rainy Ubud ☔️

Ubud is said to be the center of Balinese spirituality and starting point for day trips to beautiful rice terraces and waterfalls - but above all we found that Ubud was rainy. 😅☔️ in all the weeks that I traveled during rainy season I had never seen a rain like in Ubud - which wasn’t too bad most of the time because finally after three month of not seeing each other Mo flew to Bali and finaaaally we met again in Ubud 😍 so when another apocalyptic rain fall was starting we could also enjoy our time together in cozy Cafés and restaurants just talking to each other and catching up. 🧡
Still the rain caught us most of the days during our trips in and around the city, because we didn’t want to wake up early and at first we didn’t get that the best time for starting activities in Ubud is always between 6 and 10 am. 😅🫣 If you leave your hostel after that time, there was a high chance of getting soaked😃

So it was a good chance to test the resistance of our rain capes and practice our motor bike driving skills (hello aqua planing) 😅🫣 At the beginning of my trip I would have never guessed that I would dare to ride a scooter in such a busy and flooded city like Ubud 😄 seems like you can get used to almost everything 😅

The first day we went out of the city to visit a coffee farm (free coffee, cacao and tea tasting of self-made products!😍) which was very interesting and nice. They showed us how they grow and produce their coffee and we could try coffee types like avocado and coconut coffee.
Afterwards we drove to the Tegenungan Waterfall, which was actually very impressing but unfortunately looked very brown (due to the rain) and was also very touristy. A big Resort was built right next to the waterfall and played club music all the time 😃 even if we discovered another hidden (and very beautiful) waterfall right next to the Tegenungan we weren’t completely happy with our first waterfall experience on Bali and so we went to see the Uma Anyar waterfall afterwards. This one was located in a small village nearby and wasn‘t touristy at all - so beautiful 😊
Before we headed back to the city center Mo tried his first Nasi Goreng.
Even if I found Ubud still quite touristy I liked it so much more than Canggu because for me the vibe felt so much more relaxing. In the evening we went out to have pizza (because the Italian restaurant was highly recommended) and called with Fynn, Mo‘s best friend who would join us in a few days, to make some plans for our travels together. 🍕Read more