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Indonesia Travel: Mawi Beach, Lombok

We are finally here, at the last beach to visit in Lombok, Mawi Beach. It kinda feels sad knowing that we are leaving the sea soon. *cry*

The beach is quite unique in view of its shape. It does look like a concave pond. Hahaha. The next 3 pictures will explain clearer. LOL.

I should have probably used a photo editing software to combine the above three pictures but I'm too lazy. Hahaha hope you get the idea.

Anyway, since it's the last time I went to the beach in Lombok, I'm gonna run to the sea and enjoy most of my time. Yeah! Until next time, dear Lombok! =)

Indonesia Travel: Sade Village, Lombok

Oh gosh, I have been neglecting my blog for like a week? I'm really sorry for the lack of commitment (which is directly due to lack of proper internet connection back home). No excuse? Oops! =P

Anyway, I am back! And diving right into the next list on my Lombok trip (yeap, left with two posts to go..hehe). This time around, we are not gonna see beach and sea because it's time for a cultural visit to a local village in Lombok called Sade. Village is called "desa" in Bahasa Indonesian (fyi moment).

You know just like South Korea has its own hanok village, you can call Sade Village as the cultural villages preserved for cultural heritage and tourism industry in Lombok. In here, you can see the daily life of local people in their traditional Sasak houses.

Spotted a grandma weaving cloth. She has been weaving for dunno how many years and it seems like she enjoys it very much.

The villagers allow tourists to take a peek inside their houses. Here is the kitchen area.

Chickens are favourite choice for pets here. Probably for consumption purposes. Sorry, chicks! =P

Food storage. I suppose smoking should be prohibited here? One bit of fire and the whole thing will be burned to the ground, right?

The village is not really big so it took us less than one hour to finish the tour. If you are interested in buying local souvenirs (e.g. accessories and traditional clothes), you can buy it here but the price is kinda steeper compared to the ones sold alongside the road.

Indonesia Travel: Mandalika Beach, Lombok

After breakfast, it's time to ~~sleep~~ hit the beach! Novotel Lombok Resort has direct access to the beach. So we just need to walk a bit toward the sea.

Hello morning sea!

This is how the sands look like. The locals call it pepper sand. It does look like pepper-ish. =P

The beach is named after a princess who was fought over by three princes from big kingdoms. Apparently the princess cannot decide who to marry because she's afraid if she refuse one or another, the kingdom will fall into a war. So the noble princess decided to jump into the sea instead of choosing one of them. Quite sad indeed.

We decided to be a little bit adventurous and following the local kids' direction, we went to check out another beach. The road is not far but we need to cross a not-so-steady-bamboo-bridge. Hello cousin! Hahaha.

Whoa! No regret in walking a bit because the view from the other beach is fantastic! <3

Here is another view. =)

Lombok Hotel Review: Breakfast at Novotel Lombok Resort, Indonesia

One of the thing that I always anticipate whenever I stay in a hotel is the breakfast (if it comes with one of course). And a rule of thumb for eating breakfast with my mum is...we need to go to the restaurant early! Hahaha #kiasuism

Btw, f you are curious about the bedroom in this resort, you can check out my other post here.

The breakfast spread is more like hotel's international buffet. Well looking from my plates, Novotel serves the usual potato, sausages, bacon from the Western side. While on the Asian side, they do serve fried noodle and veggies (which I only took a bit..). Btw, the pesto pasta is not bad (Italian side?).

Novotel Lombok Resort Breakfast Indonesia

Hmm since the main course spread is pretty standard, why don't we go straight to the dessert bar? All those glorious cakes...hmm the cakes look kinda filling though. Hahaha.

Cakes served at Novotel Lombok Indonesia

This one taste super good! ^^

Chocolate Pastry Novotel Lombok Resort Breakfast

This one looks pretty...uhm..unique? Taste sweet though.

Unique Dessert at Novotel Lombok Resort Hotel Breakfast

Now, let me finish my dessert plate. Yum! <3

Lombok Hotel Review: Novotel Lombok Resort, Indonesia

For our last night in Lombok, we are staying at the West side of Lombok Island. We book a night with Novotel Lombok Resort because we heard a lot of good things about the resort. So why don't we go see how is the place. Jump!

The lobby area.

The pretty decoration along the road.

Decoration Novotel Lombok Resort Indonesia

A note about the bedroom, since the hotel is resort style, there is no lift here. The highest level is only level 3 but this may pose a problem for some people. If you don't feel like staying at the highest level, it would be better to request for a room at level 1.

The bed is awesome seriously. Not everyday can sleep on top of luxury. XD

Each room comes with a sofa under the TV. Sorry about the blur shot. I was probably too excited jumping on the bed. Hehehe.

And if that sofa is not alone, there's another armchair at the side of the bedroom. Awesome!!

Sofa and Rug at Novotel Lombok Resort Bedroom

I did not take a picture of the swimming pool because I was lazy to bring my phone. It's not that big actually, so I prefer to swim in the ocean. Here's a picture which I took from Google to give you the idea.

After all, since the location of the resort is pretty secluded, this resort is best suited for a couple on honeymoon I guess. But we are not complaining cause we do like some luxury ourselves.

Do check out the hotel's price at the Tripadvisor link here. Happy staying! =)

Indonesia Travel: Gili Meno and Gili Air Islands, Lombok

Hey ho! We are really beat after having fun in Gili Trawangan (see here and here). But, our adventure did not end there as we still have two other Gili islands to hop onto.

First, we are going to the nearest one, Gili Meno. Which is more like a nature reservation instead of tourist place. There's only one inn here. Hence, not many people spotted on the island.

Oh well, hello nature I guess! =)

I really love the scenery where blue sky, white clouds, blue ocean and white sandy beach coming together. Pretty! =)

The next Gili island, Gili Air is definitely more touristy than Gili Meno. There are more people spotted on the island. And there are inns and restaurants as well, although not as many as the ones in Gili Trawangan.

The view in Gili Air is super fantastic too!

My favourite shot of the island. <3

If you have the time, you can visit the three Gili islands in one day. But if you prefer to spend one day playing at one island, that option is open too. Oh gosh, I really love the ocean! <3

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