Bali- Island of Beaches,Volcanoes,temples & Rice fields

Bali


Uluwatu temple - Bali 
Mt. Batur - Bali
Batuan Temple - Bali
Goa Gajah - Bali
Taman Ayun Temple - Bali
Tanah lot Temple - Bali
 

After a long time I got an opportunity to visit some Asian country to attend an official meeting. 

I was to visit Bali – Indonesia. As there was no direct flight for BALI from India, we got the ticket booked with “Malaysian Airlines” from Delhi to KL & then KL to BALI.

Our journey started on March, 2014 at 11.00 PM from Delhi Airport. We reached  KL at  7.00  AM as per Malaysian time. There is approx. 2 hrs gap between the connecting flight for Bali. 

We reached Ngurah Rai International Airport- Bali  also known as  Denpasar International Airport 12.30  PM as per Indonesian Time. There is a facility of on arrival visa which can be obtained @25 USD and it does not take much time to get it made. The formalities required to get the visa is also hassle-free.One needs to show his Passport , return ticket , hotel booking proof , one form to be filled & no photo is required. 

Bali Airport is adjacent to the sea which you can see while landing or taking-off. It was an amazing experience for me. 

After completing the necessary formalities we came out of the Airport where we were received by the hotel staff. We boarded the hotel car and left for Hotel Intercontinental- Bali. 

Within half an hour we reached the hotel and checked in.We relaxed for some time ,had our lunch and  left for sightseeing.

Bali, the famed Island of the Gods,with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, beaches , temples & volcanoes. Bali is only Hindu Island in the Muslim dominated country.  It is one of the top 10 Asian islands. 

Bali is famous for its beautiful rice fields, beaches, Handicrafts, temples & Volcanoes. Balinese massages are worldwide famous. 

The people of Bali have a strong belief in religion. One can see temples in every few steps. As I eagerly wanted to know about the secret and the importance of these countless temples our cab driver had been the great source of information   to satisfy my curiosity about these temples. He informed that there is a family temple & a village temple for everyone which is not opened for all. Except these temples visitors can go to any temple and offer their prayers. There are the temples for animals and rice too then I got the reason of having so many temples in that place.

Outside every house and shop a stone made throne shape structure is there where people place a basket used for offering prayer known as canang sari  which is made of coconuts leafs which is filled with fruits, biscuit, rice, chicken, money and surprisingly cigarette too. 

Our driver was very nice to us as he informed us each and everything about Bali throughout our visit.During conversation we got to know that they like Indians very much & are very fond of Indian movies despite they don’t understand Hindi language. He sang some Hindi songs also while driving and asked us the meaning of those lyrics.

In my next coming post I would take you to some of the interesting worth visiting sights of BALI.