April 30th, 2016.
This morning we headed out of the Satriya Cottages and headed westward on Poppies II, then south along Jl. Pantai Kuta. A little way along, we stopped in to Starbucks for a coffee, as the hotel coffee just wasn't doing it for us. However a quad shot hazelnut latte from Starbucks certainly did the deal this morning. We walked the length of Jl. Pantai Kuta this morning, through the craziness of the tourist areas in the western parts of Kuta, across Bemo Corner, past a number of local warungs and into what appears to be Kuta's motorbike workshop district. Here we crossed the local river and headed to Toko Central, where I was on the lookout for a new plastic buckle to replace one I'd stolen off my old Tamrac Expedition 8 backpack to repair my Oakley luggage. This was not a problem, it turned out there were quite a few different options on offer, at only 15k rp, and with a gift of a bag of local fruits and treats thrown in from the store manager.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/1600 @ f/4, 15.1 mm (ISO 100) Approximate location: Outside Satriya Cottages, Jl. Poppies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
From Toko Central, we headed a little north and then east again and out to Jl. Sunset, where a short walk south brought us to the surf brand outlet shops. And, you probably guessed it, but Lori found some stuff for Mikah here too, shoes this time. We were ready to take a little break from walking by now, so when we were done here, we hailed a taxi to take us up the road to Carrefour.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/640 @ f/5.6, 44.042 mm (ISO 100) Approximate location: Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai 120 AB, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
By this time we were getting a little hungry, so before heading upstairs to do our shopping, we dropped in to the A&W in the basement where we shared a mango chicken pocket and fries, with a root beer float (apparently I'm a little weird for liking these) all to myself. Upstairs at Carrefour, we picked up a few basics, things like a cheap pair of thongs for me, some water to chuck in the fridge at the hotel and some small cans of tonic water to go with the Mansion House gin. I'd been hopeful that perhaps a large international chain like Carrefour may have actual bottles of tonic water, but no such luck unfortunately.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/40 @ f/5.6, 40.786 mm (ISO 800) Approximate location: Fat Chow, Jalan Popies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
After Carrefour, we hopped into another taxi, heading straight back to the the hotel to drop our shopping at the room before heading back out and next door to Fat Chow for an afternoon snack. We opted to again go with the two entrees from the other night, Tokyo prawns and chicken in pandan leaf. After a bite to eat and a gin and tonic here, we headed back to the Satriya, dropping in to reception to check up on our pool bar tab. It was pretty reasonable, so we decided to go back for another session. Just a quiet one here today, catching up with our fellow travellers and swapping stories about our days before heading back to the room to get ready to go out for dinner.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/15 @ f/3.5, 18.047 mm (ISO 1600) Approximate location: Kori's, Jalan Poppies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
Lori and I decided to walk down Poppies II and see what we could find that grabbed our interest. We ended up at Kori's, a Japanese restaurant with a serious Aussie twist, in a secluded setting just metres from the craziness of Poppies Lane II. The restaurant has a very Japanese feel to it, but with a very healthy dose of Australian items on the menu, including Western Australian beef and Tasmanian salmon.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/50 @ f/4.5, 24.541 mm (ISO 1600) Approximate location: Kori's, Jalan Poppies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
We had a lovely meal here, highlighted by the half shell scallops (pictured above), and accompanied by a drink each. The meal was a bit on the pricey side for Bali, but still a very respectable price at 550k rp for the night. Value for money wise, probably on a par with Fat Chow, and outstripping Sardinia Cafe by a fair margin.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/3 @ f/2.8, 15.1 mm (ISO 1600) Approximate location: Kori's,Jalan Poppies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
By now, we were both pretty tired, so headed back to the hotel to wind down with a drink, hit the shower and head for bed.
Canon PowerShot G1 X - 1/20 @ f/2.8, 15.1 mm (ISO 1600) Approximate location: Kori's, Jalan Popies II, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
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