Bali Trip 2014 - Day 4: Taman Ayun Temple, Bali Strawberry, Ulun Danu Temple, Alas Kedaton Monkey Temple, Ultimo Italian Restaurant
It was a relatively wet day this morning. After our free breakfast at Yulia's Kitchen in Kuta, we then headed to our first stop which Taman Ayun Temple. Apart from it relatively unique temple designs this place was not really that interesting in my opinion. We just spent 1-2 hours just wandering around the temple grounds and climbing up and down the platform.
The journey after that was more interesting as we once again head up to higher altitudes. The 2nd stop was at Bali strawberry which was a mini strawberry plantation as well as a restaurant of its own. Unfortunately the main strawberry harvesting season had already ended and there were no more strawberries in sight.
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| Leading lines |
Well, maybe just a few unpicked fruits here and there. Otherwise we could pick our own strawberries and eat it. Though it would be of those sour variants lol. Since we were not allowed to enter the farm we tried to spot any remaining unpicked strawberries at the border of the barriers and was quite excited to spot a few haha.
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| Strawberries spotted! |
Although there were no fresh fruits available for picking but there were still drinks available to be ordered. We ordered a plain strawberry juice while another cup with added milk. Both drinks were really, really sweet.
Further up the mountain was the lake at Ulun Danu temple. People also call the temple which floats on the lake since the structures itself is erected on the waters so from far it looks like the temple are floating on water I guess.
The scenery here was really nice. There is actually a village here amidst the highlands. The cooling weather after the rain made it even more comfortable to take a stroll while enjoying the beauty of this place. Another must visit place in Bali.
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| Lake on a mountain |
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| Mini garden |
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| Floating temple? |
Our final stop of the day was at some Monkey Temple at Alas Kedaton. Since we were quite late most of the monkeys have gone back to the jungles and the remaining ones were less threatening to our belongings. After a simple tour around the area we then duly left.
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| Some monkeys chilling |
For dinner we headed to Ultimo Italian Restaurant in Seminyak which was recommended by my Indonesian friend. This place was surprisingly packed with tourists! I already placed a reservation online but they didn't get the memo so we had to wait a bit before we were served.
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| Huge crowd! |
The whole restaurant itself was quite big and sets a rather romantic mood with all the candle lights at the back section. We ordered some pizza and spaghetti to be shared amongst the 3 of us. You can actually order a smaller portion instead of large (this was not written in the menu). Food wise the taste was not too bad but the price was really quite affordable for this kind of restaurant set up. Even a glass of red wine was less than RM20 which tasted quite okay.
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| Tiramisu |
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| Crème brûlée |
Once again, since we were very full after dinner we decided to walk back to our hotel in Kuta. Since with Google Maps leading the way we opted for the shortest route home which was the route behind the main road,. The whole journey was 5km and we walked almost close to 1 hour lol. Most of the roads were poorly lit and we had to use the torchlight on my phone and a lot of shops were already closed in the Legian area as we finally went back to the main road. Was really exhausted once we arrived at the hotel and fell asleep in no time haha.
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