Try to see a cremation.
by Piggy73
In Bali a cremation is not a morbid event it is a celebration of the persons life & family save up what they can to fund the carnival like event.
There are tourist trips to these but that is not something I felt comfortable doing. If you are in Bali for a while you should be able to find one happening a nearby town.
Check out my travelogue for more photos of the one we observed in Ubud.
The famous ( ?) duck!
by tere1 about Bebeck Bengil ( Dirty Duck)
The Bebeck Bengil, usually called Dirty Duck restaurant is very famous for its duck. The famous Dirty Duck! You have to book and order in advance but I was truly disappointed with the duck, it was dry and had no taste at all, so I don't recommend this restaurant. The restaurant is nice but that's it. I still don't know why the duck is so famous here!
Belgian Connection
by SFHulaGIrl about Cafe des Artistes
My significant other & I noticed this restaurant as we passed it several times per day on our comings & goings to/from Honeymoon Guesthouse. I particularly liked the jazzy, moody music that emanated from here, as well as the relaxing, low-key ambience. For lunch one afternoon, I chose the tuna salad nicoise (44,000 IDR), followed by the butterfish estragon (64,000 IDR), a bottle of water (8,000 IDR) & a glass of the house white wine, which I believe they said was Two Islands Chardonnay (40,000 IDR). The tuna nicoise salad was fabulous, the butterfish estragon also quite good & I didn't even mind the chardonnay! I went back later that evening for the cheese plate & another glass of the chardonnay. Portions were healthy, V.A.T. was 10% & the service charge was 5%.
On my next visit to Ubud, I will eat here a minimum of two times!
Monkeys, monkeys , monkeys in Sacred Monkey Forest
by myspices
These monkeys that have made their homes in the Forest Sanctuary are known as Balinese macaques (long-tailed macaques). There are about over 200 of this specie residing in this sanctuary . The adult females are smaller than the males (4-8kg) and have long facial hair like beards. Macaque mothers are very protective towards their infants.
These macaques are sometimes very fierce. They are attracted to plastic bags and water bottles, dangling earrings, spectacles and chains. Advice is not to carry or have any of these on when you are in the forest. We witnessed a young lady being "attacked" by one of the macaques - apparently the little creature wanted to get hold of the plastic bag (thinking that there was food in it) which the girl was carrying. See all photos on the macaques - some are really cute when they are not in its devilish behaviour!
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Ubud VT Meeting
Balinese women praying early in the morning
Venetian Mirror in Bathroom
Feel the connection with the Zen
