Bali – First Stop – Part 1 – Monkeys, hiking, textiles, puppets, and more!
Ok. This will be quick and WIP (work in progress). I have to figure out how to post pictures. There are too many steps – I have an old camera so I have to transfer pictures from my camera to my computer, then upload pictures to wordpress, and then load pictures to the blog. I guess this is the reason why Facebook and Instagram are so popular! Since I am not a millennial, tablets and phones are frustrating, when trying to update this blog. I think I worked at a large company too long, I can’t seem to get anything done without a computer, while Brian can do everything on his cell phone.
Overview of Indonesia, Bali, and Ubud – I didn’t really pay attention to history, but history is a lot more interesting when one is traveling!
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Indonesia – Overview of Indonesia
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Bali – Overview of Bali (travel site – very cool!)
- https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali – Overview of Bali (wiki site)
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Ubud – Overview of Ubud – pronounced “oobood”
Ubud, Bali:
- Monkey Forest: https://youtu.be/CW_KR0ypscE. In the morning, you can see the trees and branches start to shake and before you know it there are over a dozen monkey on the lawn and on the balcony of our bungalow waiting for humans to eat b-fast and eat the offerings. One of Monkeys bit Meg in the butt (it did not break the skin – it is a good thing I got a Hepatitis B shot, however, I did not have enough time to get a rabies vaccine – but as Claude says – if you see a rabid animal, run the other way!) and another monkey stole Mirielle b-fast out of her hand.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubud_Monkey_Forest – Overview of the Monkey Forest – then I went into a rat hole on the type of monkey and the mythology around the statues within the forest.
- http://monkeyforestubud.com/ – Official site (not much info.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab-eating_macaque – I am not sure why I didn’t take many pictures of real monkey’s. I find the statues more interesting. Kids in Bali are funny – the one posing w/ Meg asked to have his picture taken with her! This is Mirielle’s 3rd time in Bali. She was our tour guide for the day. I am not sure what it says about the monkey’s when you have to put a first aid clinic close to the forest.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangda – I have been looking for the name of this statue in several books – Rangda – the demon queen. There are 3 different temples within the Monkey Forest.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubud_Monkey_Forest – Overview of the Monkey Forest – then I went into a rat hole on the type of monkey and the mythology around the statues within the forest.
- Kusamba Sea Salts: Funny – it really does have a sweet mild taste – I guess the blog was right. We did not get to the other side of the island to try the pyramid sea salt. U-tube link shows you how they process the sea salt. People are very resourceful.
- Pura (temple) Tanah Lot:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanah_Lot – it really is a beautiful as all of the pictures!!
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanah_Lot – it really is a beautiful as all of the pictures!!
- Wayang (shadow) Puppets: We went to see Jack’s favorite Wayang Puppet maker in Sukawati
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- http://www.volunteerbali.org/shadow-puppets-in-bali/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayang
- https://youtu.be/pfydro4X2t – I have not seen a puppet show yet – but Allen is right – everything is online!
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- Batik and Ikat: We went to Batik factory and I bought Ikat at the Sukawati market. For some reason I like textiles. The problem is that I never get around to sewing anything with the fabric. Meg said I can hire one in the Philippines.
- Mt Batur: Don’t ask me why I didn’t take very many pictures. I was probable busy breathing like a guppy in the middle of the night – lucky it was the strawberry moon, so it wasn’t pitch black. It is like hiking Mission Peak, without the switch back. The middle part is like hiking Yosemite Falls, but w/ volcanic steps. The top is like hiking Mt Langley (sandy). The sunrise hike started at 2am, took several hours to pick up people and drive to the base of the 2nd caldera, and a couple hours to hike to the top by sunrise. Met the LA couple living in Venice Beach, a Canadian couple working in Hong Kong, and several hundred other people at the top of the mountain.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Batur
- https://indonesia.tripcanvas.co/bali/mount-batur-guide/ – The pictures in this blog is what Mt Batur looks like
- http://thatbackpacker.com/2014/03/04/mount-batur-climbing-active-volcano-bali-indonesia/ – The pictures in this blog has great pictures of Mt Batur as well. There are monkey’s at the mid-way point on the way down.
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