The last of the holiday pictures!

Vespa in the rice fields.

Sacred source.

Temple detail.

Kois in the sacred water.

Rice fields near Ubud, Bali.

Monkeys!

The last few days of our vacation were spent near Ubud Bali. We found a nice room overlooking the rice fields. It was very quiet during the day, but as soon as night fell there were tons of frogs and toads just singing the night away.

The area near Ubud is know for traditional crafts and nice landscapes characterised by terraced rice fields. We rented a scooter and roamed around the country side. We visited a sacred spring, where the locals go to pray and bathe (no pictures allowed).

Before leaving we decided to visit the very touristy Monkey Forest. The name says it all... it's a forest and there are monkeys.

Our vacation was over and it was time to spend half a day in Doha Qatar.

Sekoton, Lombok

Fishing boat.

The beach somewhere in the Sekoton peninsula.

The same boat at sunset with Balt's mount Agung in the distance.

Low tide.

Desert point Lombok.

Punky the monkey.

Makaki bay, we were the only people there.

Our ride.

Mount Agung at sunset view from Senggigi.

Our trip throughout Lombok took us to the Sekotong peninsula. This is a region of Lombok rarely visited by tourists. So it's a bit hard to get there and there aren't many places to sleep, but once you are there you get to have entire beaches to yourself. This is a place to go if you want peace and quiet.

While we were there we witnessed some spectacular sunsets. It's possible to see Bali's volcano from this part of Lombok.

After only two days there it was time to head back up to Senggigi and back to Bali.

Tetebatu, Lombok

Rice field.

Wedding.

Ducks hanging out.

The Rinjani mountain as seen form our homestay.

Garlic at the Kotaraja market.

I have no idea what it is and they didn't speak english so...

Chilies and tomatoes.

Spices, spices and more spices.

Basket weaving.

After a few days sort of relaxing at the beach it was time to go and see some of Lombok. We rented a car (picture to come in a later post) and drove off to a town in the middle of the island, Tetebatu. In Lombok maps are useless. Roads that are marked as being there and being good, don't exists or barely exist. After a bit of searching and a bit of off roading we made it to our destination.

The area around Tetebatu is really beautiful. There are mountains in the background, and rolling hills. Plus it's actually chilly at night! As soon as we arrived we went for a walk though out the rice fields, the chilli and spice plantations and the forest, and we stumbled upon a wedding procession.

The next day we stopped at the Kotaraja market before heading down to south west Lombok. The market is filled with spices, produce, and something we though was soap but it's not (and still don't know what it is). Oh and we ate the most delicious coconut cakes of our entire trip!

Map of Bali and Lombok

Here is a map of our itinerary throughout Bali and Lombok.

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Cows in the rice fields.

Bintang the local Indonesian beer.

Sunset over Gili Trawangan.

Around the Gili Islands in Lombok Indonesia.

Cidomo, the way to get around the islands.

Hindu temple in Senggigi, Lombok Indonesia.

The beach in Senggigi.

The two week trip to Indonesia started in Bali. The sun was shining the sea was blue and flowers were blooming. We rented a moped and drove around the Panangbai area, where you can see mountains, villages, rice fields and cocoanut trees.

After a few days in Bali we head over to Lombok (the island of 1000 Mosques). First stop the small island of Gili Air. The tree Gili islands are located just north of Lombok. They are small and motor vehicles are not allowed to circulate, so it's really calm and quiet. We spent a day traveling between the islands by boat, stopping in a few spots to swim right above the coral reef.

After two nights spent on Gili Air, we travel to Senggigi on Lombok. The city of Senggigi is really not that interesting (although lots of tourists spend their vacation there), but it's a good place to rent a car to travel to more remote places, which will be the subject of the next post.