We went to two temples today (trust me there are ALOT of temples), the first was about 40 mins drive away from Ubud, the scenery on the way was really incredible. This temple had the most amazing tree (trees are also very sacred here) and was also where a sacred stream that connected to underwater hotsprings from the dormant volcano was. People bath there and pray there. There are also said to be special eels that rarely appear in the spring area, but of course they were no where to be seen that day. On the hill was a palace where one of the famed leaders in Bali’s more recent history held gala events and entertained until he was overthrown. I was standing on my own staring blankly at a bridge and then I was acosted by this woman selling mini-bananas. Of course I felt bad and bought a $3 bunch of mini-bananas :(.
We left there and drove an hour up the mountain, to a temple located on the edge of the volcano crater. There we gave offerings and were blessed by a priest. We had lunch at this chinese buffet, which wasnt amazing, but the view…..ugh the view was breathtaking. Unfortunately it was getting late and we didnt have time to go closer to the volcano where there is still new ground and ash from the last trickle from a few years ago.
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