nous revoici enfin sur la route, pour 2 mois mais avec un ecart en asie cette fois. Premiere etape 6jours a Bali.
Dépaysement réel tel qu'annoncé. On se rend immédiatement de l'aeroport à Padangbai pour prendre le ferry apres une heure de négociation pour un taxi... Les sollicitations de tous cotés ne manquent pas et seront permanentes sur toutes la durée du séjour... On nous avait prévenu qu'on apprendrait a dire "non".
Apres 2h heures de "fast boat" on atteint Gili Island (Gili Air) entre l'Ile de Bali et celle de Lombok. On y restera 2 jours. Décevant : Trop touristique (bungalow, centre de plongé, restaurant les uns apres les autres). Le village au centre de l'ile pour les locaux est plus agreable. L'eau pourtant bleu et belle est jonchée régulierement (pour ne pas dire tous les metres coté est de sac poubelles et autre détritus)...Dommage pour un lieu dit paradisiaque.
Direction Ubud: plus au centre de Bali, on trouve une chambre chez l'habitant. Les lieux sont plus agréables. Temples et rizieres tout autour de la ville, on fait une balade a velo pour découvrir le cadre et comprendre un peu plus le mode de vie des indonésiens. Premiers massages, restau locaux sympatiques et danses traditionnelles.... On en redemande !!! (Voir photos sous traduction anglaise.)
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Hello,
we finally took the road again ! For 2 months, we gonna travel.. but in Asia now and the first step was one week in Bali.
The "change of scene" is real, as expexted. As soon as arrived in the airport we drove to Pandangbai to catch a ferry. Well more extactly, one hour after looking for a taxi and obtaining a good bargain. And the request for all the mater (taxi, jewel etc) fuse from all side and are permanent all along the trip around bali. Some friends told us we gonna learn how to say "no".
After riding a fast boat for 2 hours we reached Gili Island (and stop at Gili Air) between Bali and Lombok. We stayed 2 days. Disapointed : it's just a tourist place with restaurants, bungalow and dive center put side by side one after the others. The water wich looks beautiful throw along the shore huge amounts of rubbish and plastic bags... However, the village in center of the island with all the local living there is more authentic and pleaseful.
Then Ubud : more in the center of Bali, we found a delighted homestay. Temples and rice fields around the town, we took a cycling tour to discover them and to understand a bit more the indonesian culture. It was also the opportunity to try some balenese massage and food and to attend to a traditional (fire and trace) danse. Well we didn't have enough and wish to have more !!!
we finally took the road again ! For 2 months, we gonna travel.. but in Asia now and the first step was one week in Bali.
The "change of scene" is real, as expexted. As soon as arrived in the airport we drove to Pandangbai to catch a ferry. Well more extactly, one hour after looking for a taxi and obtaining a good bargain. And the request for all the mater (taxi, jewel etc) fuse from all side and are permanent all along the trip around bali. Some friends told us we gonna learn how to say "no".
After riding a fast boat for 2 hours we reached Gili Island (and stop at Gili Air) between Bali and Lombok. We stayed 2 days. Disapointed : it's just a tourist place with restaurants, bungalow and dive center put side by side one after the others. The water wich looks beautiful throw along the shore huge amounts of rubbish and plastic bags... However, the village in center of the island with all the local living there is more authentic and pleaseful.
Then Ubud : more in the center of Bali, we found a delighted homestay. Temples and rice fields around the town, we took a cycling tour to discover them and to understand a bit more the indonesian culture. It was also the opportunity to try some balenese massage and food and to attend to a traditional (fire and trace) danse. Well we didn't have enough and wish to have more !!!
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| Gili Revers de la medaille Gili : 2nd side of the medal |
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| Gili Island Envers du decor Gili Island first side of the medal |
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| Artistes danse Balinese (à Ubud) Balinese danse artist (in Ubud) |
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| Rizieres / Rice field |
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| Le livre de la jungle The jungle book |
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| Ce n'est pas au singe qu'il faut apprendre a faire la grimace Don't learn the old monkey how to make faces |
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| Visite maison balinese avec notre guide Balinese house with our guide |
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| Volcan sur les hauteurs de Ubud Ubud's Upland Volcano |
