Today
I'm going to walk up Jalan Hasanuddin which is just a street to the
east of Jalan Imam Bonjol, which I wrote about in the last walking
tour post.
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| A map of my walks. |
After
leaving Kampung Bugis walking to the east comes the intersection of
Jalan Diponegoro and Jalan Erlangga. Actually, Jalan Dipongegoro
becomes Jalan Erlangga in that way that streets do here. Navigating
any city in Bali is made more difficult by the fact that house and
shop numbers do not necessarily change sequentially and one street
suddenly becomes another without warning. Detailed maps may be of
some help, but how many of us carry maps around with us? So out onto
Jalan Erlangga; this is a short street. This part of it is narrow and
often congested because of traffic coming from Jalan Diponegoro,
which, as one of the main streets of Singaraja, gets a lot of
traffic, and Jalan Pattimura which runs through Kampung Bugis and
gets a lot of traffic because all of the trucks coming from the west
have to be routed through Jalan Pattimura. Find a photo. A lot of
cars and delivery trucks double park here which adds to the
congestion.
Jalan
Erlangga has a large furniture shop where we buy most of our
furniture. We'll occasionally run into foreigners from the Lovina
area shopping for furniture there. This is not the expensive custom
made furniture, but they have some nice beds and a few other pieces.
One the south side of Erlangga is another furniture shop. We buy
things there occasionally. Additionally, there are several
automotive parts stores, a fishing/photography shop, a small grocery
store selling dry goods and beverages, a baby shop and at several
bicycle stores. Other buildings include a mosque and a store selling
generators, hardware and other building tools.
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| Jalan Hasanuddin, Singarja Bali |
Jalan
Erlangga continues on past the intersection with Jalan Imam Bonjol.
Here, Jalan Erlangga becomes a wider two-way street. Both sides have
a number of shops selling building supplies such as paint, plywood,
ceramic tiles, tools, varnish, nails and bolts, cement, and a variety
of other building materials. This section of Jalan Erlangga continues
on about 200 meters until it reaches the entrance to the old harbor
and the bridge; it then becomes Jalan Surapati. Right across from the
entrance to the bridge on the south side of the street is the start
of Jalan Hasanuddin. Like Jalan Imam Bonjol, Jalan Hasanuddin is a
one-way street running south. A lot of the buildings on Jalan
Hasanuddin are storage facilities for local businesses. There is a
busy pharmacy, a dentist's office and a pediatrician's office close
by. Going south a ways is a pet supply store. No pets, just supplies
like cages, aquariums, food for any number of creatures, and
cigarettes. Yes, this pet store sell cigarettes.
Jalan
Hasanuddin continues on south until it curves to the west and joins
up with Jalan Imam Bonjol. As I walked this short stretch, I could
hear the screams and laughter of children. I looked up and noticed an
elementary school. I expected that because of the noise level the
kids would be out on recess, but they were safely tucked away inside
the classrooms. A large bathroom and tile store sits right at the
intersection of Hasanuddin and Imam Bonjol. We've bought a few
faucets and a toilet from them. They have a small, but interesting
selection of bathroom fixtures, including a large solar water heater.
This kind of store wasn't around in Singaraja when we were building
each of our houses. To get Western-type building supplies, we had to
go down to Denpasar, and even there, the selection was limited.
Singaraja has become more Western friendly in terms of construction
materials, and, even Indonesians are now buying Western-type
furnishings for their homes. Recently we visited a neighbor's house
and were surprised to see that they had a Western toilet in their
bathroom along with a fancy sink and cabinet set. Across the street
is a fairly large building supply store that sells paint, wood,
plastic piping and so on.
And
just where Jalan Imam Bonjol ends and splits into two streets, Jalan
Gajah Mada starts and leads south to Denpasar. Jalan Dr. Sutomo
splits off to the west for a short distance and becomes Jalan A. Yani
which heads off to Lovina. Right at this busy intersection
(noticeable for the large statute that marks the intersection),
Singaraja's post office is located. Generally the post office isn't
too busy, and it now has a small ATM in the parking lot.
I
follow Jalan Dr. Sutomo – it only runs about 150 meters at the most
– over to Jalan Diponegoro. Jalan Dr. Sutomo has a mix of small
businesses that sell books, household goods and electronics. There is
also a small internet shop that I used a few times when my internet
connection was out. Perhaps most importantly, Bank Central Asia is
here just across from the south entrance to Singaraja's main market.
BCA has an ATM machine and inside it's possible to change currency
including traveler checks. A police post, a clothing store and a
motorcyle store.
As
I was walking home, I noticed that I forgot last post to mention all
the gold shops on Jalan Diponegoro and the little street Jalan Sawo
that heads east off Jalan Diponegoro. So, this covers the closest
streets to my house heading east. Next post, I'll take a look at the
main road heading out to the east.
