The Maison at C boutique Hotel is a small place with a large pool in the centre and a smaller one at the back. It's on two levels and we were on the second floor in a massive room, really really nice.
Seminyak is our nearest main town but still all the hassle and bustle of a bigger town. All the sellers trying to get you into their stalls and the taxi drivers honking their horns every time they pass you. The next main town is Kuta which is more lively, we took the local bus there. Kuta is where they had the bombings in 2002 and we payed our respect to those who lost their lives that day at the monument in the centre of town. The beach is packed with traders and surf guys wanting to give you a lesson or hire you a board, much more busy than our beach.
The only place I really wanted to visit was the Monkey Forest at Ubud, we were going to get the local bus there but we met a driver and struck a deal with him to take us. So Made picked us up at 8.30 and like all drivers they want to take you everywhere as if you buy something they get a cut, well he wasn't going to make much commission from us today.
First stop was a weaving shop where we watched locals weaving from real basic foot operated machines, they were very good but too colorful for us. We then headed for the Tegenungan Waterfall which is meant to be a holy place and people come to bath in the water but it looked like a rubbish dump but still a nice waterfall. Then onto the Batuan Temple where we had to cover our legs to be able to enter. It's the most famous temple in Bali and the most impressive.
Luwak Coffee is the worlds most expensive coffee, also known as "crap coffee" due to the fact that it comes from the Luwak wild cat. This animal eats the berries and their poo which contains the berry nut is then ground down into the coffee. Very expensive and not very nice either. Also on this trip our driver took us to a Polo factory, a silver shop, wood cravings and the local market before he took us where we wanted to go. Finally we get to Ubud and the Monkey Forest, this place is kinda enclosed but the monkeys are everywhere mainly looking for food from the tourist. The monkeys are very clever as they jump on your back and undo the Zips on your backpacks to get the food out. It was late afternoon once we were done in the forest and we agreed to be taken to a place overlooking the paddy fields for lunch. And so finally our tourist day was over and we were glad as we don't normally get caught in the tourist trap but the day was fun.
On route to the beach was a massage spa where we went for a back, shoulders and neck massage, was ok but I like it a little harder but for £3.00 I can't complain. In Seminyak square we went for a foot massage which was good and still so cheap, also wanted to put our feet in a tank of doctor fish but run out of time.
Our treat for this holiday was to have high tea at the Metis Lounge which has the best reputation in Bali, well it was nice but I think the cakes in the local bakery were nicer.
Not much else to say about this trip now, we spent the rest of our 10 days walking around the markets in town or laying at the pool. Bali is a nice place to waste some time in with a place that has old and the new all in one street. In our little street we had beautiful hotels and between them were the locals working their padding fields everyday.
I had a great time here but wouldn't come back, I would maybe go to the mainland.
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