We travelled to Ubud after spending 2 nights in Kuta, Bali. Numerous people advised us not to go to Kuta but this only made us more curious to check out the frenetic party place. It was busy, loud and brash but the biggest disappointment was the beach which was quite dirty and because of heavy rainfall recently, the water was brown - not a very appealing concept! So we booked a bus and left and so far the cultural town of Ubud with its dense forests, gorgeous crumbling temples and focus on art and crafts is much more our scene! Today is the Balinese celebration of ‘Nyepi’ which is their new year. Contrary to how we celebrate, in Bali the new year is seen in with a day of silence… allowing time to relax and reflect (and have stomach rumblings as all the restaurants are closed!). We are suffering from cabin fever a little but our little hut in a traditional losmen (a courtyard) provides a lovely backdrop to the silence…
Prior to Bali we spent 3 days in Singapore which was fantastic and one of our favourite places although we didn’t expect it to be. There is just so much to do, from amazing shopping to theme parks and water sports (you can water-ski and wake board in the local park!). We hired a tandem and cycled through the park on sunday morning enjoying the immaculately clean surroundings of this gorgeous and tiny country. Already we are thinking about what we’ll do on our next visit!
After Singapore we flew to Jakarta where we spent the day (only!) which was good. Again, we had many warnings to avoid it but it was charming and the people were really friendly. We went to an entertainment complex but with no performances on we settled for the cinema and ate popcorn - a not very Indonesian experience but a very welcome one!
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