After the hustle and bustle of the beach in Kuta, it was nice to finally arrive in Ubud. Although the streets are just as dirty and polluted with mopeds and flea markets as Kuta, our hotel is a serene sanctuary of vegetation, bird songs, and the occasional rooster howl (no, not just in the morning—all day long).
Our room wasn’t ready when we arrived, so we took a load off by the pool. After we got settled in our room, we decided to take a walk into town. More markets and street-side solicitations for “tacksi.” The next guy who holds up a TAXI sign and asks me if I want a ride, I’ll shoot–with my camera.
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- A beautiful, serene hotel property located outside the hustle and bustle of Ubud.
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- Our view for the next few days.
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- While we waited for our room, we enjoyed complementary lunch poolside.
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- When you order a large beer, they bring it in a large bottle.
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- Walking across the bridge to get to town.
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- Another Balinese flea market.
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- More junk to buy?
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- You’ll find incense everywhere in Bali. Probably for religious offering and to mask the smell of sewers!
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- How many oops do you want?
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- There are tons of sewer grates like this in Bali. This one isn’t trashed, but has enough trash in it to give you an idea.
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- Any takers?
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- The morning sun shining through the garden at Sri Ratih.
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- Good morning from Ubud!