Last Day in Bali

There was a couple of things we wanted to do on our last day. We wanted to have lunch at Hard Rock Cafe and our friends wanted to visit Kuta Beach markets.  Fortunately Hard Rock Cafe was on Kuta Beach!

Kuta Beach

Our driver, Gus, picked us up from our Villas at 10.00 am and as the traffic was bearable at that time of the day we arrived at Kuta Beach at 10.30 am.  We passed by the memorial for the victims of the Sari Club bombing and were saddened by the number of names.  202 were killed on that fateful day in 2002.

The Bali Bombing Memorial

Gus dropped off at the entrance to the shopping precinct and we walked the streets purchasing odds and end before finally making our way to the markets.

These offerings to the gods are placed outside each shop each morning.  You have to be careful not to trip over them!

The markets are like all the others we have seen around the world.  You dare not look at the wares because the minute you do you are pounced on to buy.  "Missus, missus....You Like.....You buy....Good Price"

I was pleased to leave the markets but not after buying a lovely white linen table runner and placemats.  The set cost me about $20 AU that was quite the bargain.

After the markets we walked the short distance the Hard Rock Cafe.  This has become a bit of a tradition for Philip and I and it is interesting to see the slight menu differences around the world.  Today I ordered the satay's that are a typical Balinese dish but are not on a Hard Rock Cafe "set" menu.  Hard Rock Cafe takes pride in including dishes from the country where they are located.

This particular Hard Rock Cafe was situated right on Kuta Beach and probably because of the location it was the most expensive meal we had eaten!

It has become a tradition to order the onion rings at Hard Rock Cafe.  They are always delicious.

Kuta Beach

That's what I call loaded.  Seatbelts are obviously not compulsory

After lunch it was back to the villas to packs our suitcases to ready ourselves for our return flights back to Australia. We had asked for a late check-out as our friends flight left at 10.30pm and our

flight was at 1.20am!  Such a ridiculous hour to travel.

Our flight home went without a hitch and surprisingly I slept for almost the whole 4.5 hour flight.

Bali was interesting and it was so nice to feel the love for my birthday week celebration.  Would we go back?  Maybe.... but not to Seminyak.  Perhaps to Candi Dasa.  We'll see.