Day 4: Temples

Yesterday we went to two temples.  The first temple, Tanah Lot, we went to you could only go in to the temple if you were blessed by the holy water from a volcano lake on the island.  You also were blessed by having rice put on your head.  It was very pretty and it was by the ocean.  Many ladies had baskets of offerings on their heads that they were carrying down to the temple.  I wouldn't highly recommend it, but it would be worth it to go.  I didn't want to get blessed so it was a bit disappointing.

 

When we stopped for lunch, right behind was a rice field.  We went out to the rice field and tried to talk to the rice farmers.  I found how they harvested the rice interesting.  It was very very hot in the rice field and it was very hard work.  They stood out there all day just for us to eat rice.  It was hard to walk in the rice field because if you didn't step right you would fall down.  If you go to Bali and you see a rice field, I suggest to check it out.

The second temple, Uluwatu, was way in the south of Bali.  The drive was very long.  Though we did take a pit stop at the beach in Jimbaran.  It was a beautiful beach that has small waves and big waves.  There was lots of coral.  It did get deep, but not very quickly.  There were cute baby monkeys there swinging from tree to tree!

 

At Uluwatu, I had to wear a sarong, a long piece of fabric, and if you didn't have a sarong they provided one for you.  If you did one have on, you had to wear an orange sash so they knew you were there for the dance.  The dance was very amazing, but we had to leave early sadly.  I could hear people laughing once we left and I thought we missed the good part.

We were very respectful when we went to the temples and the dance by wearing a sarong.  I have appreciation for the rice farmers and the hard work they do.  So that's why you don't waste food.

Next time I will be talking about clothes.  Soon will be part two of "How to Keep Demons Away".  And I am also working on a post or two about food!