Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EATING
Most restaurants in the area cater for the lunchtime trade only; those that prepare buffets for
coach tours opposite the temple are not going to receive a visit from the gourmet critics any-
time soon. For a
cheap
feed, browse from the abundant warung in the
market
, a good place
to stock up for a
picnic
-
strawberries
are the regional delicacy.
Roti Bedugul
Pasar Candikuning 0368 203 3102.
Fresh jam or cheese croissants
(Rp20,000) plus fresh pies, pizzas and pitta rolls (from Rp35,000) are prepared and sold in
this tiny bakery just north of the market.
Daily 8am-4pm.
Strawberry Stop
1.5km north of the temple 0368 203100.
The strawberries grown in the
allotments behind feature here in ice cream, milkshakes, pancakes and waffles. Strawberries
aside, this also prepares snacks including waffles plus standard Indo-European mains such as
nasi goreng
and
mie goreng
(Rp40,000).
Daily 9am-6pm.
Munduk and around
Strung out amongst clove trees and coffee plantations along a steep valley spur, the village of
MUNDUK
is one of Bali's most appealing hill retreats. It remains a mellow, low-key place,
with refreshingly cool temperatures and gorgeous vistas; the sort of place where you can ar-
rive for a night and leave a week later. Cloud-gazing aside, days are spent
walking
to nearby
villages and waterfalls, while dusks ease into nights to spectacular sunsets and a soundtrack
of a million frogs. The
Dutch
administration were the first foreigners to relish Munduk's
scenery, as well as its fertile soils and cooler climate at 500-700m above sea level. From
1910 they developed it as a summer retreat and cultivated coffee, cloves, vanilla and cocoa in
the surrounding fertile soils. Some of their weekend homes are now used as guesthouses, but
colonial
Dutch architecture
along the main street is hardly the point. (The village is barely
500m long, for a start.) Instead, see Munduk as a chance to kick back - slow travel has never
been so beautiful.
