Musings of the Travelling Carrot: Bali Second Time

The first time we went Bali was back in Yr 2008 for our super short honeymoon. Did not manage to cover much places so we decided to go back as soon as we can! We stayed 2 nights in Ubud at Junjungan Ubud Hotel and Spa. Although it was not at the town area, there was free shuttle as & when it was required. The breakfast was fanstastic and we had different choices everyday. We had an early check out one morning and they even arranged to takeaway our breakfast.

Scrambled Eggs with Baguette

Fried Beehoon with egg and keropok

Teabreak!

The bed at Junjungan that was a tad hard

Marble bathtub that I spent a lot of time soaking

View outside the room that faces the paddyfield

Grilled Fish Dinner at Junjungan after my massage at the spa

Salad anyone?

So happy!

What else did we do at Ubud? We took a half day tour with the driver at the resort and went to Tanah Lot to watch sunset. To be honest, it was overhyped with too many tourists.

See the huge crowd behind us?

Sunset Galore

The half day trip also included visit to a temple

If you go Ubud - there are 2 must tries. One is the famous Babi Guling (suckling Pig) Warung Ibu Oka opposite Ubud Palace and the other being delicious Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck)

The suckling pig skin separate order. Could be a little more crunchier.

The set meal-rice with veg and roasted pig meat with a bit pf skin

Look at the greedy boy

Chicken Soup which I always regret ordering

Famous Spare Ribs at Dirty Duck

The Dirt Duck itself.The spices were nice but the meat was tough due to the deep frying

The greedy one in action again.

We also had lunch at Lotus Cafe (http://lotus-restaurants.com/cafe-lotus-ubud) after our water rafting.

We ordered a feast fit for a king. This dish had rice, statay, beancurd, seafood, etc..

Lawrence enjoying himself

Lotus Pond behind us. Seems like reservation was necessary for dinner performance

We went for white water rafting as well at the Ayung River at Ubud. We had to clamour down many steep flights of stairs before we can even reach our destination point. We shared the raft with another couple & a instructor. Halfway through, we stopped for drinks that were priced exboritantly. We let the rapids lead us most of the way and enjoyed the sun, the trees and the nature.

Victory Sign before jumping onto the boat

We managed to book one night at Ayana Villa (known as Ritz Carlton previously). We had fond memories of our honeymoon whereby we were upgraded to a villa. However, no such luck this time round.