On the way to Ubud Bali, the last stop on my first Indonesian tour, we witnessed a funeral procession. And we stopped at a view point to see two lakes, as we drove to experience coconuts…?
Next stop on the way to Ubud: The Taman Ayun Temple. Note the swimming lizard, the offerings (ubiquitous in these parts), the sculptors, etc…
Our local guide at the Taman Ayun Temple, and some vistas…
Lotus flowers at the Taman Ayun Temple, more angles & perspectives, some butterflies & flowers, etc…
My umbrella has proven to be a useful item, for both rain and sun. More of the Taman Ayun Temple, flowers and fish…
There was a movie theater and museum at the temple. Here are some photos & artworks. Parental Advisory: One of the pictures is rather provocative!
Some parting shots at Taman Ayun Temple…
Of the road and on the road…
Finally arriving in Ubud, we checked into Nick’s Pension. Like a lot of Ubud and this part of Bali, the art and nature are everywhere. These pix are all of the grounds…
After a rest, I took a walk around town. This batch starts with some local construction projects, and features mostly shops and shrines…
Are you starting to see some themes?
While I took a meandering loop through downtown Ubud, my destination was the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. These next few batches feature the many sculptures, trees, and monkeys found there…
Look at the teeth on that guy. Wouldn’t want to get bit, and to avoid that you’re not supposed to look ’em in the eyes! But that’s not hard ’cause they kind of ignore the humans anyway…
More of the sculptures, some signage, some panos, and of course, some more monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary…
In addition, I can’t get enough of the banyan trees and the koi ponds. This batch also features some of the monkeys who have left the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary for the telephone & power lines, etc…
Walking back to Nick’s. Found a cool shop full of carved skulls. This batch ends with our farewell dinner at a nice restaurant in Ubud. It was a great Intrepid group (again), and our tour leader Isa Al Islamy was outstanding…!
Part 1 brings my first tour to an end, but there’s a part 2 that features some hours in between and my second tour that focuses on Bali. Thanks for coming this far. Perhaps we can go farther (further?)?
Let’s go…!