Articles tagged ‘Puputan Square’
Accommodation in Denpasar Bali
By Nick | June 29th, 2007 |
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Denpasar is the only municipality in Bali, being the largest center of population. Culturally its an interesting mix of Denpasar natives, Balinese from other parts of the island who work in Kuta other and Indonesians, particularly Javanese. Indonesians will tell you Denpasar has a community feel, where neighbours help each other, the affordable long term [...]
Bali Museum Denpasar
By Nick | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nyepi: The Balinese Day of Silence
By Nick | September 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
‘Nyepi‘ day, the Icaka New Year, the day of absolute silence, no activity is done, no amusement is held, no fire is lit along the day & night. The day of fasting & self-introspecting, the entire island is just like being deserted during the day.
For people not familiar with the ceremonial schedule in Bali, [...]
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 [...]
