Trip to Bali : A Water Fountain

Moka Cafe at Astagina Resort Legian Bali is a garden restaurant. All guests have breakfast at this place and during lunch or dinner this restaurant offers a very good food. This garden restaurant structure pillars are made of natural wood and it surrounded by water pond and water fountain sprayed out from sculptures carved with a traditional Balinese style ....... an extraordinary stone carvings !👍👍

Trip to Bali : Vishnu Garuda Kencana Statue

Early last week I went to Bali for business trip for or several days.
I was staying at Legian area of Bali. The area well known for its beautiful beaches and famous cafes. Astagina Resort and Villa where I was staying at that time had a unique landscape. One of the highlights is the huge statue of Vishnu Garuda Kencana (the symbol devoted to the Hindu God Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda, the mythical bird who became his companion).
This statue stands high in front of the main entrance of Astagina Resort. Because this statue really caught my attention, about an hour after check in, I immediately took my sketchbook, my cotman pans set and my Lamy Safari and started sketching.😅😅

Bira and Bara Beach : The Banana Boat Ride

Besides snorkeling beautiful coral reef that surrounded bira and bara beaches, the most popular activity there is riding a banana boat. By paying 25,000 rupiah per person you can ride a banana boat pulled by an aged speedboat around the bira and bara crystal clear coastline.

Bara Beach : Sketching White Sandy Beach

Sketch of the terrace where we were staying overlooking the beach

The 2017 Idul fitri holiday is one of the longest holidays this year…. more than 10 days. Actually me and my family have no plans to out of town on this long holiday since we already take vacation on Java island just last May. But because we are invited by friends who have prepared everything including a place to stay so we decided to leave as well. This time we go to the southern coast of Bulukumba area on the beach call Bara. The beach has fine white sand and very beautiful. Spending two days was not enough to enjoy the beauty of the beach and the surrounding islands. Some of the sketches here I made on location and some more from the reference photos that I took there.