| Show 71 II Is a 0 t Lake Tribune Sunday June 23 if! F5 ok becoming 'second Bali' By Horace Sutton reached all that way to Boston Sheraton' s headquar- KING ITAIVEES SYNDICATZ ters LOMBOK Indonmia — So many festivals so many ceremonies so many visikprs drawn from every corner — Perth to Peoria have descended upon the mnp-ca- l isle of Bali that Indonesia talks of Lombok as a "second Bali" It is only 20 minutes away to the east sandwiched in the Indonesia archipelago and while it would make an ideal Pacific hideaway Bali it is not The centuries of mystical fancy that gave Hindu Bali its special talents for the arts for dance for costume and for elaborate celebrations to commemorate anything from tooth filing to a cremation are Ball's own kind they are not to be created somewhere else On the other hand there may well be those who have had their fill of art and elaborate ceremony and are just looking for a comfortable hotel and a broad stretch of private beach tmhindered by hawkers selling jewelry shells and shirts For them Lombok is the place — an escape if you will And judging by the crowds the weekend I was there there are plenty of takers — even a few occidentals mixed in The busiest hotel at the moment is the Senggigi Beach which is part of the huge Aerowisata Group that also has under its wing The Nusa Dua with its 401 guest rooms in Bali the Nusa Indah Nvith its 367 rooms and an appended convention center as well as the Sanur Beach a expanse on the beach that helped make Bali famous Its entry to Lombok provides a big sweep of beach two restaurants and rooms set in villas sprinkled under the tropical greenery Soon it win be joined by a new Sheraton the message about Lombok seeming to have 425-roo- m The local folk like to call Lombok the "island waiting to be discovered" Smaller than Bali and edged with some of its culture mixed in with Islamic Sasak it Ls its own place For reasons undetermined Lombok roeans "chili pepper" in Javanese and to be sure many of its local dishes take on a pungent flavor Even the woven cloths come in hot colon Its wood carvers — it has them too — specialize in creations of camphor wood Like all good Indonesian islands it has its own volcano in this case the Guaging Rinjani rising nearly 4000 feet high above the northern plains Like other Indonesian islands it has its temples too especially the water palace of the sultan It will maintain some of its older dance festivals which are not the kriss dances of Bali but display their own fire and vigor A favorite is pitting two gladiators against each other with a referee with a whistle who manages to stay away from the swinging blows The fighters — once the battle has been joined — whack at each other with wooden swords the blows warded off in most cases by sharp parries with wooden shields The whistle blows and nobody really knows who won although the action is hglily spirited Peculiar to Lombok are its horses the size the early Spaniards used to breed in order to get a full load on a ship They are similar to the ones seen in cities of the Mexican Yucatan Here they are everywhere and are hailed as one flags down a jitney cramming in the customers until there is scarcely room for n the driver The carts also go down to the rather raffish port where one can rent a boat to an offshore island for swimming and snorkeling Less A pint-size- d strenuous are the outrigger canoes rentable on the sands of the Senggigi Beach Hotel In recent years Garuda the Indonesian carrier has become a major airline and its holidays division has offices in Los Angeles It uses an auxiliary carrier horse-draw- 10000-square-fo- It's assassinated 23 years ago In Tampa a new Museum of African American Art opened at 1308 North Marion SL The museum features five galleries with more than 60 paintings and sculptures It is open Sunday suggested donation $2 per person The National Civil Rights Museum — billed as "the first comprehensive overview of the American Civil Rights Movement in exhibit form" — is scheduled to open July museum 4 The Is located in downtown Memphis on the site of the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr was 10-4:3- y Tuesday-Saturda- ot means of locomotion on Lombok an Indonesian island Just 20 minutes from horses of the type bred by Spain for use in Mexico's Yucatan are primary Pint-size- d Civil rights and art combine NEWSDAY k4 rx Marpati which makes the short run between Lombok and Bali landing at Mataram where 15 minutes away the private bungalows and the long lone stretch of beach await the explorer who can come home with name no one else ever beard of - Trasti and Ku01 BEFORE YOU GOI Maps Foreign & Domestic Travel Books 2 to 22 Day Itinerary Planners Michelin Travel Guides Globes Foreign Road Atlases 0 e Beautiful new facilities Unlimited computer hours Excellent placement record All training in one location Learn on the state of art DeltaTWA Woddspan Computer System A 800-888-66- Dtwtston AVAILABLE AT: Utah Idaho SupplyMap World Stole Phone Joan Hopkins 801483-641- 7 ILmgmigmgwmamtal - South 99 of Moms Travel t535 South 700 East Stfeet I6550 24)65 Washington Blvd 621O9a020 Sc131613a-ZO?- HOTELCASINO ON THE LAS VEGAS STRLP All Rooms Up to 4 People per Room Can Stay & Play for One Low Price Sunday through Thursday higher throughjune 30 'Tis a marvelous value The castle provideth knights battlements moats jugglers mimes and jousting A medieval colossus replete with: a 900 seat amphitheater hosting 2 spectacular dinner shows 7 wonderful restaurants a 100000 sq ft casino a fantasy faire medieval Weekend & Holiday periods village and shops magical motion furnished theaters and beautifully spacious rooms There has been nothing like it since Camelot '::? 4 Call your Travel Specialist or 24 hours toil free II iiu11:o(1 800-937-77- 77 Direct (702) rooms available Most major credit cards accepted A Circus Circus Enterprise Cruise the Love Boat's "Voyage of the Glaciers" with this 2 For 1 For Alaska offer Sail August 24 on the Pair Princess° per person!' Sail Vancouver to Anchorage Cruise the awesome Inside Passage And call at the goldrush towns of Ketchikan Juneau and Skagway Sail Glacier Bay Cross the Gulf of Alaska and see the tidefrom $649 water glaciers of College Fjord Aboard ship you'll enjoy personal touches unique to Love Boat service Celebrate shows created and evenings filled with Broadway-styl- e staged especially for you Relax in Love Boat Luxury?' And enjoy delicacies prepared tableside at dinner Take advantage of this 2 For 1 For Alaska offer while staterooms last Call your travel agent now "It's More Than A Cruise It's The Love BoaP" Per person double occupancy $649 fare for "P" stateroom 2 for 1 fares available on all staterooms Offer available to residents of and travel agents in CO and UT Airfare not included Air transportation available for 8450 from Princess gateway airports in these states Per passenger port charges are $111 Not combinable with other offers and does Liberian Registry not appb to groups Sublect to availability Alaska Caribbean Melia) Trans-Cana- South Pacific l Polynesia Europe Orient Canada New England South America I ji alt fa it dim be ' --14:- -' ---- ---i k ' ! t 2k t Tr""1 - t! comme -'--r- --'- 0- -rtt 4640 Aomforvt - ::- 1- - t-- t: 40--c- ' e d": -- s- I 3 : t s' T DESERET NEVIS L' :7'' --- ti -- - 44 - -- d -e ik-- r - ! 2 ! 1 i "s --- '— -- '11 r 101 rf ri EJ4 0 70 7 Li ii F1 L thk- urfell irmssi wri v - 4 292-444- 5 t-- BUSINESS & LEISURE TRAITEL ' 1 Tr IT F7 Li La oil ''k4 q tie" l : I 1 BUSINESS & LEISURE TRANTEL 1 - I : licAa g t t i 3 I 1 I I |
