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| les and mae in albuquerque bid adieu for a month, just after we all got pedicures... |
my first and probably last... |
after 26 hours of flying and arriving at night, this was our view from sri phala, our hotel in sanur. |
from our balcony |
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sanur beach at dawn |
sanur beach shot |
sanur |
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| sanur: colorful fishing boats |
beach in sanur |
dusk at sanur, when all the gringos leave and the locals reclaim their beach; often swimming fully-clothed. |
some of the local art |
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sculpture for Danny Dillpotz |
cat shirt for our friend felix |
one of many carved doorways |
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| shrine with "good" swastika |
common swastika-laden decorative motif found all over. the hindu swastika is all about karma and the cycle of life. |
receding tide shot in sanur |
motorbikers in sanur, rare to see with just one rider; often one would hold entire families |
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| interior of our bemo--a rickety old van for a cheap ride to Ubud. |
where we stayed our first time in ubud |
views from our room |
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these lantern wigs are all over |
amazing old-growth trees in monkey sanctuary |
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| new pals |
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| this might have been the guy who stole lesley's water bottle and wouldn't give it back |
ubud: near one of thousands of rice fields |
random ubud shot |
random ubud shot: funny to think this was their winter! |
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| shrine with more than a few spent offerings. the dogs usually eat the rice. you'll often see wrapped candy among the flowers as well. |
these decorations adorn the top of most buildings in bali |
that checkerboard patterning that's everywhere. more on that later... |
after a day in ubud we're off to join our group up at gaia oasis in tejakula (in the north).here's a shot of our beloved bungalo. |
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| looking out |
gaia oasis: bathroom view #1 |
outdoor showers are the best |
our gathering circle where we hung out every morning |
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| our indonesian language teacher tutors us in how to be civil but also not get screwed at the marketplace |
the "welcoming dance" of the legong cycle. they're doing that shifty-eye thing... |
this kid couldn't have been more than 12, and MAN could he dance. |
the "bird duet" portion |
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| the mighty Barong dance. the face and legend of this lion-dragon creature is all over bali. |
setting up for lesley's bday banquet |
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lesley's co-birthday cake tower |
she'll remember this bday for some time... |
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| receiving her cake |
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legong dance for lesley's bdayin tejakula |
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