• Here are some more photos of Ubud. There are some pics of the Sacred Monkey Forest (which I cycle through regularly) keeping the fury little critters at ‘arms length’. They love bags, shiny things and of course food.
• Yesterday I saw a cremation ceremony “Ngaben”. The ceremony is not morbid but fun. It is noisy, exciting, and colourful and of course has huge religious and cultural significance. The parade is led by a priest and a large ‘bullock shaped’ wooden structure with white drapes covering it and lavish gifts. An auspicious day must be chosen and it takes ages to organise which means the deceased may have died years prior to the cremation (their body temporarily buried). The streets were closed off for this event and it’s expensive so the less wealthy also use the occasion to send their dead on their way too.
• I’ve also included some photos of the streets of Ubud, the rice fields and my favourite cafe – Bali Buddha.
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