{"id":56,"date":"2009-08-12T01:24:37","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T05:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/?p=56"},"modified":"2020-09-15T15:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T19:59:24","slug":"staying-in-stunning-sanur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/archives\/56","title":{"rendered":"Staying in Stunning Sanur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-176\" title=\"The Gazebo Beach Resort\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/019.png\" alt=\"The Gazebo Beach Resort\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nOn our way back from Amed, we had our driver take us to the beach town of Sanur by way of Pura Goa Lawah (the bat temple), which is a sacred Hindu temple chock full of bats. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/019battemple.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-172\" title=\"The Bat Temple\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/019battemple-100x83.jpg\" alt=\"The Bat Temple\" width=\"100\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a> We saw the shrines and ceremonies in and around the temple complex (as well as a very old traditional rendition of Barong) and we were even lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a temple procession heading to the beach and back again with all the traditional style umbrellas, flags and offerings. It was an eye-full to say the least.<br \/>\nBy the time noon rolled around, we were relaxing in front of a pool at the Gazebo Beach Hotel in the heart of Sanur. The Gazebo Beach Hotel was a beautiful resort, located right on Sanur beach itself. It was full of beautiful gardens, pools, and the most delicious breakfast we had eaten in a long while. We spent our four days enjoying the pools, the beach and checking out the local shops and even stopping in at a local kite festival. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/019playinginthepool.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-173\" title=\"The Jono Gym\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/019playinginthepool-100x83.jpg\" alt=\"The Jono Gym\" width=\"100\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a>By the second day we had made friends with some really cute Welsh children who were keen to play games by the pool all day, and although they drained us of energy we ended up having an absolute blast with them.<br \/>\nWe enjoyed the activities in and around the resort and nearly all of us went for a massage. Although our time in Sanur was a little uneventful, it was great for relaxing and rejuvenating.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jonoandamanda.com\/main\/slideshow-jnaioa-015-indonesia-bali-sanur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jonoandamanda.com\/islandsofadventure\/jna_mods\/blog_stuff\/slideshow_button.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our way back from Amed, we had our driver take us to the beach town of Sanur by way of Pura Goa Lawah (the bat temple), which is a sacred Hindu temple chock full of bats. 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