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EATING
Pasar Mambo, the night market, is at the southern end of
Jl Hassanudin (dusk-midnight).
Begadang II Jl Diponegoro 164. Huge, busy Padang
restaurant loved by locals that serves cheap seafood dishes
( ikan mas Rp12,000). Due to their popularity, owner Haji
Dasril has opened five of these restaurants around town,
this one next to the Harley Davidson club and on the purple
bemo route. Closed for Ramadan. Daily 10am-11pm.
Marcopolo Restaurant Marcopolo Hotel . The fantastic
views over the city and Lampung Bay from the terrace of
this somewhat ageing hotel make this a great choice for
Indonesian, Chinese and Western food ( ayam goreng
Rp28,000). You can choose between indoor and outdoor
seating, and there's free wi-fi. Daily 24hr.
FERRIES TO JAVA
Around 30km southeast of Kalianda, and
90km southeast of Bandar Lampung, lies
the Bakauheni ferry port ( T 0721 252032),
the departure point for ferries to Merak
(see box, p.184), on Java's northwest tip.
Regular buses travel to Bandar Lampung
(1hr 30min; Rp30,000) and bemos
connect to Kalianda - there's no reason to
stay in Bakauheni itself. Ferries from
Bakauheni operate round the clock (2hr
30min; Rp13,000), leaving every thirty
minutes during the day and less
frequently at night. High-speed ferries
(40min; Rp30,000) also depart half-hourly
from 7.40am to 5pm.
DIRECTORY
Hospital Rumah Sakit Bumi Waras, Jl Wolter Moginsidi
( T 0721 255032).
Immigration Jl Diponegoro 24 ( T 0721 482607 or
T 0721 481697).
Internet There are plenty of internet cafés along Jl Raden
Intan and Jl Sudirman (Rp5000/hr).
Police station Jl WR Supratman 1 ( T 0721 488477)
Post o ce Jl KHA Dahlan 12 and Jl Raden Intan (Mon-
Thurs 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-noon & 2-5pm).
ACCOMMODATION
Arnes Central Hotel Jl Cut Nyak 20 T 0721 263339,
W arinashotel.com/our-groups/arnes-central-hotel.html.
Worth the splurge, this good-value one-star hotel has big,
beautiful rooms that come with a/c, cable TV, wi-fi access,
mini-bar an d breakfast. Across the road from the purple
bemo route. Rp295,000
Lusy Jl Diponegoro 186 (Karang-Betung buses and pink
angkots pass the door) T 0721 485695. Big place on a busy
road in the town centre, with helpful staff and a range of
spacious though sli ghtly grotty a/c rooms, some with hot
water (Rp200,000). Rp120,000
Rarem Jl Way Rarem 23 T 0721/261392. Tucked away in
a quiet spot behind Jl KHA Dahlan, near the Marcopolo
Hotel and on the green bemo route, this place has
decent-value rooms, the best of which come with private
bath and a/c (Rp260,000). Indonesian breakfast included.
Rp235,000
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Bali
With its pounding surf, emerald-green
rice terraces and exceptionally artistic
culture, the small volcanic island of
Bali - population around 4.2 million and
Southeast Asia's only Hindu society - has
BALI: A SHORT HISTORY
Bali was a more or less independent society of Buddhists and Hindus until the fourteenth
century, when it was colonized by the strictly Hindu Majapahits from neighbouring Java.
Despite the subsequent Islamicization of nearly all her neighbours, Bali has remained firmly
Hindu ever since. In 1849, the Dutch started to take an interest in Bali, and by January 1909 had
wrested control of the whole island. Following a short-lived Japanese occupation in World
War II, and Indonesia's subsequent declaration of independence in 1945, Bali became an
autonomous state within the Republic in 1949. But tensions with Java are ongoing and there is
concern about wealthy entrepreneurs from Jakarta (and the West) monopolizing the financial
benefits from Bali's considerable attractions, with the Balinese fearing they may lose control of
their own homeland. These tensions were horrifically highlighted when Muslim extremists from
Java bombed Kuta's two most popular nightclubs on October 12, 2002, killing more than two
hundred people and sending Bali's tourist-dependent economy into severe decline. A second
attack, in October 2005, came just as the island was starting to recover. Reprisals and religious
conflict did not ensue, however, due in part to Bali's impressively equanimous Hindu leadership;
tourist numbers have since recovered, though the impact of the bombings is still felt.
 
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