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Page 1 of 2 Sanur, 17 August 2007… The Sanur Village Festival 2007 from 15 – 19 August 200 once again attracted the crowds to Inna Grand Bali Beach and Segara Village. For get to know the unique parts of Sanur, tourists are invited to enjoy the Fun Village Cycling event, a slow paced cycling around Sanur area. Each session of this activity takes 2 hours, starting and ending at Jalan Segara Ayu, passing through 6 locations in Sanur. The locations are The Bali Grand Beach Hotel, Museum Le Mayeur, Pesamuan Keramik, The Village, Blanjong temple and Mertasari/ Semawang temple. According to Mahmoedi, the coordinator for Fun Village Cycling, each session is limited to 20 participants and the program is free of charge.
At the start the participants cycle along the roadside of Sanur beach
behind the The Bali Beach Hotel, which is the first hotel in Sanur
built in 1964. The participants then stop by at Museum Le Mayeur,
officially opened in 1957, Le Mayeur was a painter from Belgia residing
in Bali since 1932, his wife, the beautiful Ni Nyoman Pollok, was his
object of painting, making Mayeur a famous painter worldwide. President
Soekarno instructed that Le Mayeur resident by the Sanur beeach become
a Museum to preserve his exquisite work.
The trip took participants to cycle around The Bali Beach Hotel area,
through trees and shrubs along Padang Golf opposite the Hotel, and
towards Jalan Danau Toba to stop by Pesamuan Keramik, the factory
specializing on Sanur ceramics gifts. Passed The Village, a unique
hotel boutique, the participants stop over at Blanjong temple.
Pura Blanjong sebenarnya adalah Pura kuno, peserta dapat melihat
prasasti Blanjong yang menceritakan Kawasan Sanur sudah dikenal sejak
abad 10 lalu sebagai kampung niaga di Bali. Lokasi yang menjadi
persinggahan terakhir , Pura Mertasari atau Semawang, Pura kuno yang
terkenal dengan tradisi tari Baris Cina yang berkostum ala prajurit
Portugis abad ke 16, sebagai tanda kontak awal Bali dengan bangsa
Eropa..
Tidak terasa peserta sudah bersepeda hampir 1 ½ jam, cukup lelah, tapi
sangat asyik, perjalanan belum berakhir tanpa suguhan penutup,
menyusuri trotoar sepanjang pasir putih Sanur, peserta dapat merasakan
atmosfir pantai tropis, sambil melihat kenikmatan wisatawan yang
bersantai di pasir putih., sebelum kelelahan nikmat bersepeda berhenti
di Segara Ayu Sanur. (Boy)
Editor’s Note :
Sanur Village Festival was established by the Yayasan Pembangunan
Sanur. In its efforts to rehabilitate the image of Sanur as one of the
first tourism destinations in Bali, various creative and fun-filled
activities are combined into a five-day long event taking place within
the Sanur area. Presenting arts, culture, sporting activities and many
more, the Sanur Village Festival is expected to create a foundation for
the local community.
For more information please contact:
Media Center Sanur Village Festival2007
Attn Rosari
Villa Dampati
Jl. Segara
Sanur
Tel : +62.0813.3020.0141
Email :
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