while watching the dance, we managed to catch a glimpse of the sunset.
Once the show ended, we walked back to the carpark where Agus will be waiting for us. Our next stop should be Planet Hollywood but Agus need to pass some documents to his friend that is waiting for his Client at the airport. So, we off to airport first then to Planet Hollywood.
It was already 9 when we reached Planet Hollywood. We were there for 20 minutes because there was nothing much to see and we asked Agus to drop us at Kuta Square instead of the hotel.
We paid Agus (plus some tips) and off we go to find something to eat. Do some more shopping. Not too long though as we have to go back to hotel because we need to start packing.
It has been long and tiring day for us so as soon as we finish packing, we called it a night.
Till my next entry.
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