Ubud, Bali

From Makassar in Sulawesi we took a flight to Denpasar in Bali, where we finally arrived with 4 hours delay! After 1 night in Denpasar we went directly to Ubud, where we stayed 3 days to explore the region and other parts of the island.
Our first impression was a shock after a very quiet and nice time in Sulawesi. Bali is busy, a lot of traffic, many tourists and between the airport and Ubud we couldn't see any nature, just one house after the next one... And Ubud is full of souvenir shops, restaurants and guest houses. We thought typically Bali, the famous tourist mekka.
By motorbike we could go around easily, because public transportation nearly doesn't exist, and visit some beautiful places.

Bali is full of rice terraces and palm trees (if you can find the way out of the Denpasar region).

During the time we spent there we had the possibility to see some ceremonies in temples and all the gifts people offer. The island and its Hindu culture is very special and the whole island full of temples.

The holy spring and temple of Tirta Empul (10th century).

Gunung Kawi, a group of stone shrines cut into a cliff (from the 11th century).


Another temple with an old bronze drum

A temple ceremony in Ubud

Legong Dance spectacle, the famous Balinese dance. 5 minutes would have been enough, but for the entry we paid, we could enjoy during 80 minutes...

Goa Gojah temple (or Elephant cave), is believed to be a Buddhist hermitage.