We spent most of Monday leaving Hong Kong and travelling to Bali.

Flying Garuda gave us a welcome opportunity to stopover in Bali for a couple of days.

We caught the MRT again to the airport. The shuttle bus to Kowloon station stopped outside our hotel and runs every 12 minutes.

Once at Kowloon Station we checked-in our bags and got our boarding passes. This is a great idea as it means you don’t have to carry your baggage on the train. More information here. Once at the airport we went straight through to Immigration and into the departure lounge.

We arrived in Bali about 9.30pm and we were meet by our driver friend Made. We have always used Made for transport in Bali. He is very helpful and always reliable.

We checked into the Ramayana Hotel in Kuta. We got a room upgrade to the “Deluxe” floor. The girls couldn’t wait to get into the pool, while Jane and I hit the stadium bar for a couple of drinks.

 

Tuesday was a veg-out day. I needed to relax, so I parked myself at the pool and stayed there all day. hahaha yes this is a travel blog. Jane booked in a long massage session and the girls bummed around the pool and their room.

Dinner that night was Jane’s birthday celebration. Jane’s birthday is Dec 30 or 31 (depending on her mood), but we postponed the dinner celebration until we got to Bali. We decided to go to the Hard Rock Cafe. Its a little expensive, but it was a special occasion.

The food was great.

A live band, “After Seven” came on at 10pm. They were quite good and played a wide variety of songs. The played Happy Birthday for Jane and got her up on stage to blow our candles (video withheld at Jane’s request). Jane requested they play her favorite song “Wonderwall”. They obliged and it rounded out a great evening.

Home tomorrow. 😦