So today was Saturday and our first full day in Kuta Beach. We had no major plans really except to relax and enjoy our vacation. As frequent travelers, we have status with Marriott and we got to enjoy a seriously AMAZING breakfast buffet each morning that was included in our stay. You could literally get just about anything for breakfast. The only thing missing was bacon… real bacon. (They only had beef bacon which, let’s be honest, is NOT bacon). They made up for it by having things like this donut bar:
We also tried yellow watermelon because yep, that’s apparently a thing! It originated in Africa and is quite common over in the eastern half of the world. We were told that it would taste sweeter than the pink kind, but I beg to differ.
Our delicious fruit platter (clockwise from top left: Cantaloupe, Strawberries, Pineapple, Pink Watermelon, Yellow Watermelon
Because we had been doing so much over the course of the trip so far, we determined that the absolute best course of action for the day would be to relax by the pool. However, before going to relax for the day, J and I had to take a moment to document our moment as millionaires…. yes we are each holding one million…..Indonesian Rupiah. Slightly different than USD, but fun to pretend!
After having our moment, we headed down to the pool. Little K was so excited to play with her mermaid Barbie and splash in the water. She is such a water baby.
Since we were so busy soaking in the sun, we figured we’d lunch by the pool as well. This meant ALOT more yummy fresh fruit and some Indonesian chicken and beef satay.
After lunch we headed back to the room for Little K to nap while J and I relaxed and binged on some more shows. After our restful day we decided to walk around the city a bit so we walked through/around some of the little markets where everyone is offering you deals to purchase their goods.
We happened upon a cute little restaurant nearby and had worked up our appetites by then so we decided we’d see if it was any good. And it was wonderful! The restaurant was called Lemongrass and it was just about a 15-20 minute walk from our hotel. They branded themselves as a Thai restaurant, but they also had a lot of Indonesian and American options too. J ended up having some kind of fish with curry and I tried an Indonesian dish called Babi Kecap… pork belly carmalized with garlic and spices and served with rice. YUMMMMMMMMM. After we had finished our main entrée at Lemongrass, we decided our second stomachs were game for trying a dessert. Many of the Indonesian restaurants served up friend bananas with ice cream so we figured we needed to find out what all the hype was about. It was actually caramelized/fried banana and served with a little sprig of mint, so pretty perfect.
By then it was getting late so we headed back to the hotel to get Little K put to bed and I went down to the spa for my pedicure appointment. I’m not certain what I was expecting, but it ended up being a neat little experience. I could hear the live music playing outside near the pool during my pedicure which was awesome. No fancy foot spa (though they did have a massage chair still).
As I was sitting there, with my feet soaking in the hot flower petal-filled bowl of water, I could hear the band outside playing their own acoustic version of The Sound of Silence and I thought to myself how lucky I am and of course that THIS is what it means to relax.
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