BALI VISIT 28- 12- 2024 to 4-1-2025
In the year end I had an opportunity to visit Bali Indonesia along with my family. This was 7 hours flight journey from New Delhi . Air India flight. The flight started at 8 PM The weather was heavy rain Even at Gurgaon also at the the time of journey there heavy downpour and our street was in about 2 feet of water and the traffic was moving in snail pace for about 10 KM. We reached airport at about 8 PM Usually it will take 30 minutes . I had wheel chair . Therefore the entire family can come with me So the other formalities has taken minimum time because priority basis. We had some snacks before boarding as Shankar has got Platinum pass ,he and Arun had free dinner at lounge Buffee system . The flight started at 11.10 PM late by half an hour. As the it was Air India we were provided with drinks hot and soft as decided by the passenger. and dinner also and morning time we were given breakfast also just one hour before arrival at Bali . We reached Bali at 9.20 AM, The difference of time is 2.30 hours + .
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At the Air port we@had Coffee and reached our hotel at about 12 noon The holiday resort .This is one of the sea shore resort Most of hotels are located near sea beach only . We were alloted rooms at about 2 PM and we took rest about 3 Hours as our night sleep was disturbed. We had our lunch at the hotel itself .
There nearby many indian hotel and we had our indian type of food in dinner in the night around 9 PM and we had good night sleep .
29 -12 -2024
Second day at Bali. We were having complimentary Break fast in the hotel every morning After breakfast we hired a Taxi for Going to GARUDA WISHNU KENCANA at Bali and reached there at 12 noon
GARUDA WISHNU KENCANA the place where Garuda holding Lord Wishnu in lap . First we witness the street dance program in the open theatre Here the artist are doing live program Indonesian folk dance drama The time was half an hour at is has been performed in every hour .After wards we went around that complex Very big complex The folk Dance was performed in Amphi Theater ..
The complex having the JENDELA BALI RESTAURANT , BERADA RESTAUNT,STREET THEATER, GARUDA SINELEKA, LOTUS POND FESTIVAL PARK,TITIAN GARUDA ,GVK STATUE ,AMPHI THEATER,PLAZA KURA-KURA THE TALE OF ETERNITY SPRINGS KANCANA SOVENIRS
THE DESCRIPTION ONE BY ONE
There is a car parking available Free bus fecilities by way of mini bus electric are available to take visitors up to heritage sites ,but inside you have pay nominal payment to to take round about inside..Inside they hve provided restaurants and street food corners .
The first to visit is street theater Here Balinese cultrural troupe performing folk dance drama at every one hour for about half an hour duration t is entertaining The artist were performance is eye catching one .at Amphi theater
There are 2 Garude big staues in side There is a big groun ihe the middle grass one people can relax. The main attraction is a big Staue of Garuda Wishnu Height 75 Mts about 246 feet and width is 65 Mts say 213 feet They say it is world tallest one statue made of copper .
GARUDAV WISHNU STATUE
There is guided tour inside the statue at every 45 minutes only 8 people at a time
There are more than 30 floors . As the statue is considered as holi one the visitors has to cover their feet by plastic which has been provided . only in 6 floors the visitors are taken not all floors
In floor no 9 the story of Garuda and snakes birth and their enmity and how Garuda saves his mother from slavery was shown in film then we have taken to different floors and explained to us the sample of copper plates and it has oxidised to stone colour and explained how floor level construction etc and enginners. involved. The basic material were lime stone which available in the same site and copper plated. In 23 rd floor daily puja is performed. Visitors not allowed to touch puja materials. Many view points were provided to see out side .
to be continued
