Ubud Palace, Bali 4.1

Today I had a late start - apparently staying up until 4 am has that side effect. I thought a less adventurous day would be prudent and went to Ubud Palace close by after a fruit-based breakfast. The thing with temples in Bali is that they are tourist attractions. I was hoping for a more spiritual atmosphere, but boy, oh boy. I left the palace rather quickly. I try to keep my distance for photos, and people blatantly step in front of your lens and take their own pictures. And they do take their sweet time, often enough fully aware they‘re blocking the view. Sometimes, I just couldn‘t be bothered and walked on. I watched a couple walk through the palace with a selfie stick (in fact, almost everyone there had one!) and take the same picture of each other in front of anything that resembled a statue/a carving/or the colour gold. Luckily, once you‘ve seen one temple in Bali, you‘ve kinda seen them all. And I likely won‘t do that again. Now I have my new 100 % cotton sarong and don‘t know what to do with it. Maybe put it in front of the door to keep new ants from getting in. I will say, though, that the ants and I have developed a symbiotic relationship. With any crumb I accidentally drop, they assemble and carry it out the door. That‘s why I could tell my host he wouldn‘t need to clean my room for me. As for the gecko, in case you were wondering, he kept true to his word and only stayed the night. Czytaj więcej