Two years ago was the
most memorable holiday in my life. 25th July, 2014 my grandmother and I went on
vacation to spend our time. We went to the place that is famous even in other
countries named Bali Island which also known as the island of the gods. We went
to Bali Island by airplane from Jakarta. I so excited because that is my first
time I went to Bali. We really enjoyed our trip.
After second hour we
spent our time in the airplane, finally we arrived in Bali Island. I visited
some interesting places that I could only see in the television before. We
visited Bali Island for 4 days and stayed in a hotel that is cheap
for us in Kuta.
Our first day on Bali Island, we visited a place named
Tanah lot. Tanah lot is a beautiful place. We could see a temple for local
people pray to the god which is located in the Middle of sea. That day the
weather was very bright. We really enjoyed the beautiful scenery and took a lot
of picture there. We were also impressed by the beauty of waves which crushed
the temple cliffs from the distance.
The second day we were in Bali Island, we visited jogger.
Jogger is a place for shopping that offers unique items such as local
handicrafts, t-shirts, shoes and many more. All the stuff there was pretty
expensive but it was suitable with its quality. We walked around the shop to
see what we could buy. Because we were confused to decide what we were going to
buy, nobody noticed that we had spent 4 hours there. Finally, I just bought a
pair of shoes and a unique Balinese t-shirt while my grandmother buy a lot of stuff
as presents for her friends. After went for shopping, we continued our trip to
Bukit Peninsula, south Denpasar to see GWK. Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) monument
is the largest Southeast Asia which ever built by human. GWK is a statue of
Vishnu that depicts the God protector of the people of Balinese. I was so
amazed to see the sights there. That was very beautiful place, so that made we
wanted to taken many pictures and stay longer there.
Our third day in Bali Island, we went to a beach known
for its beauty and the waves that are great. It was Kuta beach. Kuta beach is a
great place for surfing and seeing the sunset. There we found a lot of tourists
from various countries coming. I tried to make a conversation with one of them
to test my English skills. He was George and his wife Barbara. They were from
Perth that was having honeymoon there. They were very fond of having vacation
in Bali Island. They said that Bali Island is one of the most beautiful places
in the world. Hearing their opinion about Bali Island, I became a very proud
and grateful to be able to visit a beautiful place in the world without having
to go abroad. Unfortunately, that time the wind was very strong and dangerous.
We were not allowed to swim and surf. We ended up just sitting on the seashore
and had a conversation with foreign tourists there.
The next day we went to Sukowati market. It was a
traditional Market that sells Balinese items. In contrast to Jogger, Sukowati
Market was cheaper. Nevertheless, we must be smart in dealing the price with
the seller or we could lose like what I suffered. I bought Balinese batik of for
100 thousand rupiahs while my grandmother just bought only 40 thousand rupiahs
in the same place. I was very ashamed while my grandmother could only laugh.
Afterwards, we went back to hotel and then prepared for went back to
Jakarta.
It was time for us to go home. I was sad to leave Bali
Island. I really enjoyed the beautiful nature there and the hospitality of its
people. It seemed time went so fast there. I should continue our way home. I
will not forget my valuable experience there and hope I can come back again
soon.
