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BALI PLACE OF INTEREST
- CENTRAL BALI -
Celuk.
A village renowned for its viligree silver and gold work. A wide
range of jewelleries are available at relatively reasonable prices.
Denpasar
Giving in impression of bustling overgrown village, Denpasar is the
largest city on the island, the center of commerce and governmental
administration. Belated town planning is doing its best to control
the urban sprawl of the bustling little city, and the recent addition
of traffic lights at the busiest intersections as well as great number
of one-way street signs are ironing out the main traffic problems.
The main city, Jl.Gajah Mada, is the commercial center of shops,
banks, and restaurant, and back into the Pasar Badung market pace,
a sprawling complex of stalls with every imaginable commodity
available from salted fish, spices and herbs, to gold jewelry
and fine woven cloth.
Ubud.
For many years, ubud has been a mecca for foreign and local artists who
enjoy the creative atmosphere in this are of bali. Although Ubud's main
streets is now lined with shop selling all manner of paintings, carvings,
weavings and bric-a-brac, the surrounding villages and countryside are
as charming as ever, and most artists gladly welcome visitors into their
home or studio. Also see the beautifull rice field terrace while you
are visiting this area.
Mas Village.
A woodcarving village where you will witness the woodcarvers
chip an intricate design out of piece of wood - teak wood,
mahogany, sandalwood bony, hybiscus, etc.
Museum Bali
The museum Bali is definitely worth a visit. It is conveniently close
to Badung Government Tourist Office, east of Puputan Square at Jalan
Mayor Wisnu. The erection of the complex was started in 1910, two years
after the whole parts of Bali under Dutch control. It was Mr.W.F.J.Kroon
(the second assistant resident) who the decline under foreign influence.
He together with Mr. Curt Grundler a German architect to build up
ethnographic museum. It is constructed under combination of pura
(temple) and puri (palace) architecture.
After having surmounted many difficulties, the process of building
was entirely finished in 1925, when Bali had lost a lot of its art
and cultural treasure. In 1930 Dr.W.F Stutterheim, chief of the
Archeology cal service proposed to continue the plan and to retake
the scattered antiquities. Finally on December 1932, Mr. Walter Spies
Dr.Gorries, Mr.T.HH.A Resink decided to recollect archeological remains
and supported with other collections which it has till today. The
Museum is nicely laid out in a series of grass courtyards containing
examples of various facts of Balinese architectures such as: Candi
Bentar(split gate), Candi Gelung (covered gate), aling - aling
(screen wall), Bale Kulkul (wooden bell tower) while the three
main buildings are representing regional architecture Tabanan
(north building), Karangasem (center building), Buleleng (south building).
Elephant Cave.
Most of bali's ancient remains and artifacts are to be found in the
narrow region bounded by two holy rivers, the Pekerisan and the Petanu.
Crossing the Petanu river immedietely to the east of Peliatan on the
road to Bedulu, the mysterious Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) is just
visible on the lower side of the road. The Cave's gaping mouth is
fantastically carved with leaves, rocks, animals, waves and demons,
and when it was discovered in 1923 these carving were apparently
mistaken for an elephant.
Jagatnatha Temple
The temple just laid out next to the Museum Bali is the state temple.
The central feature is a huge Padmasana, Lotus throne, upon which the
God sit when invoked during the ceremony. It is also a declaration of
Bali's official monotheism. The Padmasana rest on the back of world
Turtle, clenched by dragons surrounded by lotus pond. The outer alls
of the plints have been lavishly decorated by relief carvings of scenes
from Ramayana and Mahabrata. Twice a month, on dark and full moon,
people are pouring down with simple offerings on pray make colorful
and incense smelled air, while the shadow Puppet play (Wayang Kulit)
highlighting the mass-prays, (from 21.00-23.00)
Art Center
Art Center at Abian Kapas is a large complex with an open-air stage
arena, exhibition halls and restful gardens. Performances, exhibitions
and dances are regularly organized by the center, and a programmed
of events can be obtained.
Batubulan
Just out of Denpasar on the road to Ubud is a small village where
stone statues line the roadside in an impressive array. Terrible
fanged demons, noble warriors, and animals of all shapes and sizes
and at all stages of completion rest under the shady trees. From
the young boys to the old men, all seem to be accomplished stone
carvers in Batubulan.
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