Again, coming back to the vacations, here's where we went after Hong Kong...
Bali!
Bali!
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| Denpasar - The Balinese Capital |
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| Indonesian national day preparations... All national flags flying in full glory! |
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| Our lovely hotel...The Bali Khama |
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| Sights in Bali... |
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| Meeting lovely people in Bali: This man was painting handmade sculptures... |
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| A small shrine we saw in Tanjung- A chair is always left empty for the omnipresent being. |
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| Our breakfast for the day: Yellow watermelon, sweet passion fruit, mangosteen and longan juice! |
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| Absolutely clean roads in Bali... |
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| The Balinese women make little prayer baskets out of corn husks - Here's one now! |
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| Delicious street food in Bali... This was Fried Tempeh with peanut and soy sauce and chilies! |
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| Antique homes and private temples in Nusa Dua. |
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| The main entrance to a temple... |
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| Amazing artwork and stone designs - depicting creatures from Hindu Mythology |
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| The temple courtyard, or the 'Madhya Mandala' |
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| The richly adorned façade of the temple... |
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| The temple water tank... |
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| The lovely statues of Rama and Sita |
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| Balinese statue making at it's best... |
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| These were some of the biggest coconuts we saw... and for a good bargain too! |
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| Paddy fields in Bali - It's a shame about the litter though. |
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| My Lunch for the day! |
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| The beautiful façade of the Monkey temple in Ubud.. |
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| Monkeys at play... |
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| The statue of the Hindu God Indra adorning the junction |
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| My family at the Monkey temple |
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| On the way to my cooking class - first stop: the market! |
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| The freshest chicken you can find... It had to stop its clucking first! |
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| Chef Heiz von Holzen of the Bumbu Bali Institute selecting chickens for our meal...! |
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| Feisty old lady in the market at Jimbaran... |
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| Chicken slaughtering 101! |
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| An intro to Balinese cooking, and a briefing on all the common ingredients used. |
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| Lovely, fresh produce at the market! |
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| Busy woman... Gossiping is one of the main activities of the ladies at the market! |
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| Everyday stuff... |
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| A fresh meat stall... In Bali, it's mainly the Muslims who do the butchery. |
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| Lovely little prayer baskets on sale... These baskets can be found everywhere! |
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| Getting the latest gossip... |
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| An adorable girl... she was spending the day at her father's shop. |
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| Waiting for customers. |
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| Again, lovely produce at the market! |
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| Street food in Bali. |
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| ...which he did not like! |
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| A mother's idea of pacifying her baby... |
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| Crabs, shrimp and squid at the fish market |
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| Catch of the day! |
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| At the stunning Bumbu Bali complex... |
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| Our breakfast - Balinese sweet pastries, fruits, mung pudding and sweetcorn. |
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| The Bumbu Bali 'Save the Turtles' project - Chef Heinz showing a little turtle that just hatched... |
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| Preparing for the class... |
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| Our class in progress... |
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| A lovely salad of bean sprouts and rice cakes... |
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| It was a great learning experience for me here! |
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| My partner and I trying to mix something... |
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| Delicious Shrimp and Chicken parcels... but still raw! |
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| Cruchy Emping Crackers... |
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| Fried Bananas... Chef Heinz taught us a more scientific, and practical way of cooking there. |
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| The results of hard labor always taste good! |
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| My plate... with Nasi Kuning, Mie Goreng, Babi Guling, Chicken and Pork Satay, Rice Cake Salad and Tart Vegetables! |
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| Dessert - with Fried Bananas, Exotic fruit, Sweet Black Rice and Coconut cream Corn! |
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| Chef Heinz dining with us... |
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| Our days in Bali soon came to an end... Some beautiful Frangipani flowers to feed memory! |
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| Our lovely pool villa... |
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| It was finally 'Selamat Jalan' to Bali... At the airport. |
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