The name Ubud derives from ubad, the ancient Balinese word for ‘medicine’. The area is known for an abundance of medicinal plants and herbs, always having attracted healers and those seeking restorative practices.
Ubud is also known as the cultural centre of Bali. Much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists’ workshops and galleries, something we revelled in when we stayed in Ubud three years ago. Indeed, several pieces of such art now make their distinctive mark on our home.
The town of Ubud is in the uplands of Bali. It is completely surrounded by rainforest and terraced rice paddies, dotted with Hindu temples and shrines. It is a landscape we remember well. It is truly stunning and quite magical.
It is good to be back, Ubud!
Such a unique blend of temples, shrines, shops, coffee stops and non-stopness (new word)
Several troops of these troopers, intermingling with their descendants…
Some of them actually go shopping. But they don’t carry cash, not being marsupials with convenient pouches.
And then…
The thing to do in Ubud is, head off up a snicket and see what crops up. We actually knew this particular one, tbh, and we were searching out something special to us.
We found it. This is what we found, and these images were taken a full 3 years ago.
Understated, maybe? But this is where we bought the artwork that now hangs in our home. This is the lady and her son (the artist) rolling up those pieces
We showed them the images of the artwork hanging in our home. They were thrilled. We are considering buying an additional piece, tomorrow.
We love Ubud, and think you would too!
Sailing off to Sparta 
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