Cruising Bali- Bali Diary - Part 3

July 24, 2015

  
 Location: Bali, Indonesia 

Monkey Forrest, yellow of the shoulder dress, Tamara Chloé, Bali, Indonesia, Ubud


Hey everyone 

Another post here from beautiful Bali Island

 The island of Bali is of course known for it's stunning beaches, but there is also another side of Bali, and that is it's rich culture. One day we decided it was time to go inland and visit Bali's beautiful nature and temples. For a very small price you can hire your own personal driver, who will drive you all day wherever you want to go. The driver will even wait for you while you are exploring. I mean how great is that?  It felt like such pure luxury. Robbie our wonderful driver was just the perfect host, taking us to the most amazing places. We started at the monkey forest and then headed down to the famous Batuan temple and the temple of holy water at Tirta Empul. The Elephant Cave in Ubud, The coffee plantation Satria Angrowisata followed by mountain Butur Volcano and we finished at the Tegalllang rice terraces in Ubud. As you can imagine it was quite the adventurous day with so many things to see and impressions that left my head spinning.  I was coming down with the worst cough, so I wasn't feeling very healthy that day, but all the amazing things that we discovered totally made up for it. We took more then a thousand photos, but of course if I posted all of them you would have to scroll this blog all day long.Which I am sure none of you can find the time for.  Instead I'm leaving you with some memorable moments that I couldn't resist sharing with you. 

Hope you enjoy! 




Monkey forrest, Bali, Indonesia



First we started at the monkey forrest. The monkeys just run around totally free. They are so cute to look at, but you have to be aware not to scare them otherwise they will attack. I couldn't help it, they made me laugh so hard.

Monkey Forrest, yellow of the shoulder dress, Tamara Chloé, Bali, Indonesia, Ubud
Monkey forrest, Bali, Indonesia,
Monkey forrest, Bali, Indonesia

Look at the two baby monkeys cuddling?  I wanted to hold them so bad, but of course the mommy monkeys wouldn't allow it.

Monkey Forrest, yellow of the shoulder dress, Tamara Chloé, Bali, Indonesia, Ubud

I was wearing a bright yellow off-the-shoulder dress paired with my favorite snakeskin sandals I scored at a local market in Legian. Comfort was key for that day and for some reason I didn't want to bring any designer bags, so I borrowed my boyfriends camo army bag. perfect for everything I was carrying and as always way too much. 
 
Monkey forrest, Bali, Indonesia

For a few dollars you could buy bananas to feed the monkeys. You hold up the banana high and they will climb on your shoulders and grab and eat them. Of course as much as I wanted to be a fearless chick, I ended up being too chicken to do this.
 
Monkey forrest, Bali, Indonesia
Tamara Chloé, Sarong, Bali, Indonesia, Batuan Temple

Then off we went to the Batuan temple, You are required to wear a sarong when entering any temple in Bali. I brought and wore my grandmother's sarong and it made me feel very close to her. How I wish she could see me now.

Bali, Full Moon Ceremony, Holy Water Temple, Indonesia,
Bali, Indonesia, Full moon ceremony, Holy Water temple

We got extremely lucky at the Holy water temple where they were holding festivites for the full moon ceremony. How beautiful and colorful do they look?

Elephant cave, Bali, Indonesia, Tamara Chloé, Sarong
Elephant cave, Bali, Indonesia, Gianyar Bedulu

From the Holy water temple we ended up visiting the elephant cave in Gianyar Bedulu. It was huge and so impressive. It was way too dark to take any photos inside or we would have to use flash and I am not so much a fan of flash photos.

Elephant cave, Bali, Indonesia, Gianyar Bedulu

Fresh papayas on the trees as we passed. Our driver told us you couldn't eat them though. To me they looked absolutely delicious, so that was a bummer.

Sarong, Bali sandals
Photographer, Bali, Indonesia

Off we went again in the car with our driver. Meet the man behind the lens a.k.a. Emiel my photographer hubby.

Bali, Bali Street Ubud, Indonesia
Bali Market, Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia, Offering, Indonesian woman, Ubu Oka,

Buddha offerings with a prayer happen every day all over Bali. I just love the way the locals do this with such grace. So serene and peaceful. 

Batuan Temple, Tamara Chloé, Sarong, Bali, Indonesia
Buddha Offerings, Batuan Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Handmade offerings for Bali's rituals containing flowers and incense. They are so colorful and pretty and you see these sprawled out all over the Balinese street pavements.

Ibu Oka, Babi Gulling restaurant, Bali, Indonesia, Tamara Chloé

Time for lunch! We went to the very popular restaurant Ibu Oka for a traditional Balinese dish called Babi Gulling. The restaurant is very modest, but the foods are amazing.
 
Kelapa Muda, Ibu Oka, Bali, Indonesia

Fresh coconut juice called Kelapa Muda.

Babi Guling, Ibu Oka, Bali, Indonesia

The dish Babi Guling looked very new to me, but I was willing to try it and it was really good! Very tender meat, Yum!


After a fabulous lunch we went to the Satria Agrowisita coffee plantation.

Fresh coffee beans growing on the trees.
 

I helped roasting the coffee beans in a huge skillet, so fun!


Then we were taking to this gorgeous spot with the most amazing view.


Such a cute and romantic place to be seated at right?


With a view like this we could taste all different kinds of coffees and teas and ended with the most expensive coffee in the world called: coffee Luwak. it tasted a bit sour, but it was very strong and good. Needed that to stay awake after such a long day already, because we weren't done yet.




We drove for a while to visit the mountain Butur volcano, it was very misty, and the photo's that we took didn't come out right. Here is just a glimpse, although you can't see the volcano from here. We will have to do with the beautiful Butur lake.


Last but not least we ended at the Tegalalang rice terrace. a perfect ending because the view was out of this world!


Photo's shot by: EJC Maturbongs

I was wearing: Dress and Snake skin sandals: Bali Local Market // Sarong (given by my grandmother) // Black Eye Wear: Dior // Bag: borrowed from my BF. Flash Tattoos: Hema, The Netherlands 

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So many memories of this wonderful day and so special I keep thinking back to it almost every day!  Special thanks to our fun driver and new friend Robbie for making it so incredible!


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15 comments:

  1. That dress is so beautiful! You really blend perfectly with the stunning surroundings. :) Lovely post, makes me want to visit Bali!
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    1. Thanks Rhea! <3 You should visit, It's great! xx

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  2. Beautiful place and beautiful pictures!

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  3. Your pictures are so beautiful and make me want to visit Bali too. This dress is so pretty, vibrant color. The traditional cloth looks good on you <3.
    Kisses

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    1. Princie thanks so much for your sweet words, You should definitely visit one day! <3

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  4. I'm so in love with your dress and flats - so beautiful. Awesome images! :)

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    1. Thanks a bunch Miss May, I had to stay comfortable;) x

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  5. Hello Tamara! Oh my, if there is a paradise on earth, then it must be this place! Im truly stunned and enchanted by the beauty, the monkeys are so sweet and you just were gorgeous with that dress. So sorry you werent good that day, luckily you could enjoy it the same. Hugs and kisses lovely, tc xo

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    1. Thanks so much Lilli, This place is heaven on earth, so it totally made me forget I was not feeling too wel LOL!

      xx hugs

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  6. omg, omg, omg!!! photos.... they r amaaaaaaazin!!!! wonderful place!!!!! i wanna to go there too))) thx for ur amazin post, dear)))))) uf lookin fantastic on every single pic)))) xoxo, my luv <3 <3 <3

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    1. How sweet Girly! Thanks so much for your incredibly kind words! xx love <3

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  7. Oh, you were in Bali ? Bali is in my country, Indonesia. You have amazing photos, dear. I really enjoyed looking at those pictures. You look is so gorgeous and love your style.
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  8. I really enjoyed reading your blog. All of your photos showed the beauty of Bali and the beauty that is inside of you. Thank you for sharing your memories - the photos captured so many emotions and they are beautiful.

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