03 April 2013

Monkey Forest


Monday 25 March


Needing to take a few days off I have two days of more tourist-like things planned. The Monkey Forest is an absolutely gorgeous forest in the middle of Ubud dedicated to monkeys. I’m sure many of you already know about this, but for those who do not, the Monkey Forest is a beautiful tropical forest full of beautiful sculpture...



trails, pathways, bridges, huge trees, rivers, an open-air theatre, multiple temples, and monkeys.  Monkeys are a big part of Balinese mythology and culture. They are respected, honored, imitated, revered, mythologized, and especially in this park: protected.  There is an extensive system of monkey families here. Check it out.

I wondered down a narrow pathway and stumbled onto the monkey maternity ward and pre-school:









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