A Day at The Temples

We spent the morning visiting Hindu Temples. We first went to the Gunung Kawi Temple (the Elephant Temple). It is a very old temple. It features a cave that is very spooky. We went into it to see the ancient alters.

We then drove to the Tirta Empul -Temple of the Holy Springs. Here people come to give offerings to the Gods and take purification baths. It is a very beautiful setting.

We then drove up into the mountains to Kintamani volcano. It last blew-up in the 60’s. The black in the picture is where the lava flowed destroying people and houses. The sides of the mountains in many places are terraced into rice patties.
It is very scenic. We had lunch overlooking a particularly pretty terraced rice field.

It appears that there is a shrine with offerings of food or flowers at every house. The religion is deeply felt here.

We returned to town for shopping and a massage. Once we descended from the mountain it was very hot and humid. We are used to it. At least our skin likes it!

We started packing because we are moving to a different hotel but still staying in Ubud.