After some “hard work” at Tanah Lot temple, it was time for lunch and our food palate immediately brought us to Hog Wild Restaurant at Jalan Batu Beliq, No.41, Kerobokan Kelod, Kuta Utara. You instantly would fall in love with this place as you arrived at the restaurant. The décor is simply awesome and it just heightened up your saliva glands as you would see slabs of ribs on the grille at the shop front and the amusing pig decors. Playful, sultry and most definitely worthwhile to make a stop here for some porkiliciousness goodness! What a riot we had here! We did not hold ourselves back but ordered what we need to smoothen the clogged arteries of ours that had been stuffed with vegetable goodness and healthy living food!
We somehow needed the infusion of some good old fat pig goodness in our veins, man! This is the place for the great infusion of oily goodness back to our heart and veins! Yes, come to papa, you lovely little ribs! Succulent, tasty and fall off the bone delight certainly live up to its expectations. I could have sworn that there was utter silence as the succulent ribs meat landed in our mouth, down the throat and into our awaiting and gleeful stomachs! Pork ribs, Soto ayam, fried noodles, satay babi, chapcai, fried potatoes and Bintang beer fulfilled our appetite that afternoon. I could have sworn that the pigs gave a good fight and they fought gallantly till the very last hour. It was such a dramatic scene that could only signaled the battle of best, my friends. As always, the only thing that will shock your living system and give every organic pats of your body a damn good jolt will be …….the bill! But, I must say, it was really worth it as we are filled to the brim.
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| The gang.... waiting for their food.... |
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| The ribs master at work.... |
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| You are so welcomed...... |
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| Come to papa & mama....... |
Our next destination was Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park or GWK. There has been a lot of hype over this place and I must say this is really a very expensive tourist attraction or trap! At Rph 125,000 entrance fee each, I would rather have gone to other places of interest and fuel the Bali economy, actually. I must say that this place is really an uncompleted artisan park.
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| The park area.... |
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| The centre area..... |
Until and unless there are many more additions of other attractions in the park, I would strongly advise the people to spend their monies elsewhere. I guess, curiosity does kill the cat for us this time and this time only! The park is located in Ungasan, Badung, Bali. It is devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda, the mythical bird who became his companion. Planned to be established as a landmark or mascot of Bali, construction of the giant statue of Vishnu riding his mount Garuda, as high as 120 metres was completed in August 2018.
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| Garuda Plaza |
The park has a land area of about 60 hectares and is located at an altitude 263 metres above sea level. In the area there is also a statue of Garuda which is directly behind the Plaza Wisnu. Garuda Plaza is where the Garuda statue as high as 18 meters is placed temporarily. Garuda Plaza is the focal point of a large corridor of carved limestone pillars covering over 4000 square meters of open space i.e. Lotus Pond. With a space capacity capable of accommodating up to 7,000 people, Lotus Pond has earned a reputation as a venue for holding major events and international events. There is also a statue of Vishnu's hand which is part of the statue of Lord Vishnu. Designed to be the Indonesia’s tallest statue, Garuda Wisnu Kencana was inspired by Hindu mythology about the search for Amerta (the elixir of life). According to this myth, Garuda agreed to be ridden by Lord Vishnu in return for the right to use the elixir to liberate his enslaved mother.
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| Bonding.... |
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| Vishnu Plaza |
The 75-m tall, 65-m wide statue was designed by Nyoman Nuarta. It sits atop Bukit Peninsula and one of the most iconic landmark in Bali. The statue sits atop a pedestal to bring the total height of the monument to 121 m (397 ft), which is nearly 30 m (98 ft) taller than the Statue of Liberty in the United States.
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| Vishnu on the Garuda.....the iconic landmark of Bali... |
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| Vishnu on the Garuda...... |
The completed monument is about as tall as a 21-storey building. It weighs 4000 tonnes, making it the heaviest statue in the country. The statue is made of copper and brass sheeting, with a stainless steel frame and skeleton, as well as a steel and concrete core column. The outer covering measures 22000 m2 in area. The crown of Vishnu is covered with golden mosaics and the statue has a dedicated lighting arrangement. The 600 steps uphill climb to the statue of Lord Vishnu riding the Garuda can be a heart stopper for someone like me but I took it all in good stride and made it there …ALIVE! Yes, it is a work of art and truly one iconic piece together with the Vishnu’s Hand and Garuda Plaza but it’s only 3 structures,man! There has got to be more to this, right?
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