We stayed at JatiHomestay@Ubud. The package included a pickup service from the airport. So in a way we got to know the family who runs the business. Dewa was the son of the JatiHomestay. Ubud is a district that is well known for it's painting; so we stayed in a painter house and of coz he has lots of eye catching painting that I somehow missed to admire becoz of simply didn't have the time to spare.
Dewa arranged the tour himself... He brought us to many, many, many temples. Only by the end of the day we realised it so it was too late to visit other places. These are points to remember if you wish to tour Bali; 1 or 2 temple are enough. Bali offer so much more....
JatiHomestay .. the feeling so familiar.. just like kampung.
We even had a view of padi field...
Our breakfast and the view.....
The entrance
We stopped at a coffee orchard and
were served various type of coffee; Dewa in stripes.
were served various type of coffee; Dewa in stripes.
Life in Bali is... relax. People seemed to have a lot of time in their hands. Of coz tourism is the heartbeat of the economic and everybody seemed to be running their own business be it food, home stay, art.... and the best part is they run the business from their own home so it is no wonder you can't find shop houses like in Kuching and the can take time to do things they like. How I wish I can do that.
Every family is a community them self. They stay together in one big area - macam a gated-community. This photo is the view from the stair why I stayed. You can see several houses.... They are all family.
The things I will do differently the next time is maybe to stay near the beach.... be pampered with massages and have a light and easy trip......
I can't say the same for Jakarta. The city are busy with traffic and polluted; like KL but I was a millionaire!!!!!!! It's a shopping haven - I love Mangga Dua!!!!! Didn't do much; but definitely will come back.....
