Location: Ubud, Bali
We had a full day of touring the NE side of Bali, which included:
• A visit to Puseh Temple, a village temple built in the 10th century;
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| First gate to the Puseh Temple complex |
• A visit to the studio of the famous wood carver, Made Puja;
• A visit to Gunung Kawi Royal Monument, which borders the Pakrisan River. Into the sides of the valley are carved nine immense monuments, which date back to the 11th century. On the hike to the monuments, which included hundreds of steps down into the valley, there were spectacular views of rice fields clinging to the hillsides. It was breath-taking.
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| Gorgeous view of the valley as we hiked -- 100's of steps -- to the Royal Tombs. |
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| Gunung Kawi Royal Mounuments, candi shrines set in natural rock walls. |
• A quick visit to a coffee plantation that had a nice path through the different trees of Bali. It was nice to see the trees that bear the various fruits and other food products that we have been eating the past few weeks.
• The final stop was for lunch at the Grand Puncak Sari Restaurant, which looks out toward Batur Vocano and Lake Batur. MJ, Bee, Phil and I had an incredible window seat at the restaurant. Actually, maybe it wasn't a window seat -- is it a window if there isn't any glass? We were delighted to get what we thought was a window seat and then totally amazed To discover that there was no glass in the section by our table. It was very special. To top it all off, it was a beautifully clear day. The view was spectacular. |
| The great out-of-doors -- and out-of-windows! |
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| Mt. Batur Vocanic Crater and Lake Batur |
Marie DiPasquale and I went for a massage at Nur Salon -- another new experience. It was the best massage if the whole trip -- like none I've ever had. Bath first, hour massage, aloe skin treatment, a shower and then body lotion all over. For the whole process you are totally naked and the massage therapist does the whole job. The bath was in a stone and tile tub and for the shower they pour water over you from a coconut shell scoop. This whole treatment cost about $20. Pretty wild!
By this time I was out of rupiahs and needed a trip to the ATM. Dan was in the same condition and happened into the lobby as MJ and I were trying to figure out where to go, so the three of us caught the hotel shuttle that was just leaving and headed into Ubud. It's a walkable distance, but not after a full day of touring and hundreds of steps. There are ATMs every 50 feet in Ubud, so it was easy to accomplish our mission. We stopped for a bite to eat at Cafe Luna, which had live jazz. A good end to the day.
We caught the last shuttle back to Tjampuhan Resort at 9:30 and I collapsed into my bed.
It's hard to say which day has been the best -- every single one has been so special for so many different reasons.
Tomorrow is another day of touring Bali.
Bye for now,
XO
Mum/Nancy
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