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Travel<br />
UBUD ART MARKET<br />
It's time to pack the bags and go home. But,<br />
not without filling them with Balinese trinkets!<br />
Just a 10-minute drive from the Ubud Monkey<br />
Forest is the Ubud Art Market. Various items<br />
sold which are typically Balinese, unique and<br />
some unavailable elsewhere include brass<br />
Buddha statues, ikat woven skirts, Balinese-style<br />
paintings, wood carvings and woven baskets.<br />
Other items with a more international<br />
recognition sold here range from quadruplecoloured<br />
bohemian skirts of satin, Moroccanstyle<br />
oil lamps and quilt-stitched batik camisoles.<br />
PURA BESAKIH TEMPLE COMPLEX<br />
As this is a temple complex, you could spend a whole<br />
day here if you wish to do so. Pura Besakih features<br />
three temples dedicated to the Hindu trinity. Pura<br />
Penataran Agung in the centre has white banners<br />
for Shiva, the destroyer, Pura Kiduling Kreteg on the<br />
right has red banners for Brahma, the creator and<br />
Pura Batu Madeg represents Vishnu, the preserver,<br />
with its black banners. You can visit other<br />
temples in Pura Besakih, but many of their<br />
inner courtyards are closed to the<br />
public as they’re reserved for<br />
pilgrims. The best visiting<br />
times of the day are in the<br />
early morning and in<br />
the evening as the<br />
complex is much<br />
quieter during<br />
these hours.<br />
UBUD MONKEY FOREST<br />
At this point, you must have already seen plenty<br />
of monkeys around Bali. But, it doesn't mean<br />
you should miss seeing more of these<br />
mischievous mammals especially within its<br />
natural forest sanctuary — The Ubud Monkey<br />
Forest, also known as the Sacred Monkey Forest<br />
of Padangtegal. Besides watching playful<br />
monkeys in their natural habitat, swinging<br />
through canopies or feeding on bananas, the<br />
site offers walks along paved pathways through<br />
a dense nutmeg forest. Beautiful ancient temples<br />
with guardian statues covered in moss also<br />
feature throughout the forest. The forest is<br />
conveniently positioned near Ubud<br />
Town Centre and within easy<br />
walking distance from guesthouses<br />
and resorts along the main<br />
roads of Jalan Hanoman and<br />
the namesake Jalan<br />
Monkey Forest.<br />
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