A Little Beautiful Place
I like to think that I am well acquainted with the popular places in
Bali. Therefore, you can imagine my rude shock when my friend asked me
if I had ever visited La Laguna Beach Club.
Therefore,
I made the club my priority the next time I went to Bali. The path is a
bit tricky but not impossible. There is a little dirt track that leads
to the Berawa Beach and on that path I came across what seemed like a
colorful village from a distance.
La
Laguna Beach Club seems like a tiny nomadic village filled with quirky
wood caravans and wagons. Each of them has been painted in bright
colors. Together, they feel like a jumbled up colorful scene out of a
gaudy painting but they seem to go well with the picture of the beach in
the background. Trees and plants grow all over the place adding a deep
hue of green to the already colorful place. It was a dizzying sight!
I
was surprised to see that the actual restaurant and bar was much bigger
than what I first thought. Of course, calling it a restaurant in the
traditional sense is a bit of a stretch. The place is large and airy
with windows painted with superb views of the beach. All around, there
are small tables and cushions thrown over the ground. They are quite
cozy places which makes the place all the more better. The scene was
more than enough to make me feel comfortable all of a sudden
Then,
I discovered the bridge. Yes, there is a wooden bridge that leads to
the beach. It is a singularly photogenic place. I have yet to come
across a bridge built near a beach.
I
headed over the bar for a drink. The food menu is by no means extensive
but the food was delicious. I grabbed a bottle of beer and began to
chat with one of the servers. I came to know that La Laguna was created
by the same people responsible for La Favela and La Plancha, two other
popular hangouts in Bali. The bar was just as kitschy and lovely as the
rest of the place. Colorful bottles and glasses decorated the bar. A
random assortment of chairs in different colors and styles made up the
seating arrangements.
Altogether,
it seemed that the designs and arrangements were random. At first, it
seems as if everything was simply out together without any sense of
order. However, there was beauty in this chaos and disarray. I found
that in avoiding fixed patterns and design rules, the whole place became
more fun.
As
I walked out of the bar, I was greeted by a pair of geese. It was an
adorable sight but then I saw something more beautiful. A few peacocks
were lazing about on a tree. One word crossed my mind, ‘Beautiful!’ I cursed myself for not visiting this remarkable place before.
As the sun set, lights came on. Suddenly, the whole place became cozier and lovelier. Someone once said ‘There is beauty in chaos.’ Standing there, watching the La Laugna Beach Club in the rapidly darkening sky, I realized how true it was.
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Joannes Rhino
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