Of dancing monkeys and grilled fish.
Kecak show at Pura Luhur Ulawatu in Bali, Indonesia.
Bali is expensive. Not compared to the US, I suppose. But in comparison to everywhere I’ve been over the past four months. Maybe I’ve been spoiled by traveling 12 hours for $4 in India. Or spending $3.50 for rooms in Thailand. Or eating dinner for $1.
So it’s kind of hard now to be spending $15 on a room. Or $10 on a meal. And the only way to really see anything I might want to see, or to get anywhere, really, is to hire a car and driver.
It adds up. A lot.
A. Lot.
Luckily I happened to be in Sanur at the same time as Lisa, who I knew from her blog and from Twitter. We met up and then ended up sharing a day trip to Ulawatu and Jimbaran. Since the drivers charge per car, not per person, having two people automatically cuts your costs.
We started the trip with a stop at a random temple…
And then headed towards Pura Luhur Ulawatu, one of Bali’s most holiest temples. And what I mean by “holiest” is “monkey infested.”
After dodging monkeys we caught the Kecak show, a traditional fire and dance show based on a chanting chorus of men.
After the show our driver took us to Jimbaran, a stretch of beach famous for their fresh (and overpriced) seafood dinners.
So, yeah. Bali is going to kill my bank account…
Ali
July 24, 2012at10:35 amI think we saw the exact same dance show, or at least very similar. We were not so impressed because it seemed so fake, and it looked like the guys were snickering to each other. Despite the large amounts of fire, there were 6 year old boys sleeping in the audience. We walked out after about 20 minutes.
Val
July 25, 2012at2:13 amIt was really fake. Totally just done for tourists.