Bali Denpasar Area Guide
For general city information see the main Denpasar page.
Bali Museum Denpasar
This morning I headed off like Columbus, into the Denpasar traffic, hoping to find the Bali Museum. The museum is located in Puputan Square and after a couple of wrong turns, courtesy of the re-routing of the one-way system, I reached it. Puputan Square is the large grassy area, that commemorates the Puputan (ritual group suicide) in 1906. The side of the square where the Bali Museum sits, is shaded by lovely tall trees, creating an oasis of clam, in the midst of mayhem. Arriving at the front gate, a local immediately attached himself to me and followed me in. He directed me to a side office, which was closed, then told me he could show me around the grounds of Pura Agung Jagatnatha (for a fee).
Date: January 18th, 2007 |
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Walking tour of Denpasar Bali
Denpasar offers a different type of scene to that found in the Kuta area. Not a tourist center, or even a party center, Denpasar is home to locals, Balinese from othe parts of the island, who work in Kuta, and other Indonesians who have moved here. It offers cheap accomodation, street food, cheap locally made goods and a nightmare traffic system. There are some highlights and my LP guide book points out a route that can be done on foot.
Date: December 12th, 2006 |
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Ramayana Shopping Mall Denpasar Bali
Ramayana Shopping mall is a place most westerners don’t visit. But a trip to Denpasar might take you past this past. If you head north on Jl. Tueku Umar and keep going, taking the compulsory left turn, onto Jl. Diponegoro, you will see the large orange-brick Ramayana Mall on the right hand side.
Date: September 25th, 2006 |
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Bog Bog: Denpasar, Bali
Yesterday I mentioned a magazine or should I say comic called Bog Bog which you can buy in Bali and it is really an entertaining read.
Date: June 25th, 2006 |
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Bali Arts Festival: Denpasar, Bali
Yesterday Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the 28th Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar. There are 15 foreign countries participating in this annual event known as PKB - Pesta Kesenian Bali.
Date: June 18th, 2006 |
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Pasar Badung: Denpasar Bali
Pasar Badung is the huge market area in central Denpasar, famous among locals. Today I drove Ika, Jevon and my mother-in-law there, to check things out. You never quite know how somebody will react to a place. A westerner could view Pasar Badung as a wonderful example of Asian culture, or a stinking example of lack of hygiene and organization. But how would somebody from Java view it? The market is located on Jl. Veteren and took maybe 20 minutes to get to, because of traffic and my driving. Parking across the road on the Jl. Kartini, a Parkirman (parking attendant) quickly got 2,000rp out of me.
Date: January 16th, 2007 |
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Pasar Badung market in Denpasar Bali
Denpasar means, ‘by the market’ and the biggest market in Denpasar, is Pasar Badung. Pasar Badung has 4 floors in a giant concrete structure that is rather like a parking structure. Different floors carry different goods, starting with the fruit and veg market outside. Inside the first floor is a large fish market and let me tell you, today it smelt like an Asian fish market.
Date: October 26th, 2006 |
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Bali museum: Denpasar
The Bali museum in Denpasar was built in 1931 and it is unique collection of buildings and art. Designed by architect P.J. Moojen, the exterior walls, courtyards and gates, are designed in the style of a Denpasar royal palace.
Date: July 31st, 2006 |
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Battle of Puputan Celebrations: Bali
Being in Bali between the months of September and December this year will be an exciting one with celebrations planned for the commemoration of the Battle of Puputan which occurred in 1906.
Date: June 24th, 2006 |
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Denpasar tourist offices
Denpasar is a maze, almost a nightmare of one-way streets. You take one wrong turn and you are funneled off into a main street heading to who knows where. Locals all know where they are going, but visitors feel like its a zoo.
Date: February 28th, 2006 |
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