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u est s can t r y it with a pic n ic lun ch u n d e r a b a l e f a cing t he r ice p addies o r at th e’Ay un g Ter race, an d, p e r h a p s, in t he R ijst t afel Dinner ( literally, ‘r ice table’, a t ra d i t i on f ro m t he D u tch co l o nial p er iod wh ic h sees r ice accom p a n i e d by meat and fish, al ter nat in g with vegetables) . Th e re s u lt i s a heal t hy cu isine, r ich in sp ices, delic ately piquant … s p i c y li k e t h e isl and. Th e c u i s i n e co mp l ement s t he sp a and its treatments. We tr i e d t h e s i gn at u re t reat ment, M u l adha ra. Th is is a r itual i n s p i re d by t h e Bal inese, aimed at p u r ifyin g th e body. Locally grown gi n ge r and cinnamo n w it h a b l end of vetiver, patc h ouli an d j at a m a n s i o il s are used fo r a sl ow an d deep massage. Th e ex p e r i e n ce indu ces a deep sense o f stilln ess th at h elp to d e fe at j e t l a g. I nser ted in t he greener y, en c losed in a silen ce i nte r r u p te d on l y by t he fl ow ing water of th e r iver, th is spa l ive s u p to i t s name and t hen so me. I t is in per fec t sy mbiosis wi t h n at u re i n t his p eacefu l val l ey.
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