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| Rice fields around Ubud |
The beaches of Bali are too hot for me and anyway I wanted to head inland, to Ubud, to see all the lush green rice fields for which Bali is famous. I wasn't disappointed, the fields are everywhere, it takes just a few minutes of walking in any direction outside of Ubud.
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| Rice fields around Ubud |
It's also good to get out of Ubud for some peace and quiet as it's a very touristy town and quite hectic. In addition to the touts who offer taxi rides and waterfall excursions, there seem to be constant goings-on in temples. I still haven't figured out whether all the ceremonies in the temples are due to a specific Buddhist holiday this weekend as the touts want to make me believe or if it's just staged so that they can solicit donations from tourists. It seems suspicious when a local guy encourages you to take photos of a ceremony especially when you notice that someone in the ceremony party carries a donation box. I decided to pass.
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| Rice fields around Ubud |
