March 20 - Benoa (Bali), Indonesia

 Bali (Hai) - I have arrived



And where Lombok was the Island of 1000 Mosques, Bali is the Island of 1000 Temples and statues of their gods








The town was quite clean. Mainly because they had street sweepers

Traffic was worse than Lombok. And I have no idea how they know which bike is theirs in this parking lot?!?


I went on the Authentic Balinese Remains excursion, and we started at Penglipuran, a Balinese village to see firsthand how life was like, more than a century ago and which is essentially unchanged.

Entrance to Village


Pedestrian streets and entrance to a home

Kitchen and Living Room

Bedroom                            Dinning Room                         Art Room

Daily Offerings

Balinese Women, our Tour Guide and steps to temple area








Temple Art Work

We had a nice Warung Guilung lunch at Bali Rural Commune, which is a rice farm



There was music and good food 


We even had local beer and fresh coconut for dessert

We then headed to Klungkung Kertha Gosa, a building designed and built in 1710 by the best artisans in the country


Elaborate carvings and ceiling art work


Kertagoa (Royal Court of Justice)

Bale Kambang (floating pavilion)

We finally went to a Batik Gallery. Batik is a form of art that uses wax-resist dyes applied to cloth. I bought a piece of art and they decorated my hat for free.  




Some locals getting ready for a ceremony

Others were off to a cleansing ritual and they are allowed to borrow the military vehicles if they aren't being used.

Some Residences





And Cool Structure. It's a toll plaza to the port


The lone mosque

The tourist town, most people visiting Bali see. Not very Balinese

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