Photo Tour of Bali

Culture or beaches? You don't have to choose in this photo tour of Bali.

 

the gate to the beach in Kuta

 

beach weapons?

 

husband day care

 

my perfect value pack! a beer and sunblock

 

memorial to the Bali bombing

 

You are prohibited from entering temples when you are menstruating

 

piles of offerings to what Lina calls the umbrella god

 

 

the gate guardian

 

Lina and Dina showing the gate guardian who is boss

 

something is a bit fishy about these turtles

 

baby turtles ready to be released

 

 

this guy was giving me a funny look

 

Dina excited to get a baby turtle

 

turtles together for life

 

moving to the release zone for the turtles

 

 

the starting line

 

Dina is not concentrating on winning the race at all… Perhaps that's why… Ok I won't spoil it… Poor Roman

 

go Timmy go!

 

Off to sea!

 

the turtle race has been won!

 

human barriers

 

to sea! we are free!

 

help! I have fallen and I can't get up!

 

one small step for turtle...

 

luxury shopping along the beach

 

 

 

stand tight, Ubud temple

 

 

temples in the garden

 

Starbucks gong in Ubud

 

Lily garden in front of an Ubud temple

 

Ubud temple

 

 

Sorry your trip uninterrupted #lostInTranslation

 

rice paddies and palm trees

 

Ubud rice paddies

 

Swastika tshirt

 

a large farm house pops out of the rice paddies

 

Ganesha… In Ubud it was hard to tell whether these entrances were for hotels or temples… Well… it was hard to tell temples from hotels even beyond this point

 

an overgrown skull… reminded me of a chia pet

 

Ubud temple

 

"Sexy Car, Sexy Driver, Sexy Prices" I'd hate to see the driver #lostInTranslation

 

monkey guardian

 

Lina and Dina pose in a grassy field in our hike just outside of Ubud

 

expat homes

 

resting huts on the rice terraces

 

great view from a restaurant

 

notice the bicycle that has a skull as its handle bars?

 

it's always a balancing act on the streets of Ubud

 

returning from an event at a temple in Ubud

 

more Chia pets

 

art

 

Lonely Planet really does send you this way on a hike… we agree, the guidebook is wrong… We found no path

 

360 clouds

 

ruins outside of Ubud

 

babi guling!

 

 

temple gate

 

trees and rice terraces

 

this mammoth seems out of place here

 

taking a break

 

blessing eachother before entering an ancient temple complex

 

 

 

Lina and Dina pose with the dragons

 

wandering the temple of rock

 

out of respect, I also had to cover up

 

a dangerous looking spider

 

 

worshiping

 

preparing a blessing

 

beautiful temple gates

 

houses carved into rock

 

looks like a Flintstones village

 

 

 

thick shells on these coconuts

 

 

 

 

Dina in her natural state

 

table over terraces

 

 

The pool at our ($35/night) guest house in Ubud

 

 

offerings in the sand

 

Lina strikes a pose before the waves strike

 

secret beach

 

a man searches for the other half of his surfboard

 

a man searches for the other half of his surfboard

 

secret beach

 

enjoying our secret beach

 

 

trying to cling to a rock

 

believe it or not, our secret beaches were very close to this hopping beach

 

sundown in Bali

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