Bali Round 2

During Todd’s visit in April, the three of us took a side trip to Bali, Indonesia.  We spend a weekend at W Hotel in the Seminyak area for a little rest and relaxation which I can confidently say I think the boys needed more than me!  While Seminyak is just a beautiful as the Ubud and Nusa Dua areas that Mark and I visited in December, this trip had a different feel to it.  I think mostly because we usually do quite a bit of sightseeing when we travel and the farthest we ventured out this trip was a short trip into Kuta, a livelier town about 30 minutes away. Other than that it was mostly reading by the pool and beach strolls which were a welcome change.  Since as previously mentioned there were no crazy excursions to detail, I think this is a trip best recapped through pictures. Enjoy!

Our room at the beautiful W Hotel in Bali

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Delicious drink - fresh lavender martini

The boys decided they needed to buy Cubans at the airport

Enjoying some brotherly bonding

The amazing hotel pool where the majority of our time was spent reading books or, in Mark's case, napping :)

The pool and the ocean.  Sadly, the undertow was too strong to actually get in the ocean :(

The giant waves were another reason the ocean wasn't safe to swim in.  Very beautiful though.

Mark and Todd next to the ocean.  This was the sunset the first night we were there and was by far the prettiest one we saw!

Mark and Niki sunset picture.

I couldn't get enough of this sunset - I think this would make such a beautiful painting!

Pool time!!

Beach stroll - one of the few times we left the comforts of the hotel.

Vogel's in Bali

Trip into Kuta to get Mark's Hard Rock glass.

Very crowded Kuta Beach - tourist trap!

A successful trip to Hard Rock - we got the glass!

Sunset Dinner at W - this was my traditional Balinese rice and fishcake. It was very good!

Mark got a Balinese pork dish cooked with vegetables - delicious!

And Todd got a curry dish.

Dinner Sunset.

Panoramic beach photo.

Inside the W dance club on our second night.  

This was a great trip to compliment a lovely visit!  Although it may be awhile we definitely look forward to our next trip with Todd :)