We didn’t think the kids would be able to make it, but we all made it to the summit of Padar Island, even Ayla. Padar is an island in Komodo National Park that is famous for hiking. It was beautiful.
The Kecak dance is a Balinese dance that was originally a trance ritual and in the 1930’s became a sort of musical play about the Ramanya. It is a rhythmic dance and watching it on the cliffs of Ulu Watu is not to be missed.
I love what Singapore represents a sort of cultural compromise and the most precise and nimble form of government - the city state.
It was a great place for us to provision and rest up for Indonesia. Marina Bay Sands has a great pool and shopping, but it was one of the most disappointing hotels I have ever stayed at - stick with the MO or Raffles. It is not bad per se, but it deserves to be much better and felt cheap and impersonal.