Here are the photos from Ubud, the first place we went in Bali. We stayed at a villa in the countryside. It was beautiful- rice growing everywhere and lush vegetation. Very hot and humid!
This is the first morning, having breakfast that consisted largely of things grown on the premises at their organic garden. Check out the lovely fruit smoothies.
Sate (satay), a staple food of Bali, over smoking charcoal-- yummy!
There are so many temples in Bali. I was blown away by how many beautiful temples there were. We went to a lot while we were there!
They put clothes on their statues. Need to do some research as to why.
Inside the large market, where you can shop and bargain to your heart's content
Just a pretty street
At the Blanco art museum, where they also had birds. Here's Tim holding a couple of them.
Marcia wasn't a huge fan of holding the birds.
Finley slept through it all while I tried not to sweat all over him.
The entrance to Blanco's former house, where his art is now displayed. He seems to have been a very eccentric person.
There were roosters EVERYWHERE in Ubud, just running around. I thought they mostly crowed in the morning, but apparently I am wrong; these roosters crowed ALL DAY.
Finley with a statue in the temple at the museum
Finley laughing his head off
The nice fruit basket they gave us, most of which was grown on the premises (and rice paddies in the background)
View of the owners' house from our villa
Going on a walk through the rice paddies
Back at our villa-- there were three separate bedrooms (on right), two outdoor bathrooms, and a separate sitting room (on left)
Our room, with Finley's Pack-n-Play set up in the corner, complete with mosquito net!
Our outdoor bathroom
The river at our villa, a little muddy from rain the night before. On the left, you can see where the owners carved out a pool from the rock, and it is spring-fed and crystal clear. Very refreshing in the heat!
Another great temple in Ubud
A final view from our villa
