Time In Ubud

The Sacred Monkey Forest has been a pleasant experience with the temples and the majestic architecture . Unfortunately the Western World brought plastic, motorcycles and mass tourism. You can see the results in empty bottles everywhere and in groups of over-weight white people cracking jokes, laughing, being loud or yawning in such spiritual places. The scene was pretty sad and for the future I would advise to go really early to enjoy solitude and silence.
In Ubud I experienced acupuncture and Balinese massages, which are based on specific tecniques related to the Indonesian tradition. The location was stunning: the stone-carved building was open and airy, surrounded by impeccable gardens. I walked in to be greeted by artistically mossed-over stone statues, elegant creations of riverbed pebbles, bamboo shower spouts, miniature ponds and waterfalls. Palms, waterlilies and ferns adorned every corner.

Greetings from the Island of the Gods.