Exotic Bali - Satri's Warung and Sedona Spa (Day 4, 29 Aug 2013)

End of Day 4 trip, it's time for dinner. So we went back to Satri's Warung for Banana Chicken as our dinner around 4 pm!

After we reached the restaurant around 4:30 pm, I smelt the fragrant Banana Chicken dish that was ready to serve to us! We were the only customers in the restaurant! I think we were there too early for lunch :P I like the taste of the banana chicken, the chicken meat was very fresh, smooth and soft! If you are interested to try it out, make sure you call them to pre-booked, else it will end up like my case!

Entrance of Satri's Warung restaurant

Corridor of Satri's Warung restaurant

Interior design of Satri's Warung restaurant

Satri's Warung restaurant signature dish - Banana Chicken

Whole set of Banana Chicken

Our banana dessert. A bit sweet!

After we were satisfied with our delicious dinner, time for relaxing our body and mind with massage. I scheduled to have our massage session at Sedona Spa at 5 pm. Before the trip, I had pre-booked via their business website. This is because this spa center is always crowded especially with the tourists! Therefore, it is advisable to pre-booked else you might cannot get any session available!

I chose to try out the milk bath, because it can moisture our skin plus milk has whitening effect! The body massage package I selected is included with milk body scrub, milk body massage, milk body mask and finally flower bath. Overall, I enjoyed a lot with this 1 and a half hours Balinese massage session! The lady masseur was very polite and experienced :) The masseur told me that luckily I reached there before 7 pm, this is because during sunset time, the environment will be quite dark and a lot mosquitoes will be flying around (there is a rice field in front of the massage center)!

Back to our driver's van and heading to Sedona Spa. Took photo with the big frangipani flower which dropped onto my head :P

Signboard of Sedona Spa

Massage packages which offered by Sedona Spa

Outside view of Sedona Spa Ubud Bali

Hair treatment section of Sedona Spa

My body massage room

After my relaxing milk body massage, I enjoyed myself with this warm water flower bath :)

The lady masseur told me to soak in this flower bath for about 10 minutes, then I can take shower and the whole massage session is completed

Hot tea and fruits was served to me after my body massage :)

Exotic Bali - Puri Saren Agung, Cafe Wayan and KOU handmade soap shop (Day 4, 29 Aug 2013)

After we happily shopped at Sukawati Art market, we headed to Ubud center - Monkey Forest street. I planned to visit this famous Bali art street to have lunch and tea time here and of course to view some beautiful and artistic souvenirs. The next stop was Puri Saren Agung (Ubud Palace)! It was a traditional Balinese houses of Ubud King. This place is free for entrance but it is quite small area though!

While we were visiting Puri Saren Agung, the place was crowded, there was a group of China tourists also were visiting this place! It was quite hard for me to take some nice pictures because too many visitors were blocking my way...

Spotted this special fountain just opposite of Puri Saren Agung

Entrance of Puri Saren Agung

Many visitors were taking photo with at this spot

Finally reached my turn to take this scene!

Thanks to the pretty China gal who helped me to take this photo!

Another part of Puri Saren Agung

Ancient Balinese statue in Puri Saren Agung

Ancient Balinese artistic door

I like the blue sky

Many Balinese statues can be found here

After we spent a short while of visiting Puri Saren Agung, we continued to scroll along the Monkey Forest street, especially to find some beautiful Bali postcards. I bought some beautiful postcards here and posted back to my home too :)

While we were walking, suddenly a big frangipani flower dropped onto my head! I was shocked and wondering what hit my head?! And of course, I picked up the flower! Haha...

Since it was noon time and we were hungry, therefore we quickly searched for lunch. I planned to have lunch at Satri's Warung restaurant to taste their signature dish - Banana Chicken. However, when we reached there, the kind auntie of the restaurant told me that it required at least 3 hours to prepare for this dish and moreover we didn't pre-booked earlier. So she suggested us to come back again at 4 pm, then we paid some deposit and left the restaurant.

So I gotta change my plan to have tea time first at Cafe Wayan. Cafe Wayan seems very well known to the Western tourists! It is because when I reached there, most of the customers were Western people! I like the cozy environment of this restaurant too! Since this was tea time, we ordered a pizza and some cakes to eat...

Continued to stroll along the Monkey Forest street in Ubud

Many beautiful souvenirs can be found here

Oh... The little guitars are very cute! I always like mini musical instrument models!

I found some beautiful Bali postcards here!

Wooden cat statues are very famous in Bali! They are very cute too!

Cafe Wayan

Cafe Wayan is famous for their cakes

Cozy environment of Cafe Wayan

Cafe Wayan's menu - Pizza section

Cafe Wayan's menu - Desserts section

Cafe Wayan's decoration

Cafe Wayan - Hawaiian pizza. I like this thin crust pizza, it was cheesy and delicious!

Cafe Wayan - Coconut Meringue Pie

Cafe Wayan - Death by Chocolate. It is the signature cake of this restaurant! I felt the chocolate was very rich and sweet!

Cafe Wayan - Our tea time dishes!

My dessert and fresh papaya juice!

After we enjoyed the delicious tea time at Cafe Wayan, we continue to scroll along the Monkey Forest street to help to burn some calories of our body :P Based on the research I found on internet, there is a handmade soap shop - KOU which very famous on this street! The quality of the soap is good for skin too, it can be used to wash face! I spent quite some time to search for it, then only I able to find the shop!

Scrolling along the Monkey Forest street

At first I saw KOU Cuisine shop which sell handmade jam and I thought they sell the handmade soap too! Then, only the promoter told me that the shop which sells handmade soap is on another street! And she shown me the business card with the map of the shop! Thanks to her who helped me saved some time for searching the shop :)

KOU handmade soap shop

KOU handmade soap is a good choice for gifts or souvenirs! I like the cute candy wrapping of the handmade soap! And I bought a few too :)

Exotic Bali - Sukawati Art Market (Day 4, 29 Aug 2013)

Today is a busy day for me to start Spring cleaning. I've packed a lot old clothes and sent to the recycle donation box! I bought too many clothes in the past!

Let me continue to blog about my Bali trip... After we enjoyed and rested enough at Bhanuswari Resort & Spa, our driver reached our hotel on time at 11 am. So the first destination to visit for the day was Sukawati Art Market.

Sukawati Art Market is a famous place which sells art paintings and souvenirs with cheap price. You can always bargain price with the seller at least 50% onwards. I like to shop here, because I bought many cute and cheap souvenirs here! And maybe during the time I visited there was not so crowded, therefore when I tried to bargain with the sellers, most of the time I was able to get the price I wanted :) And the sellers' attitude are polite too :)

End of the shopping, we met our driver at a hawker stall, surprisingly our driver told me that the stall was selling Bali famous avocado juice! I was craving for avocado juice when I was in Bali, but it was not avocado season during that time! I was so happy that I had the chance to taste this delicious beverage at last! Because most of the restaurants didn't have avocado in stock!

Passed by a rice field which located just outside Bhanuswari Resort & Spa

Parking space of Sukawati Art Market

Sukawati Art Market

Going up to visit Sukawati Art Market

One of the shops which sells Balinese prayers offerings in Sukawati Art Market

Some shops which sells Bali Batik and souvenirs T-shirts

Many souvenirs here

Many art paintings here too

Another part of the market which you can see many art paintings

Many cute souvenirs key chains

Very cute Balinese decoration

Ubud has many talented paint artists

Souvenirs stalls which along the roadside

Famous Bali key chains which resemble male fertility

Many creative and cute souvenirs can be found here

Wood cravings shop

Not sure what is this? It is located in the middle of the road

Finally I tasted this sweet and smooth avocado juice with chocolate sauce