Full of tourists, no doubt, Ubud is a rather idyllic place mainly focuses on culture and arts. The sheer number of shops that are full of paintings or stone carvings are simply too many to count! The roads around Ubud are generally small and narrow, but never lacking of the odd shops you can find along the way for miles and miles on end.

It is also a place to watch the world go by or go exploring to the padi fields, the mountains and also a little bit of nature. We had stayed somewhere along Jalan Monkey Forest, surrounded by all the different types of shops. Prices are generally also a little bit more expensive here, and food as we found out, tend to cater mostly to the taste of foreigners which can be a little bland and less spicy. It rained pretty much the whole time we were there, so our mobility around Ubud was pretty much limited.

For some reason though, there seemed to be a lot of French tourists in and around Ubud as compared to other areas. Strange that!

The landscape out of the main town of Ubud is simply breathtaking. A real sight for sore-eyes.

@ Kintamani having lunch amidst a lush landscape of padi fields and volcanic mountain

The Barong dance that was available as a tourist attraction somewhere in Ubud

@ Ubud’s Bird Park: Bird of Paradise, a Hornbill and a very affectionate Senegal parrot which offered its head for a scratch!