Another wonderful day of silence in Bali

At this time the year many people in Bali try to escape or move into hotels to avoid staying home for Bali's day of silence.

I the other had look forward to it. With a large swimming pool and Jacuzzi  in our beachfront residence it helps to use the pain.

This year we lead up to Nypei  be by having dinner with good friends Patrick and Joy Murray at the brand-new Bikini restaurant in Seminyak.

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 It's been a  longtime since I  been impressed with cuisine. The bikini and its New Zealand chef dazzled us with eye candy that was on only beautiful but delicious.

Course after course had myself and Patrick Murray, a former Michelin chef complimenting each dish with a series of Um's.

Later that night we attended her friend Ashton fashion show at the VIP restaurant in Kuta. Although I did not want to be the  highlight of the night was being the real man among some beautiful Indonesians, including my gorgeous wife Azizah.

Later  we walked the complete grounds of her hotel which is for sale for a ridiculous price of $580,000 for 5000 m² of property worth $750,000 To top that it has 14 bungalow, three swimming pools, several meeting rooms, reception, restaurant, etc.

We talked about how to break it down into smaller units, and now I can see where you can probably buy 1,200 m² with four bedroom hotel for as little for under $288,000. Contact me for more details.08123814014

Later  over at their restaurant and they had their traditional local Ogoh-Ogoh prepared by staff supervised by Shankaris son Jaya. 

Darius, Shankari , Xander

Zankari , Azizah

Balian Beach 

 Today we simply swam around the pool and although the  Cable vision was off the Internet, was smoking fast enabling me to catch up on some long awaited work.

 

 
 The next day we drove up to the family homestead  in Balian on on the northwest coast of Bali. Unfortunately a what was normally a two hour drive became five and a half hours.

The pain was eased somewhat by staying in a riverfront brand-new villa that Shankari  of Shankari Jewelry fame had built.

Next morning we woke to just the sound of birds a lovely waking.

Unfortunately it was getting and we did not want to get caught in traffic once again. We left the boys there for the day of silence and we took off back down the coast. Absence of trucks making we made it very fast in about two hours.



Around 6 o'clock will have a dinner in our oceanfront ballet and then recline to our Villa for the night closing the curtains respecting local traditions.

There is no place in the world where a complete resort island shuts down for 24 hours. 

We should all be blessed and happy that we have this great opportunity on the Island of the gods.

Selamat Hari Neypi