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As we said in our first post dedicated to Bali’s temples, there are over a thousand “official” temples on the island, so once you realize that you can’t see them all it’s easier to enjoy the ones that you can/want to visit.
Click here in case you missed the 1st part of our posts about Bali’s temples
Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi: to enter the temple we passed a decorated bridge leading to beautiful gardens. It was built in 1634.
There is a second area separated by a channel with water. There you can find beautiful, majestic shrines (typical towers found in the temples), although that area can only be accessed by faithful people to perform their prayers.
Ulun Danu Bratan Temple was the temple that I wanted to visit the most, but because of an error with the name we had to do a second day trip … Ooops!!!
It was one of the temples where we saw the most tourists and religious people, and we understood why when we got there, but in the end it was a shame that the weather was cloudy (we were told that is quite normal). After all, it is located at 1200 meters above sea level.
After visiting the Jatiluwih rice field we went to watch the sunset at the Tanah Lot Temple. We didn’t get lucky with the weather that day, and at one point it even rained slightly. It seems that the dry season never came in 2016, perhaps because of La Niña.
The interesting thing about this temple is that it is located on an island, and when the tide is low visitors can access it and receive the blessing of its followers. We crossed that little piece of sea that separates the island from the mainland, but we couldn’t go into the temple as it was closed.
Then we continued walking along the top of the cliff until we reached the Batu Bolong Temple. There we saw a bride and a groom posing for photos as newlyweds, as well as pilgrims, tourists, street vendors, and even snake charmers … That day there was everything – except a great sunset. Well, it will have to wait for our next visit 🙂
On another day (when we went to Padang Padang beach) we watched the sunset at the beautiful Uluwatu Temple.
There was a nice atmosphere and some monkeys were eager to snoop among the things visitors brought to the temple.
We got to the temple just as the sun was about to set and enjoyed the corners of the temple and the views from the top of the cliffs.
There were many more temples to visit, but that’s just another excuse to return to this interesting and paradisiacal island.