THE GUIDE - The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok - page 212

Nekat Just off the path to Sari Organik restaurant; map . This gallery in the middle of the
paddies displays the striking and deceptively simple pop-naive paintings by the idiosyncratic
Pandi. Daily 10am-5pm.
Rio Helmi Jl Suweta 0361 972304, riohelmi.com ; map . Small gallery of the respected
expat photographer. With limited edition prints costing $125-1000, it's the mass-market
prints (around $5) and the chance to see some great photographs on display that are the main
attraction here. Daily 10am-5pm.
BOOKS
Ganesha Bookshop Jl Raya Ubud, corner of Jl Jembawan 0361 970320, ganeshabooks-
bali.com ; map . The best bookshop in Ubud, with a huge stock of new books on all things
Balinese as well as numerous secondhand titles. Daily 8am-9pm.
Periplus North end of Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Raya Ubud 0361 975178, periplus.com ;
map . This well-stocked Bali-wide chain has two branches in central Ubud, each with a
good collection of novels, nonfiction, coffee-table books, magazines and newspapers. Daily
9am-10pm.
Pondok Pekak Library and Learning Centre Jl Dewi Sita; map . Plenty of well-priced
secondhand books available for sale, rent and part-exchange. Daily 10am-8pm.
TOO MUCH LUGGAGE?
Need to make room in your luggage for new purchases? Donate unwanted clothes, books,
bric-a-brac and anything else “so long as it's not alive” to the Yayasan Senyum charity
shop , the Smile Shop, on Jalan Sriwedari ( 0361 233758, senyumbali.org ) . Profits help
fund operations for Balinese people with craniofacial disabilities such as cleft palate. You
can, of course, also buy cheap secondhand stuff at the shop too. The Jungle Shop on Jalan
Gootama works in a similar way, supporting the work of the Sumatran Orangutan Society
( 0361 972906, orangutans-sos.org ) .
CLOTHING, JEWELLERY AND ACCESSORIES
Black Flag Jl Hanoman, Padang Tegal; map . Small shop offering a variety of up-to-the-
minute stylish street clothes by a range of small Balinese independent fashion designers in-
cluding Furious, Dynamite and Nothing. Daily 10am-8pm.
Blue Stone Jl Dewa Sita 0361 970673, bluestonebotanicals.com ; map . Mini-chain
selling essential oils, aromatherapy products, natural soaps and balms and even organic insect
repellent. Daily 9am-8pm.
Galaxyan Jl Hanoman 0361 971430, galaxyanjewels.com ; map . Unusual and glorious
(and gloriously expensive) range of jewellery made from silver, copper and gold wire, some