Travel-worn (but still not complaining)

We have now been traveling for about four months and it starts to feel like a full time job (just kidding :) ) but we are a bit tired of traveling and we don't get as excited about new things as we used to get. We have already seen so many nice white beaches, temples and beautiful sceneries that almost nothing has the "wow effect" for us anymore. Luckily in Bali when we visited Ubud we finally saw something we hadn't seen before; rice terraces! We also tried to come up with new activities to do and decided to go surfing; big mistake! We hired Kuta cowboys who taught us surfing and because the waves were way too big for us beginners we got both physical (Katja) and psychological (Lili) traumas. A huge wave smashed the surfboard right at Katja and she injured her knee and thigh and her body was/still is covered in bruises and she couldn't walk properly for a few days. Lili on the other hand almost got strangled by the rope that is attached to the surfboard and the surfer. A huge wave threw her off balance and when she was under water the rope got around her neck. Luckily she managed to get it off but the surfing was pretty much over for us. We didn't really mind because we both still had managed to stand up on our surfboards. :)




Rice terraces in Ubud



Hindu temple in Ubud, we had to wear sarongs to get in




We saw a lot of monkeys in Monkey forest sanctuary in Ubud

 We think that the people in Bali are a bit out of ordinary. Our driver told us that they never have holidays and even if they had time off they wouldn't know what to do. If they have extra money they give it to the temples and if they have extra time they have ceremonies in the temples. Also their naming system is a bit weird. Regardless of being male or female, each person receives one of four names based on birth order. The first born is called Wayan, the second born Made, the third Nyoman and the fourth Ketut. If the family has more than four children the fifth one will be called Wayan or Wayan Balik (Wayan again). :) So basically you can meet a family where the mum, dad and the first born all have the same name :)