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Disclaimer: there was no planning to this trip, didn’t know we were going until the night before. Had plans to go to Egypt and the day before is when the riots/deaths started, cancelled last minute.

Day 1

Jakarta, Indonesia

Got into Jakarta after a long route from Ohio. Unfortunately we couldn’t get a flight to Bali the same day, so we had to get an expensive hotel in traffic-clogged Jakarta. Kind of a waste of a day.

Day 2

Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Jalan Monkey Forest, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

Got first flight to Bali and took a cab to Ubud (1.5 hours). Checked into our hostel, walked to the Monkey Forest and around town. Ubud is a popular destination with lots of arts, crafts, and culture, but we didn’t find it to be anything that great.

Day 3

Pura Ulun Danu Batur, Jalan Raya Kintamani, South Batur, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Sekumpul Waterfall, Lemukih, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Mount Batur, South Batur, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Jalan Raya Tegallalang, Tegallalang, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

Next day, hired a driver to take us to to Pura Ulun Danu Beratan (the picturesque temple on a lake), Sekumpul waterfall, drive around Mount Batur, and finally Tegalalang Rice Terraces. Very full day, but enjoyed each of the sights – Sekumpul was hard to find even for our native driver, but finally made it. Probably our favorite day of the trip. Stayed in Ubud again.

Day 4

Sing Ken Ken Beach Hotel, Tua, Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Padang Padang Beach, Pecatu, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Uluwatu Temple, Pecatu, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Third day in Bali, got a driver to take us to Legian Beach. Checked into our hotel (Sing Ken Ken – loved it), and got a driver to take us to Padang Padang and Uluwatu. Quite a language barrier, but the hotel staff translated for us. Took us to the first beach, which he said was Padang Padang. After walking around for a while, we realized he lied and took us to a nice beach, but not at Padang Padang. When we went back to the vehicle and I angrily told him “not padang padang”, it was obvious he knew he’d been caught. Found out later that he didn’t want to drive in the traffic to get to padang padang. By the time we actually did make it there, the tide was out, clouds had moved in, and it wasn’t even worth the stop. We went down the stairs, hung out for about 30 minutes and it started to rain a little. I don’t even know if it’s worth a stop when it’s beautiful to be honest. Then went to Uluwatu, which was pretty cool. Refused to give the driver the full fare that we agreed upon and he did admit to the hotel that he didn’t take us to the right place on purpose.

Day 5

Legian Beach, Bali, Indonesia
Kuta Beach, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Went to the beaches, rented surfboards and walked around Kuta. Super touristy, seemed kind of cheesy.

Day 6

Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Sewu Temple, Jalan Raya Solo - Yogyakarta, Bugisan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Plaosan, Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia

Next day, early flight to Yogyakarta. Wasn’t sure if we should do Borobudur and Prambanan in the same day or split it up, decided to split it up. Dropped off bags at hotel and went to Prambanan, which was awesome. Make sure to go to Sewu Temple while you’re there, it’s a little further than the main temples but a must-see. Also stopped by Plaosan, another temple in the area.

Bought tickets to the Balinese ballet at Prambanan at night, and would recommend skipping that. Felt like it was a complete waste of money, only cool thing was seeing the temples lit up at night.

Day 7

Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Day trip to Borobudur. Very neat temple, but I actually liked Prambanan better. Walked around Yogyakarta when we got back, not a whole lot to do/see. Next day started the long trip back home.

To be honest, both my wife and I were pretty disappointed in Bali. Maybe we’re spoiled (having been to Tahiti), but we both thought of Bali as being a paradise and found it congested and too touristy. We have some beautiful, amazing pictures from Bali, but neither of us would really recommend it to other people. If I had time to plan this trip, there would have been a few big things we would have done differently: fit Borobudur and Prambanan into one day, probably Lombok instead of Bali (or only 1-2 days there), and/or stayed at a different beach. Liked the hotel in Legian, but I had a real tough time picking a place to stay on one day’s notice. Would have probably stayed closer to uluwatu or the other side of the island, still not sure.

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