...Gunung Batur, Gao Gajah, Besakih Temple and Gunung Agung
There are questions asked in almost conversation with a local: 1. Where are you from? 2. Have you visited Bali before? 3. How long are staying? 4. Where are you going today/tomorrow or interchangeably, do you have a program?
Because we wanted to visit some sights outside of Ubud and the driving here is insane's younger cousin, we engaged a driver and guide today to get us through our "program."
We set out to Celuk, a town south of Ubud that is best known for its silver and goldsmithing. We also stopped in on a traditional Balinese painter. He was an irrepressible wisemaker but entertaining, taking liberties with Australian and American accents. 
Goa Gajah, or the elephant cave, is a Hindu sacred site with a facade thought to date back to the 11th century! The Bali Hyatt pool cave is awfully reminiscent of Goa Gajah. If entering temples, visitors are requested to wear sarongs to respect the religion. Sarongs are made available to borrow, rent or buy as demonstrated by J.
Mountains are the holy places on the island. We drove up to Gunung Batur, a volcano that last erupted in 1917 wiping out villages on the mountainside.
What, you can't see it? Yeah, we couldn't see it well either since the rain swept in in the afternoon. But it looks like it would be a lovely vista. We also hoped to catch a glimpse of Gunung Agung, the largest volcano on the island last erupting in 1963, from the largest temple complex on Bali, Besakih. The air was just too thick with moisture. 
Besakih, the mother temple at the foot of Gunung Agung
On our return to Ubud, we did take in the gorgeous terraced rice paddies one expects to see in Bali.
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