BALI: PART II

Despite our multitude of days on the beach, we managed to squeeze some cultural days into our trip. We visited some rice paddies, a monkey forest, and and a temple in the sea. There were many more temples and tours we could have done, but this was what interested us, and still left us enough time to lounge in the sun before we had to fly home and re-enter the real world.

THE RICE PADDIES

The rice paddies

The farmers dry their rice on the side of the road on bamboo mats

THE MONKEY FOREST

We walked through a monkey forest on the island where we were allowed to feed them. I was enjoying it....until one tried to climb up my leg. And given that Jess is scared of the monkeys, we hightailed it out of there pretty quickly afterwards.

That would be the over-eager monkey!

THE NASTY SURPRISE

This fantastic toilet cost me $1000 rupiah to use. The equivalent of about $0.10 USD.

I should have held it.

THE TEMPLE IN THE SEA

This is a Hindu temple that is actually IN the sea. During low tide, you can walk across the rocks and wander around the base of the temple. Monks live here, so the temple is closed, except on religious holidays, when Hindus are allowed to bring gifts for the gods. When high tide comes in, the temple becomes it's own island. At night, tourists gather to watch the sunset and the rising tide.