Bali

We had a great holiday in Bali last week with the Gans and Gong Gong KK. Wasn't expecting Bali to be so much fun. But it was, and had everything - fun for the kids, excellent food, pretty good shopping, and the weather was gorgeous.

At the start of our Safari tour

The Bali Safari and Marine Park was an extremely well-kept and well-run private zoo. It was a very hot day when we went, but we could sit in the comfort of the tram that brought us around the Park, and right next to the animals. The kids were really excited to see the lions, tigers, zebras, giraffes and many other animals up close.

Another wonderful place for the kids was Waterbom Bali - a water-themed park with slides and rides for adults and kids. Daddy and Mummy were expecting Nadine to have a splash of a time. But she was scared off by the humongous water canons, and didn't a long time to agree to step into the water.

Mummy coaxed her to go on a cruise in the tube raft along the lazy river. She was actually quite gungho about it, until we got to waterfall. She was really spooked. And after that, would not go into the water anymore. To entertain her, Daddy bought her ice-cream and donut.

Nadine sharing her donut with Ethan.

The Gans enjoying themselves

Then there's Turtle Island, where there were humongous turtles, eagles, toucans, pythons and bats.

We also spent a day at the beach.

Nadine was supposed to go on the banana boat with Daddy and the Gans. But the vendor ran out of children's life vest and Nadine wouldn't wear the oversized adult life vest. Diva!

Nadine had way too much ice-cream, coke, candies and cakes during this trip.

Our one and only family photo taken during this trip.

We did not take any photos at the restaurants we went to, mainly because Daddy and Mummy had to carry Aaron and ensure Nadine ate her food, or was not running away from our sight, nor terrorizing Ethan. Also, all the restaurants we went to for dinner were pretty dark, and Aaron did not like darkness. He cried endlessly and would only stop when he was brought to bright spots.

Nonetheless, it was a really enjoyable trip. And we will want to go back to Bali again. And when we go back, we will definitely go back to 2 of the restaurants where we had the best dinners - La Lucciola and Mamasan.