April 28-May 2: Ubud
After a few days in the busy beach area of Kuta/Legian in the southern part of Bali, we headed into the interior of the island, to the “artsy” town of Ubud. It reminded me of a Balinese “Napa” – lots of nice restaurants, beautiful, serene scenery, and art galleries. Ubud has always been known as a center for the arts, but even more so after famous European artists hung out here in the 1930s. Ubud was one of my favorite places, but not really a place for kids. There wasn’t a lot to “DO” – it was more a place you just hung out and took in the spirit of the place. There was every shade of green imaginable – from the terraced rice paddies to the jungle out the back door. Before arriving, we had a few places in mind to stay, but the taxi driver thatdrove us toUbud “had a friend” (as usual) who had a guesthouse which ended up being perfect. It was down a quiet lane through the rice paddies, and near a river, which you could hear gurgling below. We had a patio with a beautiful view of the jungle beyond.
The view down into our “yard”
Looking out the window
The Monkey Forest
River rafting company
Lunch after rafting
Amazing stone carvings on the doors to homes and temples
One of the nice restaurants (above). This rice paddy was being readied for planting. Must have been a beautiful spot when the fields were green.
Learning batik at a home studio
Tasha LOVED the silver-smithing classes she took – one in Thailand and one here in Ubud. Here are the results of her classes.
Much to the kids’ amusement, I couldn’t get enough of these rice terraces
Volcano country. This lake is at the foot of one of Bali’s 3 volcanos
Our neighborhood internet cafe
“Melon heads” Another day on a motorbike
Just family shots
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tahoejohnson
Hello from Tahoe,
I’m still here, regularly following and enjoying your blog very much
Hope my stepson Josh was able to offer some helpful Bali info.
We returned last week from our three months in Kona and Maui and found things to be pretty much “Tahoe normal”. But after your longer absence, you’ll definitely notice some of the changes we did and, sadly, more businesses have closed.
Great weather now with temps in the 60s and 70s by the weekend. Spring has arrived and streets are lined with bags of raked pine needles waiting for STRefuse pick up. A typical early May at Tahoe.
I was able to squeak into Rexanne’s old folks’ spinning class after our return (boy, was that first class a shocker to this Kona/Maui vacationed body!), but not your Wellness class which was full.
Continue to enjoy your remaining time and with safe travels as well.
pat
Hello from Tahoe,
I’m still here, regularly following and enjoying your blog very much Hope my stepson Josh was able to offer some helpful Bali info.
We returned last week from our three months in Kona and Maui and found things to be pretty much “Tahoe normal”. But after your longer absence, you’ll definitely notice some of the changes we did and, sadly, more businesses have closed.
Great weather now with temps in the 60s, and 70s forecasted through the weekend. Spring has arrived and streets are lined with bags of raked pine needles waiting for STRefuse pick up. A typical early May at Tahoe.
I was able to squeak into Rexanne’s old folks’ spinning class after our return (boy, was that first class a shocker to this Kona/Maui vacationed body!), but not your Wellness class which was full.
Continue to enjoy your remaining time and with safe travels as well.
pat
sorry for the double, now triple, post(s). Having trouble with getting it right
Nat & Tim,
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your travels with us. I’ve so enjoyed following along from home. I loved reading the kids’ impressions. This trip will inform the rest of their lives, and good on you both for making your dream happen.
Jealous you get to end in Bali, our fave place in the world…
Steph & Bob
Hi Tahoe
We are planning to go to Ubud to do some batik dyeing and would like to know were did you do the batik class in Ubud. Do they also give longer batik classes than just one day.
Thanx
Cornel