My parents came to visit for a few weeks in July. It was wonderful to have them here!! We had fun showing them around the city, but I'll save that for another post.
We had a week off of work so the four of us went to Bali, Indonesia! It was the best vacation ever! From the moment we walked in our villa to the time we left, I just kept saying, "This is the best vacation ever!!"
We got to our villa around midnight, and we were greeted (next to our private pool) by five Balinese staff. They welcomed us with drinks, gave us a tour, and carried our luggage to our rooms. Our villa was open air Balinese style of living. Everything was open to the outdoors. Our shower even looked out to blue sky! The villa was luxurious and amazing!
Jeff and my bedroom
Our private pool
The kitchen
The living area
Pool from the living room
View from the pool
Open air shower
So, we spent a lot of time at our villa. They would bring us breakfast every morning, we would go off for the day, come back and relax for a few hours, then head to dinner in the evening.
During most days we would walk down to the beach for some sun! The beach was about a 10 minute walk from our villa.
Dad getting his $5 foot massage
These offerings were EVERYWHERE. They would put them our each morning.
Dinner at Biku an Indonesian restaurant
Jeff's Indonesian food
Our walk into town
Mom and I hanging out by the pool.
We took a day trip to see the island. The pictures can't capture how amazing it was. We went to see some traditional dancing, a silver factory, sarong making, rice terraces, a coffee plantation, a volcano and a water temple.
The rice terraces.
Kopi Luwak coffee--the rarest and most expensive coffee in the world. A Civet cat eats the coffee beans and poops them out. Then, they are cleaned several times before people pay over $50/cup!
Coffee tasting:)
Dad and Jeff enjoying some cat poop coffee.
Mom and I at the plantation.
At the water temple
There was a ceremony while we were there
Spring water
Creepy dancing we watched
We saw them making these beautiful Batik sarongs. There were many steps involved!
We sat here and ate lunch!
One of the best parts about the tour was that we got to travel across the entire island. This gave us a chance to see what life in Bali is really like away from the beaches!
Now this is talent!
After a long day, we needed to take a trip to the spa for some Dr. Fish! It tickled really bad!
The beach we stayed on was really rough because it was on the west side of the island. We took a trip to a beach on the southern tip and it was gorgeous!!
Geger Beach
They were harvesting seaweed down the beach.
She was too cute! I couldn't leave without buying something from her.
We had dinner on the beach while we watched the sunset.
Our seafood feast!
Many things on the island were incredibly cheap, especially the spa! We went to the spa almost everyday while we were there. You could get a 60 min massage for about $10, mani/pedi for about $5 each, hot stone massage for $17, and a facial for $7. It was too good to pass up!
The boys getting massages at the villa.
The boys getting mani/pedis!!
We had a great time on our trip! I could have stayed longer! It was nice to get to spend so much time with my mom and dad. Hope everyone had a great summer!!!!
Love and miss you all!
