Thursday, September 8, 2011

Bali



High tide at the main beachfront on Nusa Lembongan - an island renowned for it's adventure water sports.

Mola Mola!!! Tick that one off the bucket list - it's hard to tell (unless you look at the diver for comparison) but this fish is a TWO METRE diameter flat disc, with a couple of fins strategically placed for movement. This is one of the weirdest and most wonderful things I have ever seen. We were incredibly fortunate to come across this relaxed fish at Nusa Penida, and I spent 15 minutes just floating and observing.


Low tide viewed from a day bed at the Indiana Kenanga Restaurant - the dog belongs to the French owner and chef (3 Michelin stars, mind!).

Indiana Kenanga restaurant
Our "room" with our own pool

Ubud markets

Women worshipping at a temple in Ubud. These temples are open for tourists to come in and take photographs of everything - it feels rather invasive

Offerings to the gods - these are made fresh every day, and placed in the thousands all through the temples and at the shopfronts. They contain plants, fruits and money.



Gelato in Ubud...

 

Asian Palm Civets - used to make Kopi Luwak (Civet Coffee). The Civets eat coffee berries for their flesh, and the seeds pass through them and are collected and made into coffee. The digestive enzymes in the digestive tract reduce the bitterness of the coffee beans, yielding a very smooth, highly valuable coffee.

Holy Water - Balinese come every day and line up to bathe in the Holy water.

Ubud's Veterinary Clinic



Drinking Cocktails at The Royal Seminyak and looking out over the beach - security prowls to prevent the hawkers from coming onto hotel property to sell us their wares

Traditional Dancing Show on the beach in Seminyak

The Villain rests on a tree before coming to sit on my lap! 

Fish Spa in Ubud