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Ubud: A Slice of Heaven in Indonesia
On 29, Sep 2014 | No Comments | In Activities, Art & Design, Culture, Food, Indonesia, Travel | By kanannie
The beautiful architecture and flora of Ubud.
We landed in Bali and immediately went about getting our visa extensions, which ended up taking longer than expected. We didn’t care at all because Ubud ended up being the perfect place to laze about and recharge and we did just that for two weeks. This town made popular by “Eat, Pray, Love” with sinewy yogis and young women trying to “find themselves” was also chock full of good, healthy, organic(-inspired) food and a great vibe for creative inspiration.
BACON!!! Bali is the one of the only places in Indonesia where we can get a lot of pork, and we took full advantage of that.
The mindset of the area.
The entrance to a local home.
Succulents and plants taking over the town.
A robot made by a local artist out of discarded items.
Street art.
The detailed wooden and stone carvings of the architecture.
Every morning we woke up to a beautiful sunny day and ate a leisurely breakfast on our balcony in our pajamas. We eventually left our room to get lunch, explore and walk around the town. Maybe we should’ve been less lazy and done stuff like see the traditional dances or gone on tours of the coffee plantations and temples in the area, but we seriously needed some down time. It’s strange because while we never felt like we really needed to take breaks during the Europe leg of our adventure, Southeast Asia’s been a little more mentally taxing for some reason. We love it here in Indonesia but sometimes we need a “taste of home”. Ubud was perfect because it gave us just that and then some.
Catching up with the outside world in our guest house.
Bucu Guesthouse, which was one of two places we called home.
The balcony.
Our daily morning fruit platter.
Walled homes and guest houses surrounding our lodging.
The afternoons were hot. We walked around the quiet town peeking into cute shops selling organic soaps and clothing, and stopped into cafés and restaurants when we were hungry. During the day, van loads of pale Chinese tourists descended on Ubud from the busier parts of the island like Kuta and Seminyak, fanning themselves under the identical cheap straw hats they probably bought for too much somewhere.
Chinese tourists in straw hats.
