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The Bali’s fifth annual International Event Kuta Karnival has been done successfully. This event had been held from 1st until 9th September 2007.

Opened by releasing 500 baby turtles into the sea - the most ever released in Bali. It was a special moment to see those hatchlings run towards the sea where their freedom and adventure await. About 1000 surfers paddled their surfboards towards the sea, grouped into one big circle and sprinkled flowers into the sea as a gesture for peace, also marked the opening of Kuta Karnival on Saturday 1 September 2007..

There were a lot of events had been held such as;

Games; kids joint the games as like Indiana Jones, plenty of action and adventure such as fox flying from tree to tree, bridge crossing and many more.

Bali Islamic Festival; The diversity of Kuta did not only lay on the activities, but also on cultures presented. This year Bali Islamic Festival was set to be officiated by the Minister of Religion, and there was Rebana contest and a Muslim Clothing fashion show.

Volleyball Competition & Sunset Dance; this was one of permanent event on Kuta Karnival, where every evening on Kuta beach the Balinese traditional art from different Troupes performed.

Food Festival; One of the signs of diversity that was developing in Bali is how you saw a lot of restaurants and cafes operating to add the culinary spectrum of the island. All offering different kinds of food. Traditional Balinese fare or international dishes such as Mexican, Greek, Japanese, Indian and more. More than 50 of Bali’s great restaurants and cafes participated in this food festival (max. price Rp25.000 per serving).

Parade Kuta Karnival; The closing ceremony of Kuta Karnival 2007 was set on the street across OSO Kuta Beach. Annually, the trademark of Kuta Karnival is the unique parade with floats, decorated cars, scooters, bikes, performers, all in their best, most different and even craziest creations. Every single person on the island with a carnival spirit joint this parade. Watched with delight… sit by the road or in any of the street restaurant along the Parade Route.

Happy Birthday…. Kuta !

There are “Do and Don’t” while your are traveling in Bali;

DO

• Change your money at a reputable money changer. Use your own calculator and recount your money in the counter before leaving it.
• Take care of your belongings atl all times.
• Bargain when shopping except on fixed price tagged goods.
• Wear lots of sunscreen when traveling around or swimming.
• Drink a lot of water. Drink only boiled, distilled or mineral water.
• Wear light, airy, casual clothes for your comfortable.
• Make sure that you have personal or travel insurance that will cover any accidents.
• Be careful when driving and crossing the road in Bali.
• Wear a sarong and sash when visiting temples and attending ceremonies.
• Wear your most respectable clothes if you want to go the immigration office.
• Take off your shoes when you enter someone’s house.

DON’T

• Forget to bring your IDs along with Bali Freemap! and have a photocopy of your passport, return plane ticket and travelers’ check number and keep them separate from the originals.
• Swim outside of the designated areas.
• Do drugs! It’s a death penalty.
• Enter a temple when menstruating.
• Use flash cameras during ceremonies.
• Take valuables to the beach. (Bring your camera only if you’re not going to swim or if you are in pairs and one can swim while one watches).
• Step on ceremonial offerings in the street.
• Use the left hand to eat or to give or receive anything. (The left hand is considered unclean and impolite).
• Touch people’s head. (It’s very offensive to Hindus)

Tabanan has its roots in the 14^th century when Javanese invaders settled in th e area. As they expanded their flick with the Mengwi house, founded duringthe mid 1600s with the fall of Gelgel and allied with Buleleng. In the 18^th century Mengwi was the 2^nd most powerful royal house after Klungkung, whose support it enjoyed. Internal conflict in he late 1700s weakened Mengwi and led to territorial losses to Tabanan which were retaken in the mid 1800s. By the late 1800s further conflict erupted and Klungkung with drew its support, opening the way for its destruction by Klungkung, Badung, Tabanan, Bangli and the Dutch. Tabanan got most of Mengwi, but rising Dutch interests in Bali and the refusal of Tabanan to give in led to its end in 1906 with the imprisonment and suicide of the ruler and his son. Kramabitan village has 2 palaces, puppet – style paintings, and the exciting tektekan exorcist dance drama with music from struck bamboo and giant wooden cowbell. Tista boast the special leko-andir dance done by young girls. Penarukan has good carving, and ceramics are made in Pejaten. Upland Blayu is famous for its woven brocades. Extending from the mountain to sea, Tabanan has a wide variety of natural beauty. The Bratan Lake area has a huge botanical garden at Bedugul with produce farms at Candi Kuning. The Ulun Danu Temple to the lake goddess sits at the water’s edge, for the lake irrigates Tabanan’s ricefields. On Mount Batukaru is Pura Luhur, the royal ancestral temple. Below this is Jatiluwih with spectacular views of Bali, the Yeh Panas hotsprings at Penatahan, and the beautiful Alas Kedaton Temple. At the coast is the famous Tanah Lot Temple on a rocky protrusion that becomes an island during high tide. Tabanan is a tidy town with a Museum Subak devoted to rice cultivation, and the Gedong Marya Theatre honors the famous dancer Mario. North of the town a memorial in Marga commemorates the slaughter of Balinese resistance fighters against the Dutch in 1946.