We got ourselves a taxi from
Ubud to Amed from someone named Nyoman. There is a bus from Ubud to Amed, but the journey takes more than 3 hours since it takes passengers off and on in many places.. The bus fare was 120,000 and we paid Rp 30,000 more per person and got in our taxi and hit the road.. When we say taxi, it is not a car, but a Suzuki, more like a van or minibus.
Our driver I Nyoman offered to take us to tourist attractions on the way.. He suggested visiting 2 big temples and organic gardens which are not on our way but nearby, and asked for 150.000 Rp (30 TL) for this.
It was a reasonable price for us.. Returning from Lombok island, we were thinking of visiting these places ourselves by motorbike.. When you add motorcycle rent, gas money and time, 15 TL per person is considered quite cheap, because we travel with a private vehicle for us. started giving information. Together with my Iranian-Dutch friend, Farid, we asked hundreds of questions.
Bali uses only 4 names.. They name the babies Wayan, Made, Nyoman and Ketut in order of birth, and when the fifth child is born, it doesn’t matter if it’s a boy or a girl. They keep repeating by the name Wayan. So, at the same time, when friends, who are all first children, are together, when someone calls out to someone, how do their friends understand who they are calling? Said they brought ‘ni’ suffix, iwayan, niwayan shape. Isn’t it interesting!
The caste system in India also exists in Bali.. Brahmans are at the top, government officials and the rich are from this class.. Our driver’s class was lower, but he married one of the Brahmins.
After marriage, whatever class the man was, the woman he married passed into that class, although the girl’s family initially greeted them with distaste, but now things are not bad.
First we stopped by Kehen Temple (Pura Kehen). This garden temple is located north of the town of Bangli and about 45 km from the capital Denpasar.
You have to climb a steep staircase starting from the side of the road.. The temple, founded by Sri Brahma Kemuti Ketu in the 11th century, is the second largest temple in Bali.. We paid 10,000 Rupiah for the entrance and they gave us a pink sash that we can wear around our waist after we put on the sarongs.
There is a 900 year old tree in the temple’s garden and a small wooden temple is built on the tree.
göster Show Content List Mother Temple Luwak Coffee, one of the most beautiful temples in Bali, Bali coffee, Balinese tea, tropical fruits, spices The Most Expensive Coffee in the World: Kopi Luwak The majestic and beautiful Mount Agung Journey to the northern town of Amed
Mother Temple, one of Bali’s most beautiful temples
An hour away from Kehen Temple, Mother Temple We had some very good roads on our way to strong>.. The roads are rough and narrow, but the view of banana and coconut trees, rice fields and mountains is stunning.. Mother Temple, Bali’s largest temple. We paid Rp 20,000 per person entry. The most beautiful temple I have ever seen in Bali. Many tourists wander around the temple.
The garden is beautiful.. When you visit a few high points of the temple, which is spread over a wide area, you can see the other parts of the temple as well as you have the chance to see the view from above.. When we came to the door of the main temple by walking up a long staircase, the officials there did not allow us to enter.. Our driver said if they block you, ignore it, don’t speak and enter.. I also said that there was no protector in any temple I visited, and it was pointless to have it here.
When we first encountered Balinese who exhibited angry behavior, we gave up. We have seen the main part, which is already open, by entering in this way.. As I learned later, we could report this to the police, there are normally no restrictions for entry.
Luwak Coffee, Bali coffee, Bali tea, tropical fruits, spices
After the temple visits, Nyoman took us to an organic farm called Teraz Agro where coffee, cocoa and different trees are grown. The view of the rice fields opposite this place, which is built in a high valley, was remarkable.
Nyoman introduced us to the trees and plants one by one.. Cocoa, coffee, pineapple, banana, vanilla, ginseng, lemon grass… At the end of the short tour, they offer five free drinks in that exquisite view.. Bali coffee, Balinese cocoa, coffee with ginseg, teas and coffees prepared from ginger and lemon plants (not the tree).
The World’s Most Expensive Coffee: Kopi Luwak
Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world. As far as I know, it is sold for a price over 1000 TL per kilogram.. While we were able to find a cup of coffee for a price of 40,000 Rp (8 TL), we decided not to miss the opportunity and drink it.
Luwak coffee is an animal called Luwak/Civet cat, which is one of the felines. It is prepared by disinfecting and roasting undigested coffee beans.
This animal is said to select and eat the best quality coffee beans.. Outside, a Balinese girl was roasting luwak coffees on the stove.. The smell of coffee in the air. Each coffee takes one hour to roast.
Tasteful, kopi luwak was reminiscent of Turkish coffee in flavor.. We drank our world’s most expensive coffee with lots of ground coffee under the magnificent rice fields view.
After the kopi luwak, it was time for the other drinks served.. Ginger, ginseng, cocoa, lemon gras… Each of the other prepared drinks tasted great too.
The majestic and beautiful Mount Agung
From 9:30 in the morning We’ve been on the road since and we were hungry. At around 3 am, we had dinner on the way at a restaurant overlooking Agung DağI, with one of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen in my life.. The price of the delicacies served as an open buffet was Rp 70,000, but the view offered was priceless.. After a 45-minute journey after dinner, we finally arrived in Amed, the town where we will take the diving course.
Travel to Amed town in the North
After Arriving in Amed First we stopped by the Jukung Diving diving course office and registered, then we got back in our taxi and visited the homestays on the road one by one.. Prices are generally between 150-250 thousand Rp, but we learn that they are mostly full.
Finally, we made a bargain with a place called Bucu Homestay, which has a large and high quality cafe-bar in front of which 1 room was prepared for use 2 days ago.. I reduced the price from 150k Rp to 130k. This is the price including 2 people and this means 12.5 TL per person, including breakfast.. The room is double-decker, with a king size bed downstairs, a bed with mosquito nets on all four corners, and a bed just laid on the floor upstairs. I couldn’t stand it so I bought papaya, banana and cucumber for an evening snack.. We arrived at our hotel on the dark road, singing fun rhymes in English that Farid taught.. It was cut off while filling out the form in the diving course.. I ran the flashlight program on my mobile phone for electricity, when I realized that something was moving on the wall in that light.
I guess many people who saw this would be scared and scream.. A huge, tarantula-sized black spider. It was great timing for the hotel staff to come by to see if we needed anything at the time.. We caught the spider and went on a hunt for insects and spiders together.
The roof made of different architecture is knitted with bamboo trees.. We saw a few more spiders crawling among them.. Let’s see how it will be to sleep in these conditions.
Before I took the laptops and went to the cafe, I sprayed all of the big bug spray brought by the staff in every corner of the room.. I threw myself out without poisoning. 3-4 hours have passed in the cafe and I am writing from there now.
A place where you can read books, play billiards and cards, take your laptop and hang out according to your mind.. Along with some other guests, the cafe’s live music team mingled and played and sang to their liking.
Day 352: Indonesia:9, Amed, Bali, 21 July 2011