On the stairway to the main entrance of another wonderful temple we happened to see some cock fights. It seems to be forbidden, but it also seems to belong to certain ceremonies, so they still occur. What did we see? … Lees verder
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On Bali, not in the Muslim parts of Indonesia, you can during all day see women walking round carrying a tray with a number of incense sticks and a pile of small baskets (10 cms diameter). Each basket contains flowers, … Lees verder
The temple flower. The flower has five petals, diameter app. 5 cms, is white (although there are other varieties) and has a yellow haert. A very simple flower, but remarkably beautiful. It grows from a pot plant, but this can … Lees verder
Zou het griep zijn? Ik voelde me in elk geval niet goed. Hoofdpijn, koortsig, veel niezen, niet meer uit mijn ogen kunnen kijken..Na twee dagen paracetamol begonnen we toch aan een allergie te denken. Hooikoorts, waar ik door de jaren … Lees verder
In Lombok our spokesman on the subject told us that a monthly wage in a hotel was 100.000 Rp. (A good 8 Euros). I now doubt his trustworthiness. In Bali wages are three to four times higher than on Lombok. … Lees verder
From the heights of the crater rim we descended towards Ubud, where we have been before. Partly we had to find our way with the map only, as we didn’t follow our route book. But after having been here for … Lees verder
We had enjoyed ourselves soo much on our stay in higher and cooler places. When we left Munduk (800 mtrs) in the morning it was nice and dry, even a bit sunny. We had chartered a little van to take … Lees verder
As a former geography and tourism teacher I should have realized better: when hunid air from the ocean passes over an island and is forced upwards again a mountainslope, it will cool down and the vapour will condens: the result … Lees verder
Na een heel gemakkelijke tocht, de beloning voor de eerdere inspanning, zijn we vanmiddag in Ubud aangekomen. Hier waren we 4 april ook al, maar veel te kort naar mijn zin. We hebben toen een heel mooi museum bezocht, maar … Lees verder
Hoewel ik eerder beweerd heb, dat ik liever in de bergen ben dan aan zee, viel dat dit keer niet echt mee. Woensdag gingen we vol goede moed weg uit ons luxe verblijf in Kalibukbuk. We beginnen met een uurtje … Lees verder