Ubud - Day 2

We woke relatively early and had breakfast in our hotel. The breakfast was OK, consisting of a banana toastie, fruit plate, and a boiled egg, accompanied by a balinese coffee. The coffee was very grainy and not very nice, but the toastie was surprisingly nice for it's simplicity.

We headed out to explore the market streets of Ubud, where vendors were selling a range of souvenirs and local crafts. The humidity under the overcast skies was quite intense. Amy bought herself a silk skirt from a vendor who was extremely pleased with the business. We were his first sale of the day and he used our bank notes to "bless" his stall by slapping all his products with the money for good fortune. We explored a few more market stalls which were all selling very similar things. Lots of vendors we're offering a special "morning price" to try secure an early sale. We ended up fairly close to the grandly titled Ubud Palace, so decided to have a look around. It was an intricate old temple, however it was a bit underwhelming. The palace was streaming with instagrammers taking photos and much of it was closed.

We were feeling quite hungry, despite it only being 11am, so we decided to try a nearby restaurant called Milk & Madu which Amy had picked out. We both had a Matcha latte and a light lunch which was very tasty. We continued our exploration of Ubud with a walk out of the town to the Campuhan Ridge walk. Along the way, we had good views of the rice terraces surrounding Ubud. The walk was quite tough going in the heat, luckily there was a small village at the top where we stopped for a drink. On the way back down we decided to film a live action role play of Temple Run for Lorenzo.

We returned to our accommodation and relaxed for a while after a busy day. We had arranged to meet Hannah and Matthew who happened to be in Bali on their Honeymoon. We went out for a few drinks and something to eat and a catch up. It was nice to see some familiar faces from home!Baca selengkapnya