footprints in the sand: UBUD : The City of Art

Monday, 26 June 2017

UBUD : The City of Art

Bali is always about beaches but that was the time when I started fall in love with Ubud. Ubud is a town in Bali and located among paddy fields and well known as an art and cultures centre. I've been there before, but I never had opportunity to explore the city until that year I joined the UWRF. My lovely husband accompanied me. It feels like an unplanned honeymoon. I chose the hotel where we'll stay and planned some itinerary that we can do in between my sessions.

I chose this lovely hotel on Forest Monkey Street named Barong Spa and Resort. Actually it's an accident cause we didn't have many choices cause all hotels were full and this trip was practically a spontaneous trip. After I read some reviews on trip advisor, I made my the decision. And lucky me cause this hotel was awesome. It won severals rewards and I chose the cottage that had a private pool with an affordable price. Cool, huh?

The location was also in the middle of monkey forest so it's only walking distance from everywhere. There were also many cafe, coffee shops and stores nearby. And fortunately the UWRF also provided a free ride to the venue and back to hotel.

The room I've been living for two days was located at the back of the hotel. It's a big room with private pool and lovely restroom where I wanted to take a bath forever. In the morning, birds were coming down around the pool and we can enjoyed our breakfast over the pool. The water was cold but I didn't mind, cause I was too happy that I chose this hotel. The most important part was it has a mini library and I wish someday they'll have my book on the rack.

For quick itinerary we went to enjoy the barong and kris dance at Sukawati. It's a lovely performance and we enjoyed it very much. After the shows we looked for lunch nearby and the driver told us the tried this restaurant named Warung Nyoman. It's nice place with a lot of paintings on the wall and we had our lunch in front of a paddy fields. What an unforgettable experience.

On the our last night, we took a walk around monkey forest street and had dinner at " Bebek Bengil Restaurant" and took many pictures on the street. Actually that was me who took many pictures, thanks to my husband.

And I never got bored of Ubud the city of art.

Cheers, Dhidie