The villa that we took on rent in Bali was a little after Ubud, in the village of Tegallalang. The temples in each of the houses stand along the road in a sort of guard of honor. To get there, we passed miles of rice terraces in the soothing gray of the rainy season. The stay in Ubud in a host house was an intense experience. We arrived late at night in the villa in Ubud. The house was very big with about five rooms. We were given the loft room upstairs. The view from the room was impressive, as it overlooked the garden and the hills. Downstairs, a hidden staircase descended into a huge living room. We ate a delicious traditional Balinese meal. Before the meal we enjoyed seeing some peasants toiling away in the rice fields. Enclosed between two hills, rice fields stretched to the horizon. The beauty of the place was spellbinding. The place was ideal for tea, or a short stop to think or meditate. In the evening, our driver who spoke French proposed we go to his hometown to see a magic waterfall. We went there in pleasant anticipation. The place was actually superb. We had to go through lush vegetation, and small waterfalls came from every corner of the rocks. After 30 minutes, we descended upon the magic waterfalls. Bali is truly magical!
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