37.
Monkey Business
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| Banyan Tree |
Next we visited a temple dedicated to the
Monkey God. No, we did not get to the much advertised Monkey Forest but visited
the ‘other’ Temple, the one less visited by tourists; the Alas Kedaton Temple.
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| Mother and Child |
We were assigned a guide to walk through this
section of the forest with us. It was deemed too dangerous for tourists to
visit without
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| Hitchin' a Free Ride |
someone with a long bamboo stick to fend off the marauding
monkeys. Or to make sure we do not feed the animals or pet them? I did not feel
threatened by the herd we saw, yet a male monkey did come close and our guide
used her stick to shoo him away. Who knows… was it all theater or was it really
dangerous?
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| Proper Way to Hold a Bat |
Within the circumference walk was a ‘vendor’
who showed us large bats; part of Bali, too. Bats are used for the control of
mosquitoes and other small pests. I held one bat up by its ‘wings’ you can see
how huge those bats are. No, those bats are not out for blood, all they wanted
to do was hang around and sleep off the daylight. Unfortunately, the ‘vendor’
was in charge and the bats were used to make him some money. I had to pay to
hold the bat… US$ 2, so Carol could take a photo.
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| Will She or Won't She? |
Surprisingly we did not have to pay for the
guide, but according to Agung… we were obligated to visit her ‘shop’ of
clothing that her husband had on the side of the temple. No, we could not find
anything to buy; the shirts did not fit me or were totally inappropriate for
me. But that is how it ‘works’ in Bali, one hand washes the other kind of set
up. Free guide but please buy my husband’s shirts. Carol bought a nightgown/shift
from her, but will she ever wear it?
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| The Monkey God |
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| Awww - So Cute |
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