Green vs grey

One of the things that I recognized that is completely different to Munich is the intensive green color that you can find everywhere in Bali because of the many rice fields. It was quite strange when we came back, Munich suddenly occurred very grey to me. Of course it's still winter here and the leaves and grass is just beginning to grow again, but even during the hottest summer, you will never see these colors that you have in tropical regions:

I'm currently still having a jet lag, I wake up at 5 am every morning and I almost fall asleep during work at 5 pm and I find it very hard to concentrate, so I 'm sorry if my English is bad right now. :)

Kram,

Isabell

Back home...

What a long journey back... It took us 21 hours to get back home again. When we came out of the plane it had 10°C and it rained. It's so strange to wear winter clothes again after 3 weeks of flip flops, bikini and t-shirts. But it also feels good to be at home and to have an internet connection that works :).
As it wasn't possible the last few days here are some pictures which I already wanted to show you the last few days.

That's a typical picture for Bali, when you come to the beaches in the Cangu area:

and of course the surfers:

..and some pictures from our hotel in Seminyak, where we spent the last days in Bali:

We really had a wonderful time in Bali and I am very relaxed. Looking forward to blogging again :)

Isabell

Chill Bali

Tim and I just came back from a wonderful massage. The Spa is called Chill, it's in Legian/Seminyak. The masseur starts with washing your feet, which felt a little bit strange at first but was very nice actually, they use a mint/lemon foot washing lotion which smells very good.

Photo: Chill

After that they brought us to the massage room which is very quiet and a little bit chilly but has a cozy light. We got a blanket and an ipod with chill-out music. The massage was fantastic and I feel so good right now. I wish I had a "Chill" in Munich :)

Kram,

Isabell

Naughty Nuri's Warung

We've been at Naughty Nuri's Warung for dinner today. The speciality is pork ribs, so the entire warung has pictures of pigs:

 

 You also see Miss Piggy lying on top of the bar:

 

The BBQ place:

 

And the delicious Pork ribs, that are very tender and have a special marinade:

 

It was a very nice evening and we've just returned to our hotel. We are driving around very much everyday as Tim is checking many surf spots for the waves (and surfing) so I'm often tired in the evening but happy to be on vacation and I'm finally really relaxing here. Still some more days at least...

Have a good day!

Isabell

Single Fin Cafe in Uluwatu

Some update from our time in Uluwatu, as we didn't have internet during this time. We've been in the Single Fin café in Uluwatu, it 's a colourful café with colorful furniture:

You can enjoy a fantastic view from up there down to the sea while enjoying a fresh pineapple juice. 

When we were there there was a little bit of wind blowing which was very welcomed as it was a hot day and the way down to the beach is quite a workout...

Unfortunately the weather was a little bit cloudy when we were there but I think you can still see how nice it is to sit in this café and just enjoy the sea. I often miss the sea in Munich and having it here in Bali everyday is just great.

Have a good day !

Isabell

Our new hotel... Astana Batubelig

We like to stay at different places, so we moved from Seminyak to Batubelig. We decided to stay in a very good hotel for the next 3 nights, the Astana Batubelig. I think this is the most luxurious hotel I've ever been in my entire life. It's spacious and I especially like the grey and brown colour:

A bathroom with a shower and a bath tub:

And the best of all: our own pool! You can enter it from any room and of course from the little garden:

We normally don't choose these hotels as they are very expensive, but in Bali you can afford it...

Looking forward to the next 3 days :)

Kram,

Isabell

Lazy afternoon in Meja Bali

Tim goes surfing everyday in the morning and if possible also in the evening. While Tim is in the water, I spend the time reading, walking on the beach and taking pictures. This is what I needed. Time for myself and time for us. This afternoon we've been together in a very cozy café in Seminyak, which is called Meja:

It's like sitting in a living room with little lights everywhere (and you know I really like that :)). 

Kram,

Isabell

Shopping in Seminyak

We have just moved to Seminyak and we have a new hotel which finally has a good internet connection so I can upload some pictures and blog. I really missed that! On our first day here we spent some time shopping in Seminyak. The buildings are very special like that shop which is selling shoes and bags:

and of course we also went to a Surf shop called "The Drifter" that is selling a lot of different surf brands :

They also have a little café inside, I like the shop very much:

After this shopping tour our bags are certainly too heavy :)

Kram,

Isabell

Moving to Uluwatu

We have moved down to the south of Bali to Uluwatu, it's really nice but the problem is that they have a bad internet connection here so it took me over 1 hour to upload pictures, so therefore I stopped after the first. But I wanted to show you the hotel room we are currently in:

Just very simple and clean, but that's all we need for these 3 days we are here, as we are mostly outside, as Tim is surfing every wave her gets. :)

As soon as we move to another hotel with a better connection there will be more pictures.

Have a nice friday!

Isabel

Breakfast

One of my favorite things for breakfast here in Bali is a banana pancake with maple sirup, cocos flakes and lime juice. They serve it in these little banana leaves, I really like the small details about it and it tastes very delicious:

I'm enjoying every moment here, you have nothing to think about, healthy food and we have a spa just around the corner where I was for a relax massage today. It feels so good after weeks of work and work and work again. I'm finally starting to realize that I'm on vacation :)

Kram,

Isabell

View from our hotel room Bali

Our hotel in Bali is really a little oasis in all the lively traffic and it's just very cozy, clean and nice. For me it's always important that the hotel is not too big, it makes it more personal. This is the view we have every morning when we open the door:

We will stay here for another 3 nights, I'll enjoy every moment :)

Kram,

Isabell

Breakfast is served...

Yesterday when we came to our hotel we could choose or breakfast for today by a list with different things and when we woke up breakfast was already served:

I chose orange juice and toast and eggs sunny side up, Tim chose Nasi Goreng. After that we also got coffee and fresh papaya and water melon. What a luxury! The room is also very spacious and I will show you more pics tomorrow. I'm still fighting against jet lag... :)

Have a good day!

Isabell