 Bali - Island of... |
 swaying coconut trees, |
 verdant rice paddies, |
 active volcanos, |
 unique statues, |
 long coastlines, |
 street vendors, |
 ...and cultural dances. |
 Kamandalu Hotel in Ubud |
 Ubud is cooler than the beaches. |
 All rooms in the resort are done using natural materials |
 and comes with a beautiful door like this.. |
 The first night, we went for the.. |
 Kecak dance,. |
 which cumulated in this fire dance at the end. |
 Kintamani - A beautiful district of Bali. |
 We had to wake up at 4am to see sunrise there. |
 But, as you can see, the trip was worth it. Here's a pic of Mt. Batar |
 The volcano has 3 craters and is still active |
 Nice place to eat breakfast. |
 Views from Kintamani. |
 Views from Kintamani. |
 Views from Kintamani. |
 Views from Kintamani. |
 Sunrise at Kintamani. |
 Sunrise at Kintamani. |
 We also went white water rafting on the Agung river. |
 First you get geared up at the Rafting Center. |
 Next, you prepare to decend 300 meters down to the valley floor. |
 Start off point on the river. |
 The finish point is 2 over km downstream. |
 At the end point, you de-gear and then.. |
 climb 300 meters out from the valley floor. |
 The most photographed temple in all of Bali - Tanah Lot. |
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 Two young and gorgeous "aunties" posing. |
 Two "aunties" laughing. What are they laughing at?? |
 Dinner at Jimbaraan Beach. Watch out for sand flies! |
 Jimbaraan beach is stretch of coastline.. |
 dotted with BBQ seafood joints. |
 The style of cooking is mostly grilled seafood. |
 The grilled seafood is very good, but.. |
 only average for other style of cooking like... |
 chilli crabs. |
 Dinner for 30 plus people came up to.. |
 around US$300. |
 Around US$10 per person. |
 Lots of nice beaches around in Bali. |
 As Bali is a volcanic island, plants.. |
 grow very well on the island. |
 Lots of lotus ponds around. |
 Life on the island is slower-paced than Singapore. |
 90% of the population are Hindu. |
 Bali people seems fasinated with statues of all kinds. |
 There are 25,000 temples all over the island. |
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 Quiet villages can be found along the roads. |
 Most Balinese women carry stuff on their heads. |