The trip did not start on a positive note when I "sprained" my left wrist and forgot to pack in my laptop and DSLR chargers on the departure day.
When we exit from the airport, we were welcomed by our driver, Dewa, whom we'd contacted via email several weeks ago. He was recommended by one of the contributors in a forum I frequent. We were swiftly brought to a Suzuki APV, which can comfortably sits 1 driver and 5 adults and bag gages.
I told Dewa that I need to buy a camera charger (as I know my laptop is fully charged and I only need to use it towards the end of my trip). He dropped us at the Discovery Mall to check out whether we can get what we want.
After some search, we managed to purchase my DSLR charger at Rp500,000 (around S$70) which I believed may be a rip-off. I decided to just pay and not let this little mishap to spoil my long awaited holiday.
Dewa was in the carpark patiently waiting for us and off we go to the next stop - Hard Rock Hotel to fetch my sister & family who were at Bali 2 days before us. After picking them up, we head to Ubud, which is around 1 hour ride away.
At around 6pm, we reached our accommodation - Green Fields Hotel and Bungalow. From what we understand from Dewa, the place is very popular and is always fully booked and we're lucky to have gotten 2 rooms. Well, I guess it's always good to plan in advance and travel during off-peak periods.
Both of our rooms are in the same block. 1 on the ground floor, and 1 on the 2nd floor. My room was on the 2nd floor and I was very happy when I saw how spacious and nicely done up the room was. And from our balcony, we can view a good sunset with paddy fields at the foreground.
After settling down, we head towards the famous Crispy Dirty Duck eatery to try its Crispy Duck (of course). The duck is indeed crispy, but not really fleshy enough to our liking.
We ordered the pork ribs as well, after the dinner at the next table raved to us about how tender and good it was. I would say that it's indeed tender and slightly above average, but definitely not the best one out there. Apart from these, we ordered Gado Gado and some calamari. The portion here is not really big, nice portion for a typical Asian lady. So if you have a huge appetite, do order more.
After the dinner, we strolled back to our hotel (less than 15 mins walk) and turned in early for the long day tomorrow.
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