Tanah Lot, Mount Batur

Back for more on the Bali trip. This time round I'll show you guys more sunshine and sunset! ^_^!!!

We decided to go to Tanah Lot (before our trip) because Keith recommended this place and it's also where he took his wedding shots! It was great and we thought that we might be able to capture some of the sunset. :)

Tanah Lot is located at the edge of Bali. You're just 1 step away from the big sea just by standing on top of these rocks. It's actually quite low tide when we reached there, which is considered lucky cause we don't have to wade in the water to go right to the end of the rocks. We were told during high tide, all these low lying rocks will be covered by seawater which makes it even more dangerous to walk on it.

At the entrance to Tanah Lot

:) We used a self-timer to take this shot. And there's this group of people staring at us when we took this photo. I was quite of afraid that they will take my camera away though. *Opps!* >.<""

After an hour plus of waiting, finally the sun is setting. It was a damn hot day and the place is super crowded. Warm and stuffy! But then, when I stood at the edge of the bridge, and right in front of me was the sunset, my heart melted. HAHAHAHA! I mean you guys don't get to see such sunset in Singapore. It's a totally different feeling. Especially with the waves as the background noise. 

A duper nice guy helped to take a picture of us. And right behind us is a small temple. Lots of praying offerings behind us. 

Right after sunset, it's the sunrise! HAHAHA! ^_^!!! We took a package which includes transportation to and fro Mount Batur from our hotel, a hot spring bath and a spa treatment. The whole package cost us USD58/person which is about SGD75.

The trip started at 2am in the morning, and it was about 2 hour trip to Mount Batur. There was quite a big group of people trekking with us, so it was quite lively the whole journey up. Till the last part of the climb, I was really getting tired since it gets more and more steeper. And I was busy yawning away! LOL!

It was still quite dark when we reached the peak, nothing much to see so why not enjoy a bottle of coke while waiting?

Just when the sun is about to rise

:) When the world lights up in front of you :) With our guide

I must say: It's TOO COLD up at the peak! HAHAHAHA! I was only wearing a shorts + sleeveless top with a thin cardigan to protect myself from the strong winds. O.M.G!  

As I look, the world gets brighter and brighter. A brand new day arrives.

Right behind me is the crater hole from the 1st volcano eruption. It's really deep...........

P.S: My legs look long in this shot! /giggles!

I super <3 the background. Lots of greenery and endless sky

Those mist behind us are actually steam from the Volcano. Did I fail to mention that this volcano is still active? o.O!!!!

The trip down was even more challenging since the path is full of small rocks, which make it extremely slippery. And while telling the person in front of me to be careful, I actually slipped and fell. Damn painful when I landed on my palms on these stones! >.<"" Nevertheless, it was quite an achievement to climb all the way up.