Articles tagged ‘Pasar Badung’
Pasar Badung & Pasar Kumbasari
By Nick | October 9th, 2007 |
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Denpasar’s Chinese style shop-houses and small selection of departments store are not as interesting as the traditional markets in the city. The largest Balinese market in Denpasar is Pasar Badung, located in a massive 3-storey building on the banks of the Badung river in the center of downtown, close to Jl. Gajah Mada. Pasar Badung [...]
Denpasar: Bali’s only municipality
By Nick | April 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Denpasar means ‘by the market’ and is Bali’s only real city. Denpasar is home to Balinese people from all over the island who work in Kuta, so in the late afternoon the roads leading to Denpasar are choked with traffic. For a Javanese person Denpasar is home from home. I’ve been told that there is [...]
Pasar Badung: Denpasar Bali
By Nick | January 16th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Indonesian mother-in-law in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | January 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
My mother-in-law is visiting right now, staying in Kuta with Ika’s bother and sister. She’s around everyday, which is okay with me, as she enjoys playing with Jevon. As far as doing things and eating out, she is completely undemanding, which I like. At home in Java, she cooks at home all the time, never [...]
Walking tour of Denpasar Bali
By Nick | December 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Shopping for wedding gear: Pasar Badung market, Denpasar Bali
By Nick | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This afternoon at Pasar Badung market in Denpasar, I went up to the 3rd floor, to look for a Balinese jacket, to wear at Wayan’s wedding. A lady in Global Xtreme, told me I could pick up one for 50,000-100,000rp.
Pasar Badung market in Denpasar Bali
By Nick | October 26th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Reasons to visit Denpasar Bali
By Nick | January 18th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Most visitors to Bali don’t visit Denpasar. To be honest its not set up as a tourist resort and is home to Balinese and many people from Java. The best was to get around Denpasar is either in a car a with driver, or in a taxi. The one-way system and volume of traffic can [...]
