Hey happy people, yay to the New Year!We spent the end of 2010 and the start of 2011 in rainy Bali with a couple of friends from Finland. No, it's more than a couple of friends. Coincidentally, Sami had quite a few friends from Finland in Bali at the same time. Home for eight days was at Buah Bali Villa in Seminyak. We had our own little private pool. Nice.
Despite the crappy weather and extremely choppy boat rides, Poika and I did have some pretty cool sightings on our dive trips with BlueFin. The highlights were, 3 Manta Rays at Manta Point, a white-tip shark and a pretty cool drift dive at Jack Point. It was too bad we didn't have a camera with us. I am determined to bring a camera on our next dive trip.
We also had quite a bit of fun scooting around the city on our little ride, getting lost the whole time. Well, apparently everyone gets lost in Bali and therefore it is forgivable to be late in this city.
Ended up in one of many pretty rice fields
Most of our meals were at restaurants along Oberoi street in Seminyak.The Junction// Chic decor and yummy Ocean Salad.
Ultimo// Great value for money. It's always packed at dinner time, be prepared to wait for a seat.
Mykonos// Pictured above. Yummy lamb chops. Good service and nice casual Greek ambience.
Kaizan// A wide variety of Japanese food. Also good value for money.
And we went to our all-time favourite Jimbaran Bay for seafood twice this trip. Absolutely love the random fireworks by the beach.And for drinks...
KuDeTa// I think almost all visitors to Bali have been to this place. Filled with beautiful people.
Oceans27// We spent New Year's Eve here. Can't judge what this place is like on a regular day.
Rock Bar// Pictured Below. It was a pity we did not manage to get in, it was packed by the time we got there (at 6pm). And priority is given to hotel guests (Ayana at Jimbaran Bay), so pretty slim chance there. It was still nice to walk around the resort for the pretty view.
And I'd like to end this post with a thank you to the friends we spent our first few minutes of the New Year with (Kimmo, Kartri, Ollipekka, Anita, Anni). May 2011 be an awesome year for everyone! YooHoo!
