tea

afternoon tea at Alila Manggis.

rooms

our rooms open up to the garden. beautiful ... we dragged our cushions out to the pool at night to see the stars.

courtyard

at the restaurant looking towards the courtyards towards our rooms.

coconut trees

coconut and palm trees. beautiful. the garden and pool.

view

view outside room.

dinner

balinese dinner at manggis. I forgot to take photos of the delicious desserts ... and the unforgettable ice-cream!

sugar

the local sugar is made from coconut husks and palm trees i think. top left hand corner. sugar is not too sweet and has a very husky taste. perfect for the ice-cream!

stairs

stairs to the clouds ... where the flying turtles play. :)

cattle

cows and bells and calfs. I didn't dare get too close though.

dog

cute dog at the village. looks so adorable huh?

pig

this little pig slept in the shade. really! it's a pet pig! not a dog.

secret hideout

and where does the pebbled path leads downwards to?

chess

... to a place to be bitten by mosquitoes and to play chess.

infinity pool

the pool at Alila Ubud. Worth swiming to the deep end for. Worth going back for. :)

pool

the pool at another angle. oh glorious.