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    Thursday, April 2, 2009

    Bali trip - Day 2 (Tirtal Empul Temple and Holy Spring)

    OK, after the coffee tasting session, and after being "water fishes", this is our next destination.
    The Tirtal Empul Temple and Holy Spring...

    James, if you are reading this, stop laughing now, this is really a holy place mah...
    "Women who is having their menstrual period are not allow to enter the holy spring" is written on a big notice board at the entrance...

    Preparing to enter The Tirtal Empul Temple and the Holy Spring...


    Stair case to The Tampak Siring Presidential Palace - Sukarto stayed here before...


    Near the entrance of Tirtal Empul Temple


    Wash away your "suay" here...


    The holy spring...


    Holy Spring Video


    The Tirtal Empul Temple


    Another view of the temple




    Like chinese, they believe on tree spirits...


    They call this Water God wor ...

    10 comments:

    Family First said...

    Yup! Remember this place. Was in Bali for our honeymoon in 2005.

    jezalmy said...

    Hice place, upload more photos la..Do you make a wish there also arr

    jen ® said...

    i tot oi jiok salong yip hih ai jak holy spring eh?

    Superman said...

    Nice place. Heard Bali got a lots of beautiful temple. Now i saw it already. Thanks for sharing the photos. Enjoy yourself there! Upload more beautiful photos soon.

    Doreen said...

    I still don't understand. Having menstrual period is part of life, and we gals all go through uncomfort feeling during this period, how could we be discriminated like that leh? How they relate menstrual period to evil/dirty?

    Irenelim said...

    Can jump in and swim in the spring or not? Haha...

    Shinky said...

    You wear that yellow sash looks like going for karate like that.. ^^

    Borneo Falcon said...

    Wonder how hot is the hot spring

    Ashley said...

    我没到过这HOT SPRING 呢!
    不能在里面泡温泉的吗?

    xynthian said...

    Never been to Bali before, but from your photos it looks great! And..interesting information too!