taman sukasada
About 5 km from Amlapura city located strategically at coastal side in the village of ujung.  Taman Sukasada  is an heritage building of old Karang Asem kingdom which own beautiful parks and surrounded by big beautiful fish ponds said there was only one big sacred pond called Di Dirah, at the time of I Gusti Gde Putu (1849-1893) rule the kingdom, with his younger brother I Gusti Gde Oka.

This place was used as an exile for those who alleged practicing black magic ( leak ) and at the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik ( also called Anak Agung anglurah Ketut ) govern the kingdom  who began to ruled  the kingdom in year 1909 this place was extended and developed with some other ponds and beautiful European style buildings.

bajra_sandhi3This museum recognize by the name of Bajra Sandhi because its look like a Bajra Or Genta ( small ringing bell which is use by hindu priest when recite the holly weda mantras in religious ceremony ) This monument comprising 33 diorama, depicting the journey history from prehistory, what is human being still go about in a very base in the nature until the period of filling the independence.

penelokan1
Most favorite tourist destination in Bali offer beautiful view of Batur volcano and lake Batur, a huge caldera of about 7 miles diameter and 1000 feet depth.

Penelokan means Place for looking . this is sensational, quite unlike anything else in Bali in scale and rugged grandeur.  The Batur volcano located in Kintamani  and it has erupted for  about 24 times since year 1800.

penglipuranTraditional village which has unique characteristic of life, socializing and culture. The natural nature and environment of the countryside is designating the pittance touch of modernization influence.

Located about 6 km north of the city of Bangli, in a plateau of about 700 meter above the sea level.  Some say that the name of  penglipuran derive from the word Pangeling pura meaning remember to ancestor which said that people of this village was migrate from another village called Bayung Gede.

The other story say the name come from the word panglipur meaning entertainer. Connect up to  the village formerly often visited by the king to amuse to amuse himself because its natural beauty.

The houses of this village from the north to the south are look beautiful in particular the entrance gates are similar from one to another

gitgit1The waterfall is reach by a walk through the ricefield and wood lands in the fresh, cool air of the hillside. It’s about 15 m high. This is a pleasant place to visit if you are looking  for to break your journey or have a picnic. You can swim in the pool at the foot  of the falls.

lovinaFamous tourist resort at the northern part of Bali, beautiful black sand`beach, calm sea water and famous for its dolphin watching tour where hundreds of dolphins can be seen in the morning time about 1 km off the shore .

The name was given to this stretch of coastline by the last king of Buleleng  Anak Agung Panji Tisna, a famous Balinese author who built a leisure retreat here, derive from the word love and Ina which means pleasure ( a modern and prim explanation claim that ina is short of Indonesia ) the beach were use by

thepeople of Buleleng  for recreation. Gitgit waterfall The waterfall is reach by a walk through the ricefield and wood lands in the fresh, cool air of the hillside. It’s about 15 m high. This is a pleasant place to visit if you are looking  for to break your journey or have a picnic. You can swim in the pool at the foot  of the falls.http://baliparadisedriver.com

kehen temple

This is something special, event among Balinese temples, its age, its dramatic position and the richness of the ornamentation justify its fame and its exalted rank as the state temple of Bangli. it tower above us as we approach from the road, with a long and elegant flight of steps leading up Bangli hill.

Inside there are three main terraces. An atmosphere of restful and calm is evoked by graceful carved shape of the masonry in pinkish white sandstone, the spacious of the temple’s lay out, and its surrounding of wood land  and coconut groves. A huge banyan tree grows in the courtyard, with a thatched roof for the wooden bell perched on the branches At the bottom of the steps a small building known as Pura Penyimpenan serves as museum for the important inscribed stones found in the temple.

There are three inscriptions of major significance. The first  in Sanskrit, dated back to the 9th  century. its Reference to the lord of fire connect up with the fact that the temple is said have been dedicated originally to god Brahma, the god of fire. The second inscription refers to Empu Kuturan an important hindu priest at the time of king Udayana in
the 11th century  the third inscription refers to a king who ruled in Bali at the beginning of 13th century that leads some people to the date of the origins of the temple from this time.

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