We first went to see where they make musical instruments.
Testing the sound! When he didn't like what he heard he made a tiny adjustment. He was quite an artist (I couldn't hear what was wrong, typical).
We drove up to Mt Batur, an active volcano. It was beautiful. It last errupted in the 90s. The dark shadow is burnt land and volcanic ash remains.
Other views from the top of the road...A good portion of Eat, Pray, Love was filmed here.
We then went and saw a Balinese village. The village was amazing. I'm so high strung that I have trouble relaxing on vacation (what me?) and this was really the first time that I was able to just sit, be present and think about this amazing culture and country.
Entry to home we toured. The chalk board on the wall says how many people live there.
Entry into home...love the landscaping
Kitchen
Main house
Then it was off to see the village temple (I had to wear that outfit..don't judge).
We started our trek back to the hotel and I thought I'd try to take some pictures of motorbikes from the car. Motorbikes are everywhere and they drive like lunatics. Last year 550 people died in motorbike accidents. I am surprised it wasn't more!
Bali was wonderful. Probably wouldn't stay at that same resort again as the food/drink really was terrrible but it was absoultely beautiful. Next time would like to stay a few nights in Ubud as well and I might try one of the other resort towns. I would want to do a day tour to see the elephants. I might also want to hop over to see Lombok.
The people here are lovely. So calm, nice and gracious. The hospitality was wonderful. They love to ask questions about you...they aren't being nosey, it's just part of their culture.
Off to Hong Kong I go!
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