Tugu Hotel Lombok

I and Ve arrived in Lombok on Saturday morning. 

There was a driver sent by Tugu Hotel Lombok to pick us up. It took some time to get to this resort because it's located quite far away from the city centre. When you were here, you would just love to enjoy the serene atmosphere it offered. You would definitely find the peace you were looking for, here.

It took even some minutes to drive from the entrance gate to the lobby.

We stayed in this little house with a fish pond in the front yard (it's a good Feng Shui, my mom would say) and an access to the beach in the back yard. There was a cute little bath tub and a couple of showers.

The bridge to the Bale Kokok Pletok, where they served breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Many wooden handicrafts were watching me when I passed by. I could only hope that they were not alive when it was dark.

That was one rather good size swimming pool, right near by the restaurant. Quite fancy thinking that you might swim for a short time before you had your breakfast. 

My superb lunch: Ayam Taliwang; a must try when you are in Lombok. 

Oh, I almost forget to mention that every afternoon was a good high tea time. There were many traditional cakes/ sweets for you to have with your tea. Or coffee. 

Last dinner; the set dinner menu we had at Hening Swarga Temple. 

I told you, we had the access to the beach. And a little swimming pool... for skinny dipping, perhaps.

The view to the Bale Kokok Pletok from the Sire beach. 

Ve did not quite pose like an amateur model, did he?

This is a perfect place if you want to break free from your stressful daily life. You would appreciate the nature more than before, loosen up your social skills perhaps, and balancing everything.
Although I myself don't live under pressure, I also would love to be here again for the love of heaven.

Peace

I do not know much where one goes or what one does to get a piece of peace in mind. 

However, I want you to be here. 

Look at the blue sky; feel the white sand. 

Holding my hand.

Location: Beach of Sire, Lombok.

Tugu Hotel Bali

My friend Ve was a seasoned travel writer.

He was scheduled to do couple articles about Tugu Hotel chains, the one in Bali and in Lombok, when I happened to fly back to Indonesia. As his Schatzi had extra work and could not be with him, I tagged along.

It could be quite miserable if you were in these fancy hotels alone; located far away from the crowded city centres, better to spend the quiet getaway with a friend. ;)

The room we had was on the upstairs, quite spacious. It was obviously one big bed room with extra space for a working desk, one huge bath tub, one toilet, and one shower with a huge woman to surprise you everytime you want to shower. The WiFi was available in the room for free of charge.

We had a private dinner on the beach. The weather was a bit windy and the night was dark but it was meant to be like that. We had to use our senses other than the sight.

It was too dark, I could not get a decent picture of the food but but below is the dessert. We had to be blindfolded by the waiter, tried whatever it was in the boxes, and guessed what was it as part of the game. 

We leave the next morning by boat to Lombok. I could not wait to try the bath before being in that warmth bed.

Wonderful, wonderful

I turn to you and you melt in my arms; there we are, darling, only you and I...  

(Johnny Mathis)

SO HOT

Peter agrees to meet me for iced soya latte before we go for our daily alcohol dosage during the happy hour with Glenn. 

The iced soya latte melts in few minutes when we are outside! The weather is so hot. And so are we.