Day 3 - Ubud Village

Roy got up early and went to the gym but I slept right in until 9am! We got up and dressed and headed to breakfast. This was served upstairs in the restaurant and we were amazed that it was made fresh to order and three courses! For starters I went for fresh fruit and Roy decided to try the Balinese rice pudding which was pretty nice. Then we shared a beautiful bread basket full of fresh pastries that were still warm. I ordered a Balinese coffee which was very strong and Roy a cappuccino. I tried an ubud fresh juice but didn't like it (tasted like vegetables) and Roy had a tangerine juice. For mains I had a vegan acai bowl with mango sorbet which was so refreshing and Roy had poached eggs & chicken sausages.

With a full tummy we went back to our Villa to have a chill for a few hours. Mum had bought us beds for the pool which were a godsend in the 30 degree heat. I did some quizzes but Roy soon got restless so we decided to walk into ubud village.
We headed up the road and then took a turn towards the monkey forests. The roads were as busy as ever but the locals are lovely and stop for you when crossing the road. The shops were full of trinkets, souvenirs, clothes and bags. It was great.

We then walked past the entrance to the monkey Forest when I shouted Roy watch out. Right next to him was a monkey! They come right out into the street and were hanging off the telephone wires too. We even videoed one stealing a drink and drinking out of the cup! That was enough monkey business for us and saved us monkey from entering the park.
We carried on the main road til we got to ubud Palace. We took a few pics then decided to head back. Luckily the sister hotel is close to here and it has a free shuttle bus to our hotel. So we headed to a supermarket got a gallon of water, 3 cans of coke zero, 3 cans of tonic, some seaweed, some crisps and six beers (for £10!) and headed back.

After another relax by the pool we then went to afternoon tea which was amazing. The dried banana with peanut butter satay was my favourite part. We couldn't believe it was complementary!

We then came back to the villa had a quick shower and change and headed back out to the village. This time we walked a different route taking in all the sites. It was Roy's choice for tea and he picked a highly recommended Indian called Pasona lounge. It was upstairs in a cute little restaurant.

Roy really wanted a bottle of wine but we soon found out all wine on the island is very expensive it cost us 500k which is about £27. In comparison our starter of chicken pakora, mains of lamb madras and rice and chicken tikka naan tacos only came to £20! The food was absolutely gorgeous my tacos were to die for. Service was a little strange as they brought out my main while we were still eating the starter and then Roy's didn't come until 15 mins later. Over here service charge is automatically added so at least we didn't have to worry about tipping. With all the notes being large amounts e.g. 100,000, 50,000 and 10,000 etc. Its very confusing with all the 0s especially after a drink!

We then started the 20 min walk home but Roy's shoe was rubbing so I used the old trick of putting a tissue in his sock so he didn't insist on a taxi instead.

Once we got back and starting getting ready for bed I kept hearing a funny noise so after some investigating I found a little frog on our windowledge. Luckily though I didn't have to do any kissing because id already found my frog... I mean my prince - my husband RoyRead more