Bali! Bali! Bali! Bali! Bali!

We love Bali – can you tell?

Whilst it’s only been a week since our last little adventure, there was a last minute public holiday announced in Singapore for the election to be held, and seeing as Nick has had to work all over holidays this year to buy back enough time for us to get married this Christmas, it seemed only right that we jumped at the chance to have a little, ever so slightly longer break from Singapore.

Poppies pina coladas, served in fresh carved coconuts by our lagoon style pool 

Whilst Thursday night was filled with steak and wine in Singapore, Friday morning dawned bright and early and we were on our way. We were staying in a slightly different part of town from normal, but that didn’t mean that we broke with any of our local favourite locations or traditions. To say that we’re creatures of habit would be an utterly shocking understatement!

The pool at Poppies

The photos of this trip probably all look a lot like the photos of our last trip, the only difference being that this time we had discovered that one of our very favourite restaurants also runs some no-frills cottages just over the little alley from the restaurant.           

Nestled in amongst a very lush, overgrown garden we found ten little huts, Poppies Cottages were nothing fancy but all made with traditional thatched roofs and covered in flowers, a lagoon-like swimming pool with a maximum of four people using it at any time, and the most friendly service imaginable. And all for the bargain price of around £50 a night for both of us.

Wedmin breakfast at the hut

Breakfast was served at the cottage on the little table just outside the door, where I would arrive at around 8am, working through wedding planning and a couple of highly addictive podcasts that I have got hooked on while Nick slept. Then we spent our days and nights doing our normal rounds. Sunset on the beach front at Ku De Ta, amazing fish suppers at Sardine (so good that after our Friday dinner success we just cancelled other plans and went again for Saturday night), a little bit of shopping in the little one-off shops and a lot of mooching around.

Sardine - dinner with a view looking out over the rice fields

We’re going back to Bali again when Catherine and Jeff are over in November, and we’re already working on our plan of things that we have to do with them while we’re there. Bali really is a rather special place!

Bali sunsets have to be amongst the best there are!