This evening I strolled down busy Jl. Kartika Plaza in Tuban to check out the scene. This street is loaded with hotels, such as the Dynasty and the Discovery, restaurants and entertainment spots including Bluefin, DeeJay Cafe and Kuta Paradiso Billiard & Bowling. One of the latest arrivals is the Discovery Shopping Mall, the Las Vegas comes to Bali joint with the 2 huge cement pillars. Strolling inside I was amazed to smell that baked bread smell you get in malls, along with the artery clogging sweet dough they churn out. Indonesians, the people who tell me on a daily basis that they do not like bread, were lining up with trays of bread items and sugared dough. I guess you can sell anything if you position it the right way.
Jl. Kartika Plaza and in fact the Kuta area is very busy right now with Australian tourists. This is great for the locals as they get on well with Aussies who go home loaded with gear. Discovery Shopping Mall is an impressive place at night with lighted avenue to the beach-view. One funny thing I saw outside was some young Balinese mall rats. Bali is changing slowly for sure.
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Balinese Mal Rats……Lost me there Nick
Regs
Hi, Nick!
I read at some website they launched a Balinese Tango Club at the Sunset Restaurant and Latino Club in Seminyak, yesterday, June 5.
I’m kind of interested about it, since being South American, I see that there’s some trace of my culture in Bali.
Do you know anything about it?
Mark-That is just kids that hang around (usually all day) in a mall, they “mall crawl”.
G’Day Nick,
the Bluefin is a great place to eat. Candika and I had an excellent meal of Swordfish and the servings are more than ample.
Mall rats - Ankle biters more like it!
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