Another Bali breakfast

After hibernating in the lovely villa and having non-stop room service for a few days to get over the jetlag, we finally resurfaced for breakfast at Sangkar, the hotels' all-day dining restaurant.  As the hotel was full, there was a breakfast buffet that morning - homemade pastries -croissant, pain au chocolat, muffins and a delicious banana danish; fresh juices - orange, grapefruit, mango and pineapple; tropical fruit - papaya, passion fruit, watermelon; cereals - all bran, corn flakes, rice krispies, cocoa pops; cold cuts and cheeses; smoked salmon with capers, pickles and mustard; vanilla yoghurt: and the hotel's special homemade jams - strawberry chocolate, pineapple ginger and sweet orange.  Who says that breakfast has to be boring and quick? A table on the terrace with a panoramic view of the Indian ocean and just chirping birds as background music, it's just another day in Bali.

My first morning in Bali

Early this morning, I woke up to the sounds of roosters crowing and birds chirping.  After sitting quietly to admire the view of the Indian ocean in the distance, I ordered room (or rather villa) service and had a quiet breakfast al fresco - fresh tropical fruit, mango juice, a basket of homemade bread and toast with pineapple ginger jam and sweet orange marmalade.  What a fantastic start!  This is my first day of island life and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Tomorrow, the fun starts - househunting, organizing my son's uniform for his new school, getting a mobile phone line and the to-do list goes on and on and on.  Today, I'm going to have my breakfast, eat slowly and spend the rest of the day by the plunge pool, reading and relaxing.  This is the way to live.