65) Ubud - where Bali’s cultural heart beats

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September 9th 2005

Published: September 28th 2005

Our last destination on Bali was Ubud, the city with the highest concentration of cultural sites on this island. It is not very far from Lovina and normally we would have taken a public bus, but we wanted to see more temples lying on the way, so we hired a car and a driver. The main receptionist of our hotel in Lovina made a good and honest impression on us, so we accepted when he offered to arran... Read Full Entry

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Picking out the rice grains

The multiple offerings ease many animal lives, which is important according to Hindu beliefs

Monkey enjoying the offerings

The Monkey Forest in Ubud is famous for its macaque colony, which are used to eating the offerings made by the locals to the gods

Monkey on the tomb stone

The tomb stone is a nice sitting spot for this monkey, which is quite a blessing for the defunct according to the Hindu beliefs

Monkey portrait

The white moustache made this monkey particularly atractive

Kecak Dance

Again we could enjoy an extract of the famous Ramayana epic

Horse dancer

This dancer was running barefoot through the burning coconuts, probably in trance in order not to feel the pain

View from the restaurant

This nicely illuminated temple can be enjoyed while sitting on a restaurant terrace

30th September 2005

emsay
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thanks
I am leaving for indonesia/bali in a few days - thank you for this useful information

21st April 2006

chaz
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cool
im indonesian, and i really like the way u tell us bout bali. i love bali, very beautiful place.. thanks for the article chaz ichanoel@yahoo.com

16th October 2006

J N Singh
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Excellent comments
I am a travel buff myself, but as yet I have not expereinced such a thorough and interesting blog. I started with Mount Bromo which I plan to do in April next year, but I have found your entire blog series so enchanting that I plan to read whole of them. Guys( and of course lady) pl do complete a travel book on your entire series. Your photos are also praiseworthy despite poor light and often rainy conditions. All strength to both of you.

13th April 2008

jenda
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name of the demons
Hello, I just returned from Bali and I forgot to ask an original inhabitant (and cant find elsewhere) the name of the demon that wears checked loincloth?

24th June 2010

DEWA PERMANA
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