31. Lunch at the Coast
Agung took us to the beach. We visited the Sanur Beach and if I were still a hippy,
this would be the place to be. There are still some ‘older’ hippies around,
hanging out at the local restaurants. But you need to be a beach bunny; this
town is all about the beach.
No, it’s not posh, No, it’s not too clean, No
it’s not the Cote Azure in France, but Sanur has character. Sanur is quirky,
the atmosphere is relaxed and no hurry is the motto of the locals. There are
‘art’ shows around, sign posts tell you were to go, but all is a bit home made.
We went there during the day, of course, its
lunch time, but it is evident that the night life is a bit more rambunctious.
Naturally we had some fish and the food, like everywhere in Bali, is very good.
The
service, always with a smile, was a bit homemade too. You know, plastic
cups and the floor we sat on was the actual sandy beach. They just plopped some
plastic tables and chairs on the sand, and voila, a restaurant. A whole slew of
restaurants were lined up, we took the one that ‘looked’ the best. Prices were
all very similar anyhow.
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| Note the Sign, Bottom Right |
Agung told me he takes his family here for the
weekend when the kids want to play in the water. Sanur is a mix of local,
European and even some American tourists.
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| Entrance to Segara Restaurant Where We Had Lunch |
Some art project was being worked on right at
the beach. A large fish was being constructed, made out of wood (bamboo?) which
looked like a net or very open basket weave. Statues abounded, of course, some
fierce looking and scary. Homemade merchandise was for sale in many shops. It
was touristy, but not to the point of pure tourism. Regular life happened all
around us, too.
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| Bamboo Fish Construction |
It was a quick stop, a lunch stop… we are off
to the Uluwatu Temple now.
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| Bamboo Weaving |
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| More Art Work |
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