CASCADES AT THE VICEROY: Indonesia's Best Restaurant

We downloaded this threesixty: Bali travel guide app for iphone, which lists down the premiere luxury destinations in Bali, and this is how we learned about Cascades Restaurant at the Viceroy.

photo from viceroybali.com

When we arrived in Bali, we asked our guide if he knows how far the Viceroy is from Kamandalu Resort (read about our accommodation in Bali here).  He didn't know where the Viceroy is so he asked if we have the number and offered to call the resort.  As it turns out, the Viceroy is only a hundred or so meters away from where we're staying!  Hooray!  We decided we MUST spend one night at the Viceroy for dinner.

KAMANDALU RESORT: Our Home in Bali for 4 Days

For our Bali trip, we decided to stay in Ubud -- the heart of Balinese culture.  We checked out other hotels and resorts in the areas of Nusa Dua, Kuta and Seminyak (all too touristy), and realized that Ubud is the place to be if you want REAL Bali.  

We chose Kamandalu, a 5-star all-villas boutique resort located in the midst of Ubud's terraced rice paddies. 

 

INDONESIAN AIRPORTS

Remember we almost cancelled our trip because of our Bali Dilemma (read about it here) but decided to push through with it anyway?

Well, we just got back from Indonesia where we flew into three of their airports and fortunately, we didn't have any problems with any of the immigration/airport officers just because we're Filipinas.

Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta

Adisutjipto Airport, Yogyakarta

Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali

In fact, many of the locals love Filipinos because according to them, we smile a lot and are very friendly too.   So for those planning to go to Bali or any other city in Indonesia, go ahead!  There's nothing to worry about!  =)

More about the trip on our next posts!

GUCCI CAFE

We were walking around Milan with friends when we saw the Gucci Cafe in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.  We have to try it, we thought in chorus.  We stood in front of the cafe for a few minutes, discussing if a cup of Gucci coffee is gonna get us bankrupt (as if we weren't already).  We figured, each of us can just order one cup (they won't see us again anyway, who cares if we're not spenders! As if we live there!) and really, it can't be THAT expensive. 

We checked the menu... oh my God, it's Guccissima leather.  We slowly opened it, hoping to see right away which one's the cheapest item. HAHAHA. Holy cup.  They don't indicate the prices on the menu.  No no no, we can't risk it.  What if it's 200 euros per cup?  By european standards alone, coffee already costs a fortune.  What more if it's Gucci?  Ayoko maghugas ng plato.  We backed out.

Imagine how happy we were when 3 years later, while walking around Ginza, we saw another Gucci cafe!  The only other Gucci cafe in the world!  We cannot let this opportunity pass again!  Without thinking, we ditched our Disney Sea plan and spent the afternoon having coffee instead. 


Gucci building in Ginza 

Gucci cafe is on the fourth floor of their flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo.

the cafe's reception desk

the cafe's interiors

Guccissima leather menu

Macy check check checkin' out the menu

The price isn't as bad as we thought.  This panna cotta for example, is 1300yen.  

Panna Cotta

 Hot drinks, salads, and other light snacks are around 1000-2000 yen. 

Belgian Hot Chocolate

Prosciutto Panini

They also sell these Gucci chocolates and we couldn't stop ourselves from buying.

photo from vanillaseven.com

And oh, it was raining that day and we find it so cool that their paperbags come with raincoats!

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