In Reply to: JBR Part 3, sorry it's still long posted by BJC on Thursday, 29. September 2005 at 07:00 Bali Time:
Oh yes the Sanur vs. Legian thing. We've always finished our holidays in North Legian Somewhere between Mandira and Kumala Pantai particularly liking the beach at K.P. end, always staying somewhere else first. Last time we had a week at Sanur staying at Ari Putri (No *s). Well I loved it and Brian liked it a lot too but was still hanging out to get to Legian. We loved the cool East facing beach walk and the eating possibilities along there the gentler shopping pace, the hotel, the people we met, well everything really.
When it was time to move on to K.P. I felt sad to leave. We got back to Legian and K.P. was as beautiful as usual but as we sat by the pool I began to feel crowded and since all I could hear were Australian voices (never thought about it before) I began to miss the sound of Bahasa Indonesia all around! Ah well, not to worry and headed out to the beach for lunch.
Oh God!! They'd changed it!! Warna was a building site but worse much worse Benny's had changed hands and become yuppie fusion whatever you want to call it!! I was in shock. We went into Blue Ocean for lunch. Also renovated but not, to my relief, totally yuppie. The nasi Campur was to die for.
Anyway after a quick Bintang I started to pull myself together and found the beach life was still the same especially in the evenings and Tekor Bali was still the same. We did try the Benny's replacement and the food was terrific but the feeling has definitely changed. Quick efficient service, bash em in and bash em out! Not for me but funnily enough when my grandchildren stayed there this was one of their favourites. Sadly I fear this will be the future direction as trendiness spreads north.
Ok so this time with my eldest grandson with us for the first week we plan it this way. A few days in Sanur to break him in gently, a few days with him in Legian then after he goes home about a week left open and then back to Sanur for the last 10 Days. All bases covered.