Weekend away in Bali

Here I am on Friday just landed in Denpassar, Bali.








We stayed 3 nights at the Hard Rock Hotel.






It was a great hotel but we were surprised at how many kids and families there were. We thought it would have a "hipper" crowd.







We arrived at the hotel about 4PM. After a quick snack we headed across the street to Kuta beach to catch the sunset.







We got some fab shots of the sun setting.










Saturday I signed up for a surf lesson. At the end of my hour lesson I was (miraculously) able to stand up on the board.
















Afterwards Suds rented a boogie board to play in the waves.





















After all that water play it was time for an hour long massage :)








Even Ronald surfs in Bali!!










I never wanted to leave the hotel! Here we are at the swim up bar, having an afternoon drink.









The pool was amazing!!
Half of the pool had a sandy bottom and beach area. It was so cool!
I desperately wanted to rent out a cabana and pretend to be a celebrity but Suds wasn't interested.
















Sunday and Suds rents a surf board.












He could stand up right away!












Now Suds is the celebrity! I am not exactly sure why, but a few times when we have been away people will come up and ask for us to be in their holiday pics. I guess so they can show their friends the freaky white people. Once one person asked, all their friends got in the shot!!














There are shrines all over the place! Every morning you see people carrying trays outside with stuff to offer to the gods. They would have a little basket filled with blossoms, inscence to light, some water and a little snack of rice or sweet.









Sunday night we went out for dinner at a great place called Maccaroni. It was just down frrom Paddy's bar where the 2002 bombings happened.






There is a large memorial there commemorating the over 200 people killed.











There is a lot of security in Bali now. Here is a pic of the gate into the hotel. Every car that comes in is searched for bombs. Out on the streets there are lots of security guards and tourist police.








Monday and time to leave. We hope to get back to Bali (and hopefully the Hard Rock Hotel) soon!