As I was walking through the middle of Bali on my first day, I came across a road called Monkey Forest Road. I followed it down to the forest, however didn't go in because it was already late afternoon and the gates were closing. I decided this would be a good walk for the following day.
I started Day 2 in Bali with yoga. The yoga place was open air and was in a beautiful old Balinese complex. During my stay there I had 3 different yoga teachers and the first day was definitely the toughest. However one of the nicest things about these classes was that I got to meet 2 Australian women, one of whom had been to Bali before and had a regular driver here. She told me I could take her driver one day to explore parts of the island.
After yoga I had breakfast, then set off on the back road to the Monkey Forest. There are about 650 monkeys who live in this forest - these are the Balinese long tail monkey. Visitors are told not to feed the monkeys - though there were people selling bananas in the forest. If you had food the monkeys jumped on you to get it (quite good if you wanted a photo with monkeys - otherwise a bit scary). The monkeys live in groups and each group occupies a different territory.
The Monkey Forest is also home to 3 Hindu temples dating from the 1350s. The main temple is known as the Great Temple of Death - here Shiva is worshipped. There's also the Holy Spring temple and another one near the cemetery where bodies are buried awaiting a mass cremation ceremony that is held once every 5 years.
I started Day 2 in Bali with yoga. The yoga place was open air and was in a beautiful old Balinese complex. During my stay there I had 3 different yoga teachers and the first day was definitely the toughest. However one of the nicest things about these classes was that I got to meet 2 Australian women, one of whom had been to Bali before and had a regular driver here. She told me I could take her driver one day to explore parts of the island.
After yoga I had breakfast, then set off on the back road to the Monkey Forest. There are about 650 monkeys who live in this forest - these are the Balinese long tail monkey. Visitors are told not to feed the monkeys - though there were people selling bananas in the forest. If you had food the monkeys jumped on you to get it (quite good if you wanted a photo with monkeys - otherwise a bit scary). The monkeys live in groups and each group occupies a different territory.
The Monkey Forest is also home to 3 Hindu temples dating from the 1350s. The main temple is known as the Great Temple of Death - here Shiva is worshipped. There's also the Holy Spring temple and another one near the cemetery where bodies are buried awaiting a mass cremation ceremony that is held once every 5 years.
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