Bali IS a botanical garden

If there weren’t an invitation to celebrate France’s national day (or something like that) I wouldn’t know there’s a botanical garden in Ubud .

It’s gorgeous, tranquil and really green. It’s private owned and they really take good care of it. They have quite a species, but I think focused on Kantong Semar (Nepenthes), or maybe because I was fascinated by them?

The celebration itself was (unfortunately) attended by retiree Ubud socialite. The attraction was music, the marry-go-round type of music, played on an antique gramophone.

Interesting, we would’ve stayed longer if the mosquitoes weren’t biting us furiously.