A Day in Ubud

On Wednesday we had our second adventure day. We  rented a car and a driver for 12 hours (which only cost us between 50-60USD for 5 people!) and went to the town of Ubud for the day. Our first stop was a Hindu temple where we were asked by many to have their pictures taken with us.

Apparently we are a tourist attraction within the tourist attraction

Elizabeth, Justin, Megan, Laura, Lydia

Man's work pales in comparison to the beauty of God's creation

 

We also went to the Monkey Forest and then ate lunch at an open-air restaurant with a gorgeous view of a rice field.

As Elizabeth said, toddlers of all species love me, even when I'm not offering food.

Monkey Family

Yikes! Lydia got bitten by a monkey, but thankfully it didn't break the skin

Want to wash your hands with this gal? At least we were hoping it was a girl since it was in the women's bathroom....

 

Rice fields

French Frice, anyone?

 

We thought that was pretty, but then we went to the rice terraces. Lydia was laying down in the back seat and as we rounded a corner, the other 4 of us unanimously “ooh-ed” and “ahh-ed” and Lydia perked up from the seat so fast. The rice terraces were breath-takingly beautiful. We got to walk through it for a good while, and I think we would all say this was one our favorites from the entire trip.

Elizabeth posing with a Balinese man and his load

These pictures don't do justice - it was beautiful!

They were asking for donations for this bridge - they definitely need it!

View of where we came from

The girls - Laura, Megan, Elizabeth, Lydia

After finishing, there was a nice little ice-cream shop conveniently located across the street with a beautiful view of the terrace. They even had sorbet, so Justin got to enjoy it with us.

Then we did a little shopping and went to a traditional dance before heading back to our hotel. It was a long, but fun day!

I LOVE giraffes - I bought 2 :) Not ones this big, unfortunately.

 

 

Check out this guy dancing on the fire!

 

Ephesians 4:4-6     There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism,  one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.