Ubud, day 2 💦☕️🕍

1. Breakfast.😋🍌🍓

2. Rented a scooter.🛵 (by the way, renting for one day costs around 80,000 IDR – CHF 4 – and refueling is CHF 1–2.😋)

🌧 Rainy start
I wore my rain jacket because it was still raining. The weather in Ubud is unpredictable – it rained almost every hour, but usually just for a few minutes. I didn’t mind, though, since it was a waterfall and swim day anyway. I knew I’d be wet the whole day.😄🌧️

3. 🛵💨 - Tegenungan Waterfall
I arrived early in the morning, so it wasn’t very crowded.😍 Funny thing, I hiked a bit uphill, crossed the waterfall, and suddenly found myself at a luxury hostel with a rooftop pool. They thought I was a guest and brought me mango juice for free, and even invited me to swim.😅
Of course, I did, but only stayed about 15 minutes and left soon after because I felt a bit guilty.🤭

4. 🛵💨 - Satria Coffee Plantation
We took a short tour through the coffee plantation, saw how the coffee grows, and afterwards got to taste many different types of coffee and tea. 🫖
Red ginger tea was definitely my favorite. 🫚 As for the coffee – honestly, I’m not sure. Most of them were mixed with flavors like coconut, ginger, or even avocado. I prefer Italian, style coffee – here especially a good Americano.☕️

5. 🛵💨 - Kanto Lampo Waterfall
I didn’t really get to see the waterfall properly – it was super overcrowded.🙄 There was even a line behind the waterfall just to take pictures in front of it. I wasn’t in the mood to wait, so I looked for a quieter place. 🌱
I found a peaceful natural pool nearby in the forest, chilled there for a while, then sat in the sun and read a bit. Once I was dry again, I headed off to the temple.🌞

6. 🛵💨 - Tirta Empul Temple
Wearing long clothes (trousers and a shirt covering the shoulders) was required also at this temple. Luckily, I was prepared today, not only with my rain jacket, but also with proper clothes.🙋🏻‍♀️ Honestly, after seeing so many temples already, I didn’t stay long. It was a short visit just because it’s the most famous temple in Ubud.
One of the most well-known (and currently Instagram-hyped 🙈) things to do there is to bathe in the holy water to cleanse your soul and wash away sins and karma.
I wasn’t really interested in that, though – not just because I don’t have any sins. 🤪😏

7. 🛵💨 - Back to the hostel
I rode back to the hostel, took a quick shower, then went to a traditional restaurant and had delicious Balinese food, Nasi Campur. 😋Read more