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What to Do – Kuta and Seminyak

Party Gods In the Island of the Gods, even shops and nightclubs have their share of rituals and offerings. Before every raunchy night o f techno music, the dance floor of the Double Six is carefully adorned with little palm-leaf cups filled with flowers, cakes, and rice, and marinated with arak liquor (albeit much less than late night patrons). For the Balinese, spirits and gods are alive everywhere, and offerings are always needed to keep the balance between good and bad. Local party animals usually dine around Jl. Laksmana, which packs a mind-blowing choice of good – value restaurants, from fish specialties to Italian, Greek, and Japanese - nothing typically Balinese here. If you plan to go out, dine late, as most bars don't fill up before 12pm or Iam.

Dinner is usually followed by a drink in Kudeta, or at the sophisticated Hu'u Bar ( Jl. Petitenget), above a green garden and pool. JI. Abimanyu (known as JI. Dyana Pura) has a more relaxed scene with a lot of live music joints. You can start with a good dinner at JP's restaurant, which features local bands playing world music from 9pm to 12am . A bit further on, the Santa Fe keeps the spirit of the old Seminyak alive, with a dense crowd shaking at the sound of loud, enthusiastic local rock bands. Around l am, the street starts to get really packed, as Jl.Dhyana Pura has turned into an endless row of bars opened to the road, including the gay-friendly Q-Bar and Kudos.

A typical night out may end up at the beach at the end of JI. Double Six, where party goer - s can choose between the trendy Deja Vu or the most popular night club around, the famous Double Six, which stars to come alive around 3am. Besides its colourful crowd of all sorts in various states of intoxication, the attraction of Double Six is its large terrace opening to a vast pool crowned by a bungee-jumping tower, occasionally used by a daring (or very drunk) party animal.

Massa ge: the Dancing Hands To soothe tired muscles after an exhausting programme of surfing, shopping and partying, you can avail yourself of an infinite number of massage and spa possibilities. The simplest and cheapest are the beach massa ges . They are administered on the spot by dedicated ladies registered with the local village association. They all wear clothes labeled "Desa Adat Kuta" ( for “Traditional Village of Kuta "). A reasonable price is around Rp50,000

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