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Rough Guide to Bali

Penjor "Hey I am coming to Bali, can you recommend me things to do?" I got that question a lot. I get it, I live in Bali so people would think that I master everything about Bali. Well... 50:50. I happened to travel around Bali since 2017. So it wasn't wrong to assume me knowing Bali. But I am also a lazy traveler so I don't always do many things in one place.  That is why we will call this a rough guide to Bali.  First thing first, define your style of traveling. Because we all know that Bali is an island. Not a city. So it is quite big, you know. You can not explore all of it in two weeks. Well you might be able to do so, but probably not immersing enough of it.  So... what is your style of traveling? Bali offers you some cultures, quiet normal life, party hotspots, quiet beaches, busy beaches, temples, and so on.  Mt Batur West part of Bali (Canggu, Seminyak, Kuta) If you enjoy partying, you might want to spend your time more in the west part of Bali like Canggu, ...
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Mengintip Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed

 Pergi ke UAE tak lengkap tanpa mengunjungi Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed yang ada di Abu Dhabi. Meskipun tujuan awal ada di Dubai, tapi kita niat mlipir ke Abu Dhabi yang jaraknya 2 jam dari Dubai menggunakan bis.

Kita pun menuju terminal Al-Ghubaibah untuk membeli tiket bis menuju Abu Dhabi. Karena ketololan saya, saya sama sekali nggak tau kalau antrian beli tiket dipisah antara cowo sama cewe, pas dipanggil 'mam, please here!', saya sih ngah ngoh aja. Ternyata baru sadar kalo antriannya cowo semuanya dan untungnya HJ langsung 'nyelametin' mukak istrinya ini buat pindah ke loket seberang karena kita salah loket. Well.. at least gw nggak ngeliat mukaknya para cowo-cowo yang udah ngelirik gw dari atas sampe bawah sembari (mungkin) mikir 'ini cewe sakit?'. Beda budaya kaka

 
pulangnya pengen top up kartunya eh tapi malah dikasih tiket kertas begini

Ok, tiket ditangan. Kali ini saya dikasih kartu transportasi yang multifungsi ala negeri maju which is jadi hobi teranyar sekarang. Seneng dong! Tapi dompet nggak muat lama-lama hahha!. Dari Al-Ghubaibah ke Abu Dhabi harganya sekitar AED 25, dengan jarak tempuh 2 jam. Sepanjang jalan kita ngapain? Tidur! Karena emang kanan kiri hamparan gurun dan semua hal yang berbau gurun. Kita bangun setengah jam sebelum turun bis.

 
terminal Abu Dhabi, bagian bis menuju Dubai

Kita memutuskan berangkat dari Dubai sekitar jam 2 siang, jadi sampai di Abu Dhabi sekitar jam 4 sore dan itu masih panas banget.

Setelah turun bis, kita naik taksi menuju masjid yang jaraknya 15 menit dari terminal bis.

Masjidnya super sekali. Super gede. Karena ini adalah masjid terbesar di UEA, dan bener-bener strict banget kalau mau masuk sana. Yang jelas ada aturan dalam berpakaian. Saya yang tadinya pake jeans, akhirnya ganti celana. kalaupun baju nggak sesuai, nanti akan dipinjami jubah untuk wanita dan laki-laki. Jubahnya persis kek jubah yang dipake di The Handmaid's tale. Lucu gitu.

aturan berpakaian

Masjid ini luas tempat parkirnya, hmm sebut saja tamannya ya. Jalan menuju masjidnya itu lho lama. Sebelum masuk juga ada security check macam masuk bandara, saya berkali-kali bunyi ternyata saya baru sadar kalo sepatu saya kan ada metal-nya (yang baru bener-bener saya sadari pas disuruh nyeker di bandara Dubai). Nah interiornya dominasi warna putih, pilarnya asik banget, tempat wudhunya uuuhhhh uwapiiikkk tenan. Nah ada juga perpustakaannya tapi kita nggak masuk sih. Kita udah keburu butuh AC jadinya kita mlipir ke coffee shop nya. Tapi kita sholat disana, maghrib. Adzannya subhanallah, luar biasa bikin tenang. and guess what? I am the only one who wear mukena hahaha!

 

 

 

 

 
sunset

 

 

  
sayang tempat wudhunya ga boleh difoto dan saya ternyata bisa juga mematuhi aturan hahaha

 
nah baju yang coklat diseberang itu buat cewek, yang putih buat cowo

 

  

Kalau ke UEA jangan lupa mampir yaaa...
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  1. Ikrom ZainAugust 21, 2017 at 7:59 AM

    wih apik
    pingin gulung2 ndek tengah iku, subhamanllah
    jiboober gak oleh mlebu yo mbak

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    1. Prisca AdityaAugust 21, 2017 at 9:18 PM

      huwalah mas, gulung2 yo sido digeret pulisi e tho hahaha

      ora oleh melbu mas, langsung dikrukupi wes ahah

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