After our free and easy walking tour the day before, we woke up early as usual and had our complementary breakfast from Jati 3 Bungalows & Spa.
After which, we were relaxing, watching TV, reading in our room while waiting for our afternoon half day trip to Pura Taman Ayun & Pura Tanah Lot.
We went to Pissari Bali Café for our light meal.
Pissari Bali Café is a bit unique in the sense of its kitchen and toilets are designed, as such is in the centre of the restaurant.
There is a front dining area which facing the main Jalan Monkey Forest and the back dining area which is facing the rice paddy fields, and we can see the ‘dirty ducks’ around.
It is really a relaxing sight and place to be.
We ordered 3 water Rp.27,000, 1 Pizza Margarita Rp.50,000 and 1 Nasi Goreng Rp.30,000. Both pizza and nasi goreng were delicious and tasted great. Total bill plus 10% tax is Rp.117,700. Considered quite reasonable.
After our light meal, we went back to our hotel and we already saw our driver was waiting for us in the hotel. His name is Yandi.
We started our journey at 1.00pm to our first destination – Taman Ayun Temple or Pura Taman Ayun.
The full name of the temple, in the Balinese language, is "Pura Taman Ayun", which translates as "Garden Temple in the Water".
It is surrounded by a narrow and artificial moat, which is planted with the lotus flowers significant in several Eastern religions.
It is also surrounded more distantly by a river, on an island within which it was built.
The temple is entered through a traditional Balinese split gate.
Gates of this design are common in temples in Bali.
It is traditionally believed that if an evil spirit attempts to enter the temple by passing between the two halves of the gate, they will come together and crush the invading spirit.
The journey took around 40 minutes and we were arriving Taman Ayun Temple.
Taman Ayun Temple is a landmark in the village of Mengwi, Badung regency, located 17km northwest of Denpasar.
This temple complex boasts magnificent traditional architectural features throughout its courtyards and enclosures as well as expansive garden landscapes comprised of lotus and fish ponds.
The temple is surrounded by beautiful streams and the area really made one feel peaceful!
Every entrance design of the Bali's temple are almost the same…
After the main entrance, there was a big green field. On the right end of the field, there was a tower.
The purpose of the tower is to call everybody to gather together whenever there's a ceremony by the temple.
We came to a small hut beside the temple, it was some kind of souvenir shop or art workshop of the Temple.
Many paintings were displayed and all for sale. There is an artist was working on a painting at the hut.The Barong was made with the natural plants and ingredients using red beans, soya beans, black beans, paddy stalks, etc.
The artist whom made or created the Barong is brilliant!
After that, we were continue our walk in a narrow path towards the temple itself. We were not allowed to enter as usual, but we were allowed to walk around the temple.
The Taman Ayun Temple was to serve as a main site of worship among the Mengwi people who need not travel too far to the main large temples.
The likes of the Besakih ‘mother temple’ in Karangasem, Batukaru Temple in Tabanan, or Batur Temple in Kintamani.
It also served as a unifying symbol among the Mengwi royalty and the people.
The tour spend about an hour and we continue to our second destination of the day – Pura Tanah Lot.
We left about 2.45pm.
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