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EnJ 1 December 2009 Bali 666 views No Comment PRINT EMAIL

A trip to Bali is not merely come to the beach or nightlife. Enjoying the Island of the Gods, in addition to enjoy the charm of its beautiful beaches, it could also up the rural atmosphere of the cool, quiet, and nyeni.

When I was getting fed up with the party atmosphere and the world is hip and busy night, maybe it's time you switched to a place far from the hustle and bustle. So, tourism to the area quiet and away from the crowds could be an option. And Ubud can be incorporated into your holiday list.

Village who recently visited Julia Roberts, because it became one of the set of her latest film, Eat, Pray, Love, located in Gianyar regency, and known as "Village Tourism". Or, there is also a call as a "Tourist Village". This is because so many foreign tourists on vacation and even stay in Ubud.

As an art village, Ubud offers shopping tours and arts and culture for tourists. There, the Balinese cultural life still feels very thick and really guarded. Along the streets of Ubud, is not only full of shops, galleries, and many cafes or restaurants, but the temples were also encountered on the road. Not just as a place for worship only, temple here is also sometimes used as a theatrical or artistic area of Bali.

Ubud town center lies at a crossroads, the traditional market places, public transport terminals, temples, and the tourist information center of Ubud meet there. The area is never devoid of tourists milled about, whether driving or walking. Every week, there's always the traditional Balinese performing arts like dance Kecak, Legong, Barong, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and gamelan music.

Indeed many foreign tourists who stayed in Ubud for a long time, even some who had settled there. The They had learned to perform day-to-day interaction with local residents, and learn of their daily activities. Not infrequently, some of them to have 'a Bali'. Although it is not easy to get. So, Ubud, not only as a residence for local artists, but also foreign artists.

Since the 1920s, Ubud has begun is visited by learned men, artists and musicians from abroad. At that time, they want to seek the pleasures of life, which they can not get in their home country.

Some villages in Ubud, famous for the results of each artwork. Some of them are Mas Village and Countryside Celuk. Mas village renowned as the art of wood carving is extraordinary. Almost in every street and house the population, there are galleries that sell Balinese wood carving. The Village Celuk known as the gold and silver, so many local and foreign wiatawan hunting souvenirs there.

In addition to smelling things arts and culture, Ubud also has some enchanting tourist attraction like the Monkey Forest and the Elephant Cave. At the Monkey Forest, there are about 200 monkeys, which is divided again into three groups, each of them occupying a particular area. Seemed to have a territory and their respective rules, that apes use places and certain hours as well. However, almost all of the group can make the forest as a 'home' to them. Only when the two groups in one same place and at the same time, there will be fights.

There are two things to remember when entering the Monkey Forest. First, do not wear items like hats or sunglasses. I was so vivacious and stubborn, obstinate, there monkeys could retrieve these objects from you. The second, should not interfere with the monkeys. In addition to the area considered sacred, in which there are also relics of antiquity, and also temples. Once, we could witness a religious ceremony (ceremony), or cremation (Ngaben).

Elephant cave, inside there were temples, caves, and holy water. In addition, there is also a statue of Ganesha as a symbol of science. On the walls of the cave, there is a place for meditation for the monks. And based on Buddhist statues contained therein, the elephant cave is a relic of Buddha Shiva.

Ubud, the cool atmosphere, with an altitude of about 300 feet above sea level, and an unspoiled environment, making Ubud as an ideal place for solitude, 'escape', and relax the body and mind. In fact, in a medium, Donatella Versace once said, he would have been 'hiding' in Ubud for solitude and escape from routine. For your information, Bali is ranked first as the world's most ideal destinations for spa magazine Senses (magazines in Europe) in 2009.

Distance from Denpasar to Ubud, consuming about 20 kilometers distance. Or about an hour and a half to two hours drive. In addition, spent only about 15 to 20 minutes from Herzliya. Then how can I make it up straight to Ubud in Bali? If you've just arrived at Ngurah Rai Airport, and decided to go straight to Ubud, there are several ways that can be selected based on financial budgets. Starting from a cab car, motorcycle taxi, shuttle bus, renting a motorcycle, to rent a car.

Because the cab fare quite expensive, about USD 250 thousand, then you can choose to ride the shuttle bus Perama existing starting from 6am until 5pm. It cost about USD 50 thousand. If your group is more than three and less than seven or eight people, then it can hire a car, whose price varied, according to the type of car. In addition, if only by myself or not more than two people, can hire motorcycles at a rate also varies.

If you go to Ubud by taxi or shuttle bus service, when he got in Ubud do not have to worry about having difficulty going anywhere. In Ubud, many places that provide rental cars, motorcycles, and bicycles. Motorcycle rental rate is relatively cheaper than renting motorcycles in Kuta. The fee was around USD 30-50 thousand per day. While approximately USD 20 thousand per day to rent a bike.

If you've arrived in Ubud, forget television and newspapers. It is time to explore its natural beauty. Walking the streets of Ubud which the winding up and down, and wide roads likely to be small, would be more comfortable if you use a motorcycle than a car. In addition to its narrow streets, lack of parking, will only make the maximum we could not enjoy the holiday, because the trouble to find parking. If you can not drive a motorcycle, and ready to spend extra energy, able to rent a bicycle.

But the ideal is by foot. Because all the roads in almost every corner of Ubud, is a row of art shops / galleries, clothing stores, accessories, and cafes. So, no need to worry about hunger or thirst because it has gone quite far. Ubud a cool atmosphere and not too crowded with cars, making walking seem so fun.
In addition to many and diverse transportation are available, various types of hotels many encountered in Ubud. Starting from the hotel, villa or upscale resorts like the Four Seasons and Alila, middle-class hotels, to economical hotels, such as guest houses, home stay and bungalows. The tariffs start from U.S. $ 150 thousand per night.

So, you can enjoy the beauty and keeksotisan Ubud with a minimal budget. And because keeksotisannya, Ubud is not only appealing to tourists who want a vacation, but also has become a place to hold an event of literary / literacy international scale, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival each year, which has been going on the first weekend in October this month.

Shopping Art and Culture

Shop well-known brands, or fashion goods, we can do in the area of Kuta and Legian. But if you want to search for items of art, ranging from arts & crafts, wood carving, drum art, sculpture, to painting, can be easily found in almost every corner of Ubud. Starting from the galleries on the small side street, up to major art galleries such as the Neka Art Museum or the Museum Antonio Blanco.

These galleries can be found on almost every street in Ubud, mingled together most of the boutiques that sell clothing and accessories very distinctively ethnic and Bali and is Indonesia. Look at all the Way Vanara Wana, Jalan Monkey Forest, Sri Wedari, Hanuman, Goddess Sita, to the road in Ubud. As far as the eye could see, there are only a row of shops and galleries. Although the prices of goods tend to be expensive-especially when compared with in-Sukawati market, but at some stores, bargain prices apply. This then becomes its own attractiveness, particularly for local tourists, when it can get good stuff at a price in italics.

Galleries are not just selling artwork and traditional culture (Bali), there are also several galleries that sell their art works in an urban / contemporary. For example abstract painting, minimalist furniture, to accessories 'environmentally friendly', such as shoes, hats and bags from recycled materials.

If you do intend to shop in Ubud, should prepare a comfortable sandals plus enough energy to stand on foot in a fairly long distance. Because, the most ideal would be along the shops on foot. It feels loss when not included in nearly all existing stores. Because, although a quick look alike, but most stores have their own uniqueness. And above all, offer activities that can be offered here.

One thing that is beneficial for local tourists, the 'discrimination' prices between local and foreign tourists. For foreign tourists, prices are doubled. For example, a wisp of fabric that cost USD $ 50 thousand, sold USD 100 thousand to foreign tourists.

Ubud is also ideal if it was covered as the "Culinary Tourism Village." Because, in almost every street there are cafes that serve mostly European menu, seafood, and Asia. And for the person "kind of martini cocktail drink, there is a place called Naughty Nuri's. This place is never empty of tourists, especially foreign tourists. Because this place is famous for its strong martini.

Ubud as the "Village Culture", is an area of the birth of the artists, especially painters. Balinese painters, Tjokordo Gde Agung Sukawati worked with Rudolf Bonnet, Dutch painter, to form an association of artists with the name of Pita Maha. Pita Maha is a gathering and a place to discuss issues and developments in painting, as well as to exchange ideas and introduce the art they own.

Source: Suara Merdeka

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