Honeymoon: Day 3 - All About the View

Early on Day 2 we met Komang, our adorable waiter at the hotel. He offered to drive us around Bali to see some sites and we happily took him up on the offer.

Early on Day 3 we hopped in his car and headed out for a nice tour on the crazy Bali roads. First up we visited a Barong dance. Belck. Not for us at all. But here's a photo...


Then we went to what Komang called the Rice Temple. One of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. Unfortunately, that's when our camera battery died. Boo. I'm comforted by the fact that the photos wouldn't have even begun to do it justice. It's down a steep set of stone stairs and then built into a wall overlooking a river and terraced rice fields. It felt like a nice place to spend any entire day just taking in the beauty. We stayed for just a few minutes because I needed a bathroom and it was so damn hot!

Here we are as Komang helps Bryan wear his sarong properly (necessary to visit a temple) and then enjoying the view down the steps.





Komang then took us up to a look out at the volcano with a terrific view of a lake. We removed ourselves from a bizarre tourist trap restaurant and enjoyed a great $5 lunch as we took in the view and soaked up Bali. We also paid way too much for a disposable camera because I couldn't bear not to document the day. As soon as I remember how to develop film I'll share the pictures.

Next we drove back down to a sacred water temple. A really awesome cultural experience and proof that Komang was out best driver of the trip. The Balinese bathe and drink water from this temple because they believe it comes from a sacred source and can cure ails. We didn't bathe or drink but we did soak it all in.

Finally we returned to Ubud and after treated ourselves to a fantastic pre-dinner drink with a river view and then a yummy Indonesian dinner with a gorgeous temple view. And to cap it all off, we took in a Legong dance show. Which we loved!







We were just loving life at this point and glowing that each day got better and better!