BALI
How I miss this beautiful land.
Dubbed as the land of Gods and Goddesses, Bali is worldwide famous for its natural landscape, rich tradition, and amazing cultures. For us, Indonesian, Bali is and will always be paradise.
As we are not allowed to travel around these days up until God knows when, we try to entertain ourselves with photos and videos took prior to COVID-19. And I have many taken in Bali. Due to my works, there are times when I came and visited Bali 4-5 times a year. Staying in Kuta and Nusa Dua, where most of my meetings were conducted, I always tried to enjoy this place once the works were concluded. As you know, Bali is indeed dotted with plush hotels and
One thing I wouldn't miss is getting some souvenirs from the fantastic land.
No matter how many times we I have visited Bali, I always try to stop at some souvenir centers around Denpasar, Kuta, or Nusa Dua to get my favorites.
Some of my favorites are the local munchies such as kacang Koro, kacang disco (coated peanuts with various flavors), chips with local spices, brem, and more.
What I like more is the traditional fabrics, endek and tenun Bali. They are very intricate and detailed plus colorful. As you probably know before, I am a big fan of wastra nusantara. Indonesian traditional fabrics are super cool. I have many collection of them and also the ready-to-wear ones, plus accessories. I always bring them wherever I go and most of the time, make them as souvenirs for my dear friends. Banyak banget temen - temen aku di PBB yang suka juga melihat wastra nusantara yang aku pakai.
Oh..and the paintings! I love Balinese painting, traditional as well as modern ones.
Here are some of the souvenirs I managed to see and bring home (some of them only).
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Aku suka banget sama motif2 kain tenunya, warnanya cerah-cerah banget sampe kalau beli suka gapuas kalau cuma beli 1 hihi . Btw, tiap liat lukisan pesawahan gt suka ngerasa ingin ada disituuuu bagus bangettt
ReplyDeleteAku tuh paling suka sama Postcard Bali
ReplyDeleteBanyak macamnya dan gambarnya indah indah
Kalau ke Bali lagi nanti, aku mau ke Tanah Lot
waah ini pattern kainnya kece kece sekali ya Mbak Indah, salfok banget sama yang warna kuning eye catching banget hihihi
ReplyDeleteaku paling suka kain Bali, bahannya adem dan coraknya bagus2, bisa untuk hiasan rumah, juga untuk dipakai :)
ReplyDeletebtw aku sendiri belum pernah ke bali mbak hahaa cuma suka nitip beliin ke temen kalau ke sana :)
Deleteitu kainnya super kece banget ya Mbak, bisa bangetlah itu dibuat setelan kereeen, aakk pengen deh :)
ReplyDeletepaintingnya juga seperti hidup, natural sekali.
suka banget sama kain-kainnya langsung pengen beli dan main ke Bali lagi, unik-unik model kiannya mba Indah dan patternnya jarang lihat, soon will be there ya Mba
ReplyDeleteDuh kain tenunnya memikat! Rasanya hati ini pengen borong semua atuhlah. Kapan yah corona reda kak, Bali itu wishlist ku tahun ini huhuuu :((
ReplyDeletesama, aku suka banget sama kain bali, motif dan warnanya indah, trus bisa dipadupadankan dengan style fashion terkini
ReplyDeleteAk paling suka klo dpt oleh2 dari bali �� pdhal ak blum pernah kesana. Klo kesana ak mau beli tenun bali nya , unik unik motifnya
ReplyDeleteWaaah jadi pengin ke Bali. Souvenir dari Bali memang bagus2. Aku biasanya beli baju bali, adem kainnya buat dipakai di rumah. Lukisan Bali juga bagus2 ya dan banyak dicari juga. Tahun lalu temanku ke Bali beli 2 lukisan, satu untuk dipajang di rumahnya, satunya lagi dijual.
ReplyDeleteSaya tuh suka semangat deh kalau lihat kain-kain yang cantik begitu. Indonesia memang keren banget ya kain-kainnya
ReplyDeletehope the situation getting better soon, so we can again travel there :-)
ReplyDeleteregards :-D
It's my dream to go to Bali! I love the pieces you brought home! Did you also bring home the painting of the 3 ladies? I love that one especially, since I also love painting ladies in my art. Please come link up your posts with me on Fridays over at my blog. Every Friday I do a link up:) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I long to visit Bali some day. I imagine it has to be full of so many beautiful things, as you have demonstrated on this post.
ReplyDeleteI especially like all the colorful tapestries. I so with we had more of that in the US. I hear Bali is so pretty!
ReplyDeletesuka banget sama lukisan2nya pasti lumayan ini harganya keren2. aku juga suka banget kebali dan beli oleh2 yang ga ada di jawa
ReplyDeleteMe too. Ga puas2nya ke Bali. Pengen jelajahin banyak tempat. Etapi si corona pake acara mampir ke sini. 😒
ReplyDeleteJadi inget punya oleh-oleh batik kain bali yg belum sempet diapa-apain. Suka sama motifnya, bahannya juga bagus.
ReplyDeleteAku ke Bali malah ga pernah beli kain padahal kece2 gini ya... Dulu juga suami sering ke Bali kalau bawa oleh2 ga pernah ngasih kain wah jadi pengen ke Bali jadinya hahaha....
ReplyDeleteJadi ingat pengalaman dulu ke Bali, and yes their traditional fabric are so good.
ReplyDeleteKain Bali itu indah banget patternya, kalau mampir lagi kesana pengen cari beberapa buat koleksi juga:)
ReplyDeleteMotif batik Bali mirip sama Nusa Tenggara ya, kak...
ReplyDeleteApa karena memang pengaruh geologisnya saling berdekatan sehingga budayanya juga yaa...?
Memang seni itu mengalir deras di Bali.
I really love all of those! I wanna go to Bali again and buy some of them;)
ReplyDeleteMasyaAllah kalau lihat Bali rasanya terhipnotis, karena pulau impian saya dari dulu. Kain dari Bali cakep2 ya, jadi pengen punya buat koleksi
ReplyDeleteSelalu suka pembawaan dari penulis. Suka seni Bali? Iya. Apalagi dibawakan dalam bentuk tulisan begini. Tambah keren. Kalau aku, tiap ke Bali beli oleh-olehnya kain batik. Hihihi lucu-lucu ❤️
ReplyDeleteMotif kainnya cakep, aku juga kalau abis dari mana pasti yg dicari kain khas lokalnya
ReplyDeleteWaktu masa kerja dulu jika ke bali pasti ortu titip kain tenunnya, ternyata memang jadi khas banget disana yah karena bisa dijahit, bisa jadi hantaran oleh-oleh, bahkan dipajang juga bisa ternyata...
ReplyDeleteHai bali. I miss u too.
ReplyDeleteBerharap banget pandemi ini sgr berlalu. Bau pantai bali terasa tercium dr sini..
bali memang ngangenin sudah 5 kali tp belum bosan
ReplyDeleteBali tuh khasnya patung burung garuda itu yaa. pernah waktu back for good dari Jepang, kami transit di Bandara Ngurah Rai Bali, tapi ga bisa kemana mana, cuma bisa jalan jalan di dalamnya aja.
ReplyDeleteAku suka pakai kain warna2 cerah seperti itu, bisa dipakai buat kondangan, ngumpul2 bersama teman ato sekedar ngemall.
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