Bali | 3 of 3

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Our road trip through the green Bali countryside continues... 

You can see the first half here

* Julia
Our next stop was Ulun Danu Temple, also known as Lake Temple. The temple set against water, hills, and moody skies was amazing. Not only was the temple spectacular, but so were the nicely kept temple grounds. It is unlike any other place on earth.
The roofs of the multi-tiered temples are made from coarse black fiber that comes from the jaka palm tree. We were lucky to see some construction in progress.
Driving to our next destination, we came across some wild monkeys on the side of the road! There was a local woman selling peanuts and bananas to tourists so they could feed them. They were cute and fuzzy until I saw how aggressive they were! They snatched the food and hissed at people that bothered them. Our driver warned us not to get too close with our cameras because the monkeys will snatch them. Not the friendly monkeys I expected (but still pretty cute).
We stopped by the Candi Kuning market where we found lots and lots of fresh produce, and spotted a lot of women carrying cooked corn on their heads. 
How cool is this corn statue? It's the first thing we saw when we drove into town. 
We stopped for lunch at a restaurant overlooking a stunning valley of rice terraces. Not only was the view amazing, but the buffet food was delicious.

18 comments :

  1. so beautiful. i'm glad you guys are still posting these! do you think you'll post all your more recent adventures (ie. mexico city!!) sometime, or will you be over it by then?

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    1. Janis - Definitely! If not for this blog, I don't know if I'd ever go through all our travel photos.

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  2. Wowww! You guys are the cutest couple and take the best pictures ever!!!

    What a wonderful trip!

    Cathy Trails

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  3. Wow! With every post you make me more amazed! And again: what a great pictures. I really enjoy reading your blog, can't wait for the next update :-).

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  4. Wow! This series is my favorite of the whole bunch! I never knew I needed to go to Bali ;)
    I can't wait for your next post (like always).
    xoxo Chloe

    P.S. I just went on the hike you two did between Thira and Oia on Santorini...definitely got lost, haha. It was a bit of an adventure.

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    1. Chloe - How funny! We got somewhat lost as well. We ended up on the main road instead of on the beautiful trail. And yes, you need to go to Bali.

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  5. these pictures - especially the ones with you guys in them! - are my FAVOURITES from your travels so far! except maybe compared to Greece (which were ah-may-zing!)

    you both do incredible, inspiring work!

    www.alliespencerblog.com

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    1. alliespence - Thank you! Yeah Greece is pretty hard to beat. Such a picturesque country.

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  6. the little baby monkey is soooo cute!

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  7. I will never be able to get over these pictures! You are magic with a camera, and of course the place is pretty magical in itself. God is such an artist.

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  8. Great to finally see the Bali shots, it seems like ages since we were sharing stories and you were about to go to Indonesia. I've been looking forward to seeing the photos and hearing about your experience. You certainly captured the parts of Bali's beauty that still exists beyond the Bukit.

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    1. Sally May Mills - Gosh I'm sorry you had to wait so long! Such a bummer we missed you in Bali. Thanks for all your tips and advice about Bali!

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  9. the food! the terraces! so amazing. i need to get to bali - was sad we couldn't make it that direction when in asia. beautifully documented, per usual. nothing beats monkeys haha. love those shots with the babies. so fun!

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  10. Great shots! Bali is one of the places I want to visit. I so envy you guys. PS... you two are so cute together. :)

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  11. thanks for your all your photos and advise on Bali. I'm heading there with my boyfriend in late August for two weeks and can't wait! I've defnitely put the two temples you visited (especially the lake one) on our "to see" list! :)

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  12. Wow this really brings me back. Bali is such a great place, it's beautiful and tasty!

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  13. Hi Julia and Yuriy, come across your blog from Pinterest and so so happy to see these pictures from Bali. Thank you for visiting my country. Hopefully, you can (and will!) come back again for more adventures throughout the archipelago! :)

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