Erik went out by himself one afternoon to scope what was out there.
We took the kids on a full day tour that circled the island.
And Erik and I did a couple of other excursions while the kids were safely tucked away at camp.
Lots of temples, I mean, several per block, they were everywhere and most were very ornate
Most of Indonesia is Muslim but Bali is Hindu - we were surprised to see so much meat when India is so veg. Erik even had an honest-to-goodness McDonald's cheeseburger on one of his excursions... we only get the McAloo Tiki in India.
Darling Indonesian Princess
Little palm baskets filled with offerings to the Gods were everywhere. Temples were piled high with them but every shop had a basket or two or three or five outside. The palm baskets were filled with flowers and some type of food be it fruit or crackers or whatever. We even saw some with cigarettes in them. So when you were out shopping, you had to be careful not to step on the baskets all over the ground because it's an offering and also because the baskets were ususally covered in ants (red ones) and they will bite you. Yes, it happened.
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Balinese rice paddys
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Batur volcano
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Coffee / spice plantation
Man roasting coffee beans over an open fire on a hot day... wouldn't want that job
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Goa Gajah, The Elephant Temple read more
Built at least 700 years ago, the cave was rediscovered in the 1920s and fully excavated 30 years later.
The Ganesha statue discovered inside the cave.
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Got our attention...
Darling little Balinese boy
Not something you see every day...
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