Saying Goodbye to Bali...
It's not the end...it's just the beginning!
What a journey!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A Stunning Place to End Our Vacation
September 4th,5th,6th-Days #18,19,20
What a beautiful retreat to relax in!
Our Villa in Sanur....
"Pumping Up" on the Beach!
September 4th-Day #18
John getting a work out in "island style"...
At what looks like here as the "Venice beach of Indonesia" in Sanur, Bali.
Leaving Central Ubud-Heading for the Beach!
September 4th-Day #18
Fishing anyone?
The beautiful and brightly colored fishing crafts on Sanur Beach always seem to catch our eye....
All Dressed Up At The Royal Cremation
September 3rd-Day #17
Here we are with our friends who invited us to the cremation.
The streets of Sayan were filled with people!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Royal Balinese Cremation
Septmeber 3rd-Day #17
Thousands of people attending a Royal Cremation.
Placing the body within this 100meter structure and carried by hundreds of men down a long road.....
Dinner Celebration for John's Birthday
September 2nd-Day #16
Splurging with a Balinese dinner and dance performance!
John's Birthday Friend
September 2nd- Day #16
Green Iguana stopping by to wish John a "Happy Birthday"!
Birthday Celebration "Balinese Style"
September 2nd-Day #16
Spending John's birthday with our local Balinese family...
Ubud Art Scene
September 1st-Day #15
Hanging out at the local art galleries in downtown Ubud (tons & tons of artisans!).
Baby Monkey...ahh so cute!
August 31st-Day #14
One of hundreds of monkeys at the Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud.
Guess his age....80, 90, 100?
August 30th-Day #13
Still going strong at 100!
Farmer in the Sayan rice fields.
Me and the Girls...
August 30th-Day #13
Just back from our adventure at the market with our friends/cooking instructors, Made, Katut, and Nyoman!
Morning in Ubud Market
August 30th-Day #13
Getting to the market @ 6:30am...bright and early!
Along side the Balinese "regulars" (missing the tourist time)!
"Under the Balinese Sun"
August 29th- Day #12
Doors to our tropical abode....
Definitely a fixer upper, but has good bones!
(Remember the movie; "Under the Tuscan Sun")
Loving it!!!
Villa Bukit Sari
August 29th-Day #12
Relaxing for 5 nights/days in Ubud Villa after almost 2 weeks of touring all of Bali!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Our Panoramic View
August 28th-Day #11
The Jatiluwih rice terraces have been nominated for Unesco status!
Jatiluwih
August 28th-Day #11
Jatiluwih....which means "truly marvelous"!
Rewarding vistas of century old rice terraces that exhaust your ability to describe green....
Pura Tanah Lot
August 28th-Day #11
As the name suggests,
the temple is situated at the meeting point of land (tanah) and sea (lot).
Bargain! Bargain! Bargain!
August 28th-Day #11
Local Balinese women selling colorful sarongs at the KlungKung Market.
Taman Gili "Moated Garden"
August 28th-Day #11
Built originally in the early 18th century, Taman Gili ("moated garden") is what remains of KlungKung's royal palace.
"Holy Bats!"
August 27th-Day #10
The main feature of this temple is a cave inhabited by tens of thousands of fruit bats!
Balinese Ceremonial Parisols
August 27th-Day #10
Goa Lawah is important to temple rituals pertaining to the after-life.
Fresh Catch of the Day....Fish Satay
August 27th-Day #10
Lunch by the ocean at local "warung" (Balinese cafe).
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