12-NOV - Tue - Our 18th monthiversary – Fatal attraction

As we woke up on our 18th monthiversary, it was flirting over a cup of coffee, making love against a wall, on the table, any surface possible. How could this only be a casual encounter when obviously the attraction for each other was so intense and special? A relationship between two individuals making such a powerful connection is the logical conclusion, but what if it was just meant to be a casual fling? Should one go nuts at the prospect of having to live life apart, knife in hand? This the summary of "Fatal Attraction", what a movie to watch on our morning, whilst being lazy in bed!? No wonder these two 1974 lads were never allowed to watch it when it originally came out! Funnily enough neither of us ever saw it, so perfect opportunity to catch up on it! Our monthiversary was set to be a fun filled day, deciding to rent a scooter for the day and go exploring, enjoying the cool breeze, smells and views, as they envelope us, rather than being cocooned in the comfort of a car. As usual we took a wrong turn somewhere and got rewarded with spectacular views over rice paddies, with the tropical forest as background. We finally found our way to the Alila Ubud, the spectacular hotel set at the edge of the valley, in the midst of the forest, a place of absolute peace and tranquillity where we stayed on our first trip to Ubud, on our Christmas 2012 trip. We just had to come back for an afternoon coffee and chat with the wonderful staff, still remembering these two guys. How could one not remember us!? We slowly made our way back and finished the evening having dinner like a three-layer cake, starting at the top. Warung Schnitzel (don’t laugh, it exists) is a three story building, we started by having a glass of wine and some snacks on the top level, till a large group of Americans (damn you “Eat, Pray, Love”) left us no choice but to descend one level, looking for a quieter table. We enjoyed another glass of wine over our most delicious dinner. The rain once again set in and the only obvious choice was to descend once again, into the comfy lounge at the ground floor, with great view over the street. We enjoyed the rain droplets with a third glass of wine and baked chocolate mousse, drizzled with coconut milk and fresh, local, organic strawberries!