Bali

A peaceful life - enjoyed on a local beach.

Daily offerings of flowers, rice, insense and perhaps a few coins .....

..... are placed outside homes and businesses such as this local restaurant.

A memorial to those taken in a terrorist bombing in Kuta.

An elder still carries her daily load - gentle yet hard working people.

Multi tiered temples in traditional Balinese architecture. Temples are everywhere including small temples in people's gardens and homes.

Pura Tanah Lot - sea temple situated on the shore of the Indian Ocean.

Pura Ulu Watu - cliff top temple barely visible perched high on Bukit Penninsula.

Growth envelopes everything in the high humidity.

Fresh flowers are delicately placed on carved stone figures everyday.

Rice terraces provide the agricultural staple. We rented bicycles and rode through them for kms.

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A cool stream in the hills of central Bali where we hiked and swam.

Traditional Balinese entrances are constructed of a few steps, carved stone surrounds and carved wooden doors.

A walkway in the grounds of our retreat outside Ubud .....

..... leads to our private abode.