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Bali Lagoon

Yeah, I know . . . I’ve trashed Bali fairly badly. But in its defense (what, you thought it’d be about me???) I took some great shots there. Once you get past all of the touri traps, touts, and scams, the island is beautiful. This first shot is from the north side of the island, just before dusk. Beautiful colors and a tranquil setting.

Bali Breakfast

The food’s good too . . . love the coffee! Breakfast, which I normally avoid, became my favorite meal while in Ubud. The hotel I stayed at was a bunch of cottages surrounded by lush grounds with the open air restaurant overlooking the gardens. Had some nice gong/drum mystical music playing in the morning and it was a pleasant start for the day to sit quietly and suck down caffeine by the cup full.

Rice Field Worker

Go during the rice growing and harvesting season . . . Bali is beautiful when the rice fields are all lush and green (otherwise the fields look like muddy brown lakes). Same hotel in Ubud, second story of my cottage overlooked a rice field . . . this lady worked in the hot sun while I sat nursing a scotch. Yep, that’s the kind of guy I am.

Bali God

Though the country is predominately Muslim, Bali is Hindu . . . makes for a more mild attitude toward us western touri folk. There were numerous temples to visit (after forging your way past the touts surrounding he entrance) and religious practices in the Balinese daily life made for some interesting occasions (you’ll have to find out more on the Rambling pages). This is but one of the thousands of gods, believe it is Dewa, taken at one of the temples.

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