Day 4 - Sideman

Today at about 8am we had breakfast while we enjoying the stunning view of Sideman. The Mt.Agung view was good but not too great as its bit cover by cloud. The weather was sunny and nice (we love bali!)

We started to walk around Sideman where we would like to see deeper of Sideman and to see the farmers at the rice paddy field. We walked first to the rice terrace and not just the rice plantation we saw but also we saw the chilly, peanut and the flowers plantation that the people use usually for offering when they pray to their God. My group was so impressed when they saw the peanut plantation as they never know how its growing up - some of them thought the peanut is grows hanging....! Ha that was very funny actually for me but I could understand in a Western country they do not grow peanuts. I think what they think maybe peanut coming from tin or box....hehehehe!

After then we start to get in to the rice plantation are which was bit uphill. Last night was raining and also we were walking on a small path, so its was bit hard as it was bit slippery and muddy! We passed the hardest area and had to rest for little while & had time to take the pictures as the view from this point is so nice! We continued on for 1-1.5 hours, and we made it to village street to see the temple.

 Before we get in to temple, we had to wear the sarongs as it is the way the Hindu respect for the holy temple or to respect their God. Again as the location of the temple very up hill, the stunning view was so beauitful!! All my group loved it!

From there we went down to the river to have swim, it was worth to have swim as its was hot after walking. After we enjoyed a typical Indo lunch where we got rice, noodles, tempe ( soy bean ) tofu and chilly sauce. We call that kind of food  'Nasi Campur Bungkus'. They wrap it in banana leaf and we didn't use the spoon but we use our hand to eat that food. Love it, all my group was enjoy the food.

Afterwood we head back and start packing and ready to go for Kadisan Village which is the location of the Mt.Batur. On the way home we get to see a lovely view of the lake and I point which mountain we will going to climb next morning at about 3.30am!!

Tomorrow its time to rock and roll!! 

Mt.Batur: here we come, please give us the most beautiful sunrise we have ever seen!