A Winning Trip to Bali

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A Visit to the Monkey Temple

A Visit to the Monkey Temple

What a treat! I love all the photos. I know you have more...

Indeed I do have more photos.

How about a visit to what I call the Monkey Temple?

First of all, any visitor to Bali quickly learns that to visit a temple, you need to be wearing a sarong and a sash. I purchased ours before the trip and brought them along. (This first photo was taken at a very nice temple which was not the Monkey Temple.)



The "Monkey Temple" had a sign at the entrance explaining the rules.

 

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The "Monkey Temple" was located on the sea between the Atlas Pearl Farm and the Matahari Resort in North Bali. After paying a small entrance fee, you climbed up to the temple.

 

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There we found monkeys ruling the place.

 

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But, look closer.

At other temples, people placed their offerings of foods to the gods onto open tables. But, not at the "Monkey Temple". This place was equipped with cages and monkey-proof locks. Not to cage up the monkeys, mind you. To cage up the food offerings.



I guess acceptance of nature has its limits. (Yes, that monkey is eating a daily offering.)

 

[jshepherd]

Great photos! There are so many monkeys on Bali!!!

 

[BWeaves]

Wow, what a trip. Thank you for sharing your photos.

 

[amti]

Whooa! That looks like a good workout! The monkeys remind me of the ones in Japan. They can be somewhat mean. Where there are monkeys, there are signs that tell you not to stare at them and don't feed them. Do they instruct you to do the same in Bali with the monkeys? I saw one monkey follow a woman to her car and grab her purse at the last minute. The lady held on to her purse and won after a slight struggle.

 

[Naan]

RED! All the photos are fabulous! Thanks!