Our huge room at Green Field - rooms are very cheap in Ubud
View from our room
Our hotel pool
Our first stop with Ketut was Monkey Forest
It is filled with macaques contemplating
Sitting peacefully
Eating sweet potatoes
Binging
That does not look good at all
A failed escape
In Monkey Forest
Huge tree
Balinese leave offerings everywhere
One more monkey
A rice field on the way to Mount Batur
Our view at lunch
of Mount Batur - a huge volcano
Small coastal village
Kristin
This lady really wanted to sell Kristin this sarong, of course she
bought it and even tried to justify buying a second one
One more picture of the mountain
A small puppy on the street
just hanging out, dog days
In the Tirta Empul - Tampaksiring
Huge Banyon Tree - all big temples have
at least one and they are sacred
Temple Entrance - each temple has 3 sections,
the first is for preparation, the second is for
concentration and the third is for praying
Better angle of temple entrance - Ketut washing
This spring cleans soul, body, and mind. In the
background, one can see the old presidential
palace up on the hill
This one fountain is only for the deceased - and is called
Tirtha Pangentas
Kristin and Ketut talking, in holy areas, one
must wear a sarong and a sash, hindus receive
yellow
Kristin and I with our sarongs
Praying and getting a blessing
with water from this natural spring. The water always stays at this
level, regardless of rain or drought
A street outside of Gunung Kawi
A mask and fabric store
lazy corner
These birds just rolled up on the scene like a gang.
And after having a brief conversation,
rolled up on the rival gang.
Fields
Rice Terraces
Gunung Kawi - carved into stone
A rice field scene
Some Indonesian kids
Sleeping Indonesian dog
A small chick about to safely cross the street
Some kids
Temple Rules
Huge Tree at Goa Gajah
Goa Gajah fountains, this site dates back to
the 11th century and is very mysterious
The elephant cave at Goa Gajah, a dark dank place of worship
Closeup of less than welcoming entry
Some purple flowers
An ornate mens restroom at Tepi Sawah -
our second hotel of the day
Our huge bedroom at Tepi Sawah - the bathroom is the size of our
entire room in Hong Kong
The bathroom, which came with flower petals in the tub, note outdoor
shower to the left
Our dinner table on our terrace
Kristin with a flower in her hair
Glamor Shots
We saw alot of kites flying overhead around dusk
A farmer feeding his beasts
Our pool area
Kristin sitting by the pool
Great picture by Kristin with a little man-cleave
