Just finished breakfast with one Continental and one Balinese choice. Slept well last night after a gruelling and humid afternoon walk. The hotel guests around us are from Europe, Asian and may be even American or Australian – difficult to make out unless one talks to people. No one seemed interested in getting to know others, just like any other place in large hotels and restaurants around the world. I tried to imagine myself sitting alone in a different country and in a place like this. Was not a very pleasant idea. But then I am the product of the sixties and seventies Kolkata, Bengal, India. The sense of kinship bothered and made us feel safe at the same time. We are living in a different world now. This brings me to an interesting discussion that I had with my historian daughter during breakfast. We have seeing individuals (specially white) searching for spirituality in Bali through rituals and yoga and
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Bali Day 4 – Kuta
Today we came to Kuta- a beachside town in Bali. Not as secluded as Nusa Dua which has high end luxury resorts with their private beaches Kuta is a beach town with a lively night life and has hotels and accommodations of all shapes and sizes to cater to the myriad tourists from all over the world. The car ride from Ubud to Kuta was pleasant and uneventful. Our hotel is called Amnaya Resort, located at the centre of town. Pretty good location, nice room, with large restaurant, swimming pool etc. I missed Purana Resort, the cute little boutique hotel that we stayed in Ubud for the last three days. Boutique hotels give you a very personalised attention and you make friends with the front desk staff and get to know them a bit. in a day or two one starts feeling like home in such places. Compared to that, this hotel is large, four star and has lots of
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