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Bali
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Tanah Lot
Low
tide allows a walk across the
black sand beach to the base of
the temple. A little cave tour
with a view of a holy snake
awaits tourists and worshippers
alike, so I was told.
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Towel with a View
Most
of my time in Bali was spent
looking across the bay toward
Bali's volcano. In the
afternoons, rain often
interrupted my sand crab
counting. |
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Tanah Lot Sunset
Pictures
can't get close to the real Bali
but here's a pretty one that
will help you imagine. The
island really is like a National
Geographic article. |
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Monkey Forest
Remember
the trip to Miyajima? Well, in
Bali, there really is a monkey
king temple. This little one,
however, isn't part of the
royalty. No manners!
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Family Tree
No,
not my family, but close. The
'leaves' are all fruit bats just
hangin' around. (Sorry.)
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Bali and the Band
A
wonderful first-night dinner at
the hotel complete with Balinese
dancers and a wood xylophone
band. Very cool!
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Barong Gate
Bali
is definitely a place to worship
a god or two (three, four, ...).
Many of the island gates and
temples have symbols of the
barong, this one in the shape of
a bat, a beast-like guardian
protector from evil and
misfortune. Oddly, I was more
concerned about what protects me
from the barong. Every culture
has their own thing -- isn't it
great!
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 From
the sea
Kids
will be kids wherever you go.
These are playing with a
starfish that washed in with the
tide. It and the offerings made
on this religious holiday were
allowed to wash back out to sea.
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