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gian settled in Sanur and set up his easel, painting canvases of 16-year-old beauty Nyoman
Pollok and her friends; “the beauty and splendid figure of Ni made the painter enjoy his stay”,
the museum notes drily. Married three years later, the couple lived in the floridly carved
house where around eighty of his works now hang; Impressionist early paintings from his
travels in Europe, North Africa and India and romanticized canvases of Ni and her friends
from the 1950s. Imagine French Impressionism channelled by Gauguin and you're close. The
1930s house is also interesting for its carving and the couple's furniture - Ni donated the
property to the government on her death in 1985.
Bali Orchid Garden
3km north of Sanur on Jl Bypass, just beyond the junction with the coast road to Pantai Saba and Kusamba •
Daily 8am-6pm • Rp50,000 •
baliorchidgardens.com
The Balinese love their tropical gardens and many buy their plants from the nurseries that
line the roads between Sanur and Denpasar. One enterprising nursey has turned itself into a
paying attraction as the
Bali Orchid Garden
and encourages tourists (who probably aren't
thinking of taking a bloom home) to discover the beautiful flowers anyway. The grounds are
pleasingly landscaped and alongside the huge variety of orchids are other tropical lovelies,
including heliconias, bromeliads and tree ferns.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: SANUR
By plane
From
Ngurah Rai Airport
a prepaid taxi would cost Rp125,000 to Sanur.
By shuttle bus
The fastest, most direct transport is usually tourist shuttle bus. The drop-off
point for the biggest operator, Perama, is Warung Pojok minimarket, Jl Hang Tuah 31 in north
Sanur ( 0361 285592,
peramatour.com
)
; you can pay an extra Rp15,000 for a hotel drop-
off (or pick-up), or bemos or taxis will take you onward. Sample fares include Rp35,000 to
Kuta/the airport, Rp50,000 to Ubud, Rp60,000 to Padang Bai and Rp125,000 to Lovina.
Destinations
Bedugul (daily; 2hr-2hr 30min); Candidasa (3 daily; 2hr 30min-3hr); Gili Is-
lands (daily; 9hr); Kintamani (daily, min 2 people; 2hr 30min-3hr); Kuta/Ngurah Rai Airport
(5 daily; 30min-1hr); Lovina (daily; 3-4hr); Padang Bai (3 daily; 2hr-2hr 30min); Senggigi,
Lombok (2 daily; 8hr 30min); Ubud (4 daily; 45min-1hr).
By bemo
Arrival and departure by bembo is from the Denpasar terminals at Kereneng or
Tegal
. Dark-green bemos from Kereneng run to the Jl Bypass/Jl Hang Tuah junction in north
Sanur, then Jl Danau Beratan and Jl Danau Buyan, before continuing down Jl Danau Tam-
blingan to Semawang. Dark-blue bemos from Tegal run direct to Sanur then follow the same
route as the Kereneng ones. Leaving is a cinch - bemo drivers along Jl Danau Tamblingan
and the Jl Bypass will honk to pick you up.
By bus
Sanur is a stop on Bali's new public bus service, the Trans Sarbagita: the route runs
from Batubulan bemo terminal-Sanur Jl Bypass-Kuta Central Parking-Jimbaran-Nusa Dua.
