Heaven on Earth Getaway

on the last holiday me & my parents went to Lombok and Bali for 7 days. both is one of the most magnificent places i've ever visited. Bali has always been a remarkable place to me. trust me, you'll never get bored (even you already visited Bali for several times like me)! so many attractions and things to do in there!
but it was my first time in Lombok, and i'm instantly, truly madly deeply in love! the clean, not-so-crowded-tend-to-quite beach with white sand and shades of blue, crystal clear sea water was wonderful<3 i even thought "is this what the real heaven look like?"
not only the beaches, we took a time to visited the primitive Sade village of the Sasak ethnic group. it felt like i traveled with a time machine, back to the old time when no technologies & inventions, everything was... primitive. thought it was a great experience. we stayed for 3 days and 2 nights in Santika Hotel Mataram which is in the middle of the city and slightly far from the local attractions, but it was okay, since there were no traffic jam in Lombok. so peaceful. another great thing was, it wasn't hard for us to did the daily 5 times pray because there were a lot of mosque in Lombok. *moslem is the majority religion in Lombok*. one thing i didn't like was the lack of cafe or beach club or shopping area, so the attraction was mostly a quite beach.
aaaaand i'd like to share the beauty of Lombok with you guys. here they are:

my view from the plane from hometown to Lombok <3

water splash *on the way to Gili Trawangan, taken on a speedboat*

the beach *Gili Trawangan island*

another view of the beach *Gili Trawangan island*

the shadow over the sand and the water foam *Gili Trawangan island*

tropical pineapple juice, a hot day remedy *one of the cafe in Gili Trawangan island*

the entrance

threading *Sasak village*

the Sasak's country folks

Sasak's traditional houses

Senggigi sunset 

another Senggigi sunset

reef *Kuta beach Lombok*

crystal clear water *Kuta beach Lombok*

shadow over the sand *Kuta beach Lombok*

so what do you think??? i'm not a liar right?

anyway here's a quick tip!
- if you're planning to go to Gili Terawangan (or another Gili; Air & Meno) without staying in a hotel, you better bring your swimsuit, towel, and toiletries, just in case you're going to swim or snorkeling. but there's no public bathroom for you to rinsing or even showering your body.
- if you don't want to swim, you can rent a bike to ride around the island
- you should try Gili Gelato, a homemade italian gelato which is really tasty and creamy and soooo delicious. you can easily find it near the main dock
- if you're looking for a mosque in Gili Terawangan, just ask the locals. they'll show you the direction. the mosque is quite big tho.
- there are still a lot of beautiful beaches, so before you go out from the hotel, make sure to browse which beaches do you want to visit and where is the location.

so many places i haven't visit in Lombok. i wish i can come back with my family on the next holiday, soon!  
g'bye and have a wonderful day :*

*i'll post my stories in Bali on the next 'Heaven on Earth Getaway'*