Sanur, Bali

We arrived in Sanur after a 1/2 hr bus trip from Ubud and the weather was much warmer here which made our walk to our digs rather sweaty but it was only a 15 min walk.  We were shown to our room at the Indi Hotel which was pool side with a small porch with 2 chairs/table and shrubs to give us some privacy.  We checked the room over - we are pro's at this so make sure to look for secure windows/doors/mossie holes and of course our friends the roaches! I noticed that my bedside light didn't work so, as the room was not well lit, we asked the hotel to fix it.
Well we were enjoying a refreshing dip in the pool after our journey when we heard 'Hello?' then quiet. Daz looked around and said 'there's somebody in our room!'.  I jumped out of the pool dripping wet and literally flew to the room (as we had left my bag/purse/valuables unlocked inside it) to find dorky hotel guy with Mr 'I Think I Can Fix It' man dressed like a throwback trucker from 1985! Well they tried changing the bulb several times, some head scratching then they decided to change the fitting. Next came a game of how do you turn off the electricity then Mr Fix It man turned his trusty screwdriver on the bedside light. Next minute there's a bang as his screwdriver hits the cabinet - the hotel guy is laughing and Mr Fix It is shaking his head. He had gotten a shock! I tried not to laugh and didn't hold out much hope for them fixing the light but they persevered and got the job done.

Indi Hotel, Sanur Bali

We spent the next few days dossing at the pool, mooching around the big supermarket over the road - cheap Bintang (beer) as well as household stuff so we splashed out on 2 plastic plates and some gaffer tape (to patch up the mossie holes in the room). We even bought some salad for lunch, making sure to wash it with bottled water so we didn't suffer from eating healthily. It was difficult trying to find places within our budget for dinner but we did come across a place which did a mean vegetarian Mie Goreng (noodles) and Nasi Goreng (rice) with a large beer which came to less than £4!! The main tourist drag is full of Aussies and expensive restaurants although we did find an Aussie owned biker bar called The Roadhouse which looked like a biker gangs hangout and had MotoGP bike racing on a big screen so we stayed for a beer! We also found a bar closer to the hotel which had rock music playing on large tv screens (Guns'N'Roses, Chilli Peppers, Bon Jovi etc) so we hung out here one evening only to discover it doubled as a pick up bar for the local ladies of the night! (knocking shop) It was funny to watch the fat Aussie blokes chatting up the women (who were only attentive because of the money they could smell in their wallets!).
We enjoyed staying here as it was easy and we had entertainment watching the other guests at the hotel. This included the French couple next door doing a diving course - we decided she was a vampire as never came out in the day and he was 'Le Cock' as he strutted around like a real a-hole. Also, there were some young girls (possibly just arrived from Lesbos) who spent every day sunbathing by the pool with their nora's out. Really? in a country full of leering blokes, devout Hindus and Muslims? Then there was the old grumpy Aussie guy who decided to make friends with us and invite us out for dinner (guess he was 1/really desperate  2/very lonely 3/maybe a con man!). He even offered to pay for us but we decided against it as just didn't feel right plus we thought if he's an oddball we'll be stuck with him for the evening.
We hired a bike (scooter) for a few days and rode into Kuta & Legian which are the main tourist areas around this part of Bali. Well we didn't stay long! Both are extremely touristy, full of fancy western shops, shopping malls, expensive western style restaurants and dumb arse tourists who enjoy an over developed and frankly spoilt Bali. Only good part was the 3D museum full of paintings which you could take photos of yourself in front of (see below). We had a great laugh here taking lots of pics.

The man from Atlantis finds booty.

Dragon lady rides bare back.

" Mmmm boiled baldy head my favourite"