Miss the Time We Had in Bali ..Last Year's Winter :-D

This Winter..we're not planning on going back home to Indonesia....ㅠㅠ

That's why upon looking back at our pictures..we found these pictures...when we spent our time in Bali. 

Well..who would not want to spend a tropical getaway in Bali?

And..it's winter...in Seoul. I think it'd be nice to enjoy the warmth of the tropical paradise even for just a week.

Like what we did in our last year's trip to Bali Bird Park. 

A great outing, indeed.

in a lush green tropical park like this one.... 

or..got lost in the Monkey Forest...  

deep into the jungle...

exploring the temples... 

or..

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relaxing on the beach..

and...walking @ Bali Beach Walk... 

 

All memories...remain ....and what a great 'winter' vacation in the tropics:-)

Highlights of Our Vacation Back Home= It's Mostly about Meeting Others^^

Preparing for departure @ Incheon Airport, Korea.

Taking the kids to the zoo...Gembira Loka Zoo @ Jogja. 

Taking the kids to Water Park @ Kediri, East Java. 

Bumping into my students back home @ Jogjakarta.

Taking the kids to Bali Bird Park @ Batu Bulan, Bali. 

Meeting with my wife's brother and sisters @ Panasan, Jogjakarta. 

Going to Jogjakarta from Jakarta @ Soekarno-Hatta Airport. 

Meeting with my parents back home @ Kediri, East Java. 

Seeing my brother off to Brisbane @ Jogja Train Station, Yogya.

Having lunch with friends and colleagues @ Bumbu Desa, Jogja.

Enjoying sun and sand @ Kuta Beach, Bali. 

Having a Transit-Trip @ Bali Bird Park, Bali.

Yes, it's all about fun and meeting others--that's what counts.

@ Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali: Departure to Incheon, Korea

It's around 9.30 pm Bali time and along with Putu, our guide for today, we finally arrived at Bali airport..ready to depart to Korea.Thank you, Putu. 

The last time I went to Bali, this terminal was still under development..but now..this new modern terminal greeted us. 

Since it's new, I got to make sure that I knew where to go for our smooth departure to Korea. It's comparatively bigger compared to the previous one. 

But..first thing first, we got to re-arrange our cabin baggage:-) 

Ready for departure.... 

Before immigration process, we had a chance to look around and...well.. 

we needed to have our dinner....^^ 

Indonesian nasi goreng and well...what the kids loved...**

Bye-bye, Indonesia. See you again next year. Amin.

Kuta Beach Walk, Bali

We're back to Kuta Beach Walk after having spent an afternoon on the beach. Since it's already night time, we saw different facade of the mall...not quite what we experienced during the day. 

Once again, though it may look modern, the essence of it all was still a traditional feel of Balinese style. 

Let's take a pose to capture the moment, gals.  

taking a pic in front of the bright lights lo the stores along with the dangling green plants.... 

me, too...me, too.  

The girls found frangipani flowers fell off from the trees....they picked them up and got an idea of floating them on a pond. 

I wonder where they got the idea of doing that...but I guess it's a cool thing to do while waiting for guide to pick us up. 

Eyra, too, was also taking her chance of floating her newly found frangipani. 

It's simple and free...and the girls found their way of having fun. 

So this is what it looked like when the night sky loomed in. 

Just a few meters away from the sandy beach, Beach Walk really caters the need of anyone who wants to have a relaxing time in Kuta. 

Thanks, Putu for taking the picture. 

Now, we're ready to go to the airport.:-)

Kuta Beach

 

It passed sunset time..and yet we did not move from the beach. All of our luggage were in the car and most of them are at the airport so we did not have any clothes to change..:) and no hotel to go to...since we got to wait for another 5 hours before our plane departed to Korea. 

So..we stayed put at the beach and let the girls play with the sand. 

gosh..we must've been crazy to let them play with the sand though we knew for sure that we got to wait until we arrived at the airport to change our clothes:-)

But..that's the road trip or transit trip we had in Bali.

Kuta Beach (part 1)

 

Finally, a family picture again @ Kuta Beach. Hmm..the cloudy afternoon let us spend the afternoon without any sunset picture:-) but, that's fine. 

We could still enjoy the beach, though. 

What I mean by 'WE" is Freya and Eyra who were busy playing with the sand. 

and..they did not stop playing....though they knew that they had no clothes to change. 

but...she did not budge. 

Freya was even more serious in playing in the sand. 

And the dusk set in. 

Still..they didn't even budge or bother...getting up to go. Gosh....