On the way, we passed by the Dreamland, which was originally named Cimongka.
It's built to be the "new Kuta" while Kuta gets flooded by visitors. We didn't go in, due to lack of time.
Before reaching, the driver has told us about we should get seats at which part, so that in the middle of Kecak Dance, we could still snap good sunset photos.
The admission is just 3,000 Rupiah, inclusive of Sarong. This is a rule to follow while visiting the temples in Bali. You can get rid of this if you are wearing long pants.
We really didn't take many group photos consisting of 3 people. This is one of the few. 
Nice sunset? 
Considered not too bad, but nothing is truly amazing also.
Before you visit Uluwatu, please make sure that you take off any unnecessary items, especially the decoration stuff. The monkeys here are very naughty. They would take away your things.
Spectacles are something they favor the most.
Don't play play with me. 
We had gotta be careful with the monkeys around while shooting photos. 
He grabbed a lady's glasses. I witnessed it with my own eyes. Just in a second, without you noticing, he got it.
To watch the Kecak dance, we paid 50,000 Rupiah (appx USD 5) per person.
The driver ushered us to the place, to get a good location. We actually didn't spend much time going around Uluwatu. The show started at 6pm.
The venue of the Kecak Dance. 
Got a place on the left. 
We were given a synopsis of the story of the dance. Wooi Yee is reading it. 
I don't have much sense in understanding dance, so I also read it prior to the starting of the show. (you can click for larger image to read the storyline)
The Kecak Dance started. 
The people sitting around were there making the sound effect of "cak cak cak". 
The bad character in the story. 
Something gets burned!! I see the people stepping on the fire with bare feet!!
Took a photo with the female characters after the show. 
It's not easy to get a photo with him.
If you ask me how's the dance, I'd answer you very honestly - I've no idea what was going on. Perhaps not to say understand 0%, but I think I only understood about 50% of it.
If you ask me if the show worth the money, I'd also say, NO. This is why later we decided to cancel our plan to watch Barong Dance at Batubulan.
After we were driven back to Simpang Inn, due to the laziness to walk again, we just took dinner at the Simpang Cafe, where the Simpang Inn breakfast was served. Someone gave us 15% discount some more :P
My favorite avocado juice. Not everyone likes avocado. 
The dinner for 3 spent us USD 13 in total.
That's all for the day. That's also the last night we stayed in Kuta. The next day, we were going up to Lovina, which is located at the north of Bali.
2 comments:
the sunset might be much better if lesser cloud.
Perhap the kecak dance is for tourist from country that have tradition very different from Indonesia. Malaysia have too many similarity with them.
I love the 3rd photo. The cliff and the wave... so beautiful~
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