Bali : Pura Puseh Desa Batuan, Goa Gajah, Rice Paddy, Kintamani Temple, Lake & Mt Batur

Pura puseh temple
Posing at Pura Puseh Desa Batuan

Hi Everyone, πŸ™‚

This is my post from our last day in Bali. We really stretched ourselves to soak up as much of beauty as we could in one day. Mr Husband has tried to capture as much gorgeousness of the place as he could through his photography. I hope you like them. :))

We started our trip with Pura Puseah Desa Batuan Temple. It’s a village temple of Batuan. It’s an ancinet temple built in 11th century and is famous for its stone carvings and stunning architecture. There were lovely courtyards inside the temple. It looked like a beautiful house of someone – peaceful, charming and very welcoming. πŸ™‚

Pura Puseh Desa Batuan bali
The gorgeous architecture at the temple
Pura Puseh Desa Batuan bali
Hanuman statue at the temple
Pura Puseh Desa Batuan
The entrance
<3
<3
Pura Puseh Desa Batuan temple
The gate keepers of the temple
Pura Puseh Desa Batuan temple
His little abode
you wear sarongs to the temples in Bali. It's a respect thing. :)
you wear sarongs to the temples in Bali. It’s a respect thing. : )
Having a massive coconut water. Too heavy to handle but was yum! : P
Having a massive coconut water. Too heavy to handle but was yum! : P

The next stop was Goa Gajah / Elephant Caves . It is one of the world heritage sites.

Elephanta caves
Let me show you the elephanta caves
goa gajah bali travel
Washing hands before entering the cave.. for good luck : )
elephanta caves bali
Customary pic before entering the cave ; )
somehwre in the middle of the jungle
somehwre in the middle of the jungle
The name is Goa Gajah!
The name is Goa Gajah! At the façade of the cave is a relief of various menacing creatures and demons carved right into the rock at the cave entrance. The primary figure was once thought to be an elephant, hence the nickname Elephant Cave.
The ganesha inside the cave
The ganesha inside the cave
Beauties offering water !
Beauties offering water !
There's always light at the end of the tunnel. : )
There’s always light at the end of the tunnel. : )

And we headed towards the rice terraces ..though the lovely street markets of Bali. πŸ™‚

bali souveniers
Balinese gods!
bali street shopping
Let’s go sailing! : )
kintamani street shopping
kintamani street shopping
bali cats
Meow! Saw so many of these in Bali

There it is – Tegallang Rice Paddies. We had to literally treck though these gorgeous rice field to reach to the top. It’s like you keep going from one rice field to the other round and about. So damn tiring , so scary and muddy, super slippery but it was one heck of an experience. Thankfully my shoes behaved themselves. πŸ™‚

Rice Terraces. Anyone else thinking of 'Eat Pray Love?' :)
Rice Terraces. Anyone else thinking of ‘Eat Pray Love?’ : )
On top of the world! : )
On top of the world..and trying not to fall : P
Trekking through these rice paddies was an absolutely amazing expereince
Trekking through these rice paddies was an absolutely amazing experience
Mt Farmer Husband : D
Mr Farmer Husband : D

After a long tiring treck through the rice paddies, we headed towards the Kintamani temple. And that’s what we crossed, the supper stunning Mount Batur. It’s an active volcano. If we had another day in hand, we would have really trekked through this. In fact, this is the only thing I want to go back to Bali for. πŸ™‚

The first view of Mount Batur. Absolutely breathtaking.
The first view of Mount Batur. Absolutely breathtaking.
Louuuuu!!!
Louuuuu!!!
mount batur
Sometimes I get into the true tourist mode : P
indonesia volcano
Waving to the other super excited group of tourists. : )

Next stop was Pura Uluan Danu Batur, Kintamani. This is a temple of Goddess of lakes and rivers.Β Acc to wiki, Pura Batur and the village of Batur were located down in the caldera at the foot of Mount Batur, an active volcano. A violent eruption in 1926 destroyed both the village and the temple, except for the most important shrine, an 11-tiered meru dedicated to Dewi Danu. The villagers moved to the highest and oldest rim of the caldera, where they rebuilt their village and the temple.

Climbed some 200 odd stairs to reach the kintamani temple
Climbed some 200 odd stairs to reach the kintamani temple
We were among the Gods and the clouds. I don't think i can express how amazing it felt! : )
We were among the Gods and the clouds. I don’t think I can express how amazing it felt! : )
hihih : P
hihih : P
ride paddy
I could stay there : ) The clouds were literally moving front of us. It was sooo amazing!
ulum danu batur kintamani
ulum danu batur kintamani
Peaceful!
Peaceful!

We were so tired after this trip that we decided to go back to the hotel. On our way back, I couldn’t stop seeing the lake below and it was very close to Mt Batur. A bit of convincing to Mr Husband and we decided to drive down between the villages and towards Lake Batur. We stopped for coffee and snacks in the middle of nowhere just watching the view and enjoying our time. We were super close to Mount Batur and then came the Lake. You see the pics below. I don’t know how to put the amount of beauty the place had in words. If there were many heavens on earth, one of them would look like this. πŸ™‚

The Lake Batur was the best wrap up we could have asked for in Bali
The Lake Batur was the best wrap up we could have asked for in Bali
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How do you describe this?
No words!
No words!
The sound of the wind, the gush of the water and just us! : )
The sound of the wind, the gush of the water and just us! : )
Always leaving our marks behind! :)
Always leaving our marks behind! : )

 

bali locals
Our amazing driver, Sumara. He took us everywhere. : )

I have one more post to write. I’d share details of the trip on how you can plan yours and of course, Sumara’s phone number. πŸ™‚

Outfit Details :
Top : Zara
Pants : Mango
Shoes : Steve Madden
Bag : Faux Python bought from our hotel
Tiara : Got it custom made from a kiosk in Select City Walk
Sunglasses : Rayban

Bali : GWK Park, Kecak Dance, Padang Padang Beach, Coffee Plantation, Uluwatu
Bali Day 1: Sacred Monkey Forest, Ubud, Tanah Lot Temple, Kecak Fire Dance
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Day 1
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia Day 2

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