Alam Villa Legian

12.11-17.11.09 Legian. Bali. Indonesia.<br><br>Orson Welles on aikoinaan tokaissut etta: &#8220;There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.&#8221; Talla kertaa kyseessa oli "boredom" kun Air Asian lento Jakartasta Denpasariin kiisi Indonesian saariston ylla. Balille laskeuduttua odoteltiin hotellin "airport pick-up":ia saapuvaksi mutta eipa sielta ketaan saapunut joten kumijalka alle ja Legianiin.. Hotelli oli ...

... grass grow? I find it fascinating to think how the majority of Indonesians who live in fairly rudimentary conditions can even begin to relate to what they see on TV here, whether it be the ads or the soapies. And they ALL have TV&#8217;s- as you see them glued to it in the evenings, I guess due to the lack of anything else to do.<br><br>Ulu Watu, kamikaze drivers &#8211; and broken promises<br><br>I decided last night that I wanted to go see Ulu ...

... Of course, I was the only westerner there, so this caused a fair bit of interest, much to my embarrassment - the last thing I want to do is to turn this into a circus about me! The bride and groom had a blessing by the minister, and some other type of blessing by the grandfather - than had a few photographs taken (some with me!)<br><br><br><br>And that was the end of that! So it's wasn't quite the whole ceremony that I expected - but it was interesting all the same ...

... it was a great way to see Indonesia without the crowds. The beaches and the water were pristine. We snorkelled, there was a slide from the boat for quick access to the water. The kids with Greg also had a banana boat ride and I rode in a glass bottom boat checking out a massive school of fish. <br><br> The BBQ lunch was the icing on the cake, ensuring we all were fed before wandering the island for a tour and some free time at a resort. We managed to get Mum in the dingy and ...

... into the shopping centre - thankfully air conditioned - with a pool on my trail - I manage to get into what is the Balinese equivalent of Currys. Asking for aUSB cable for a Pentax is quite simple. The process goes like this....Ask kind young gentlemen for cable, kind young gentleman goes to brand new camera in the box in its shelf, discards packaging, pulls out the accompanying USB cable and gives it to me for equivalent of 20 euro, I say 10, he ...

... back to the hostel with a full bag of souvenirs to ship, satisfied with our shopping excursion. That evening we ate at a "Sunday Roast" dinner at an Australian pub (lots of Aussies in Bali). We were going to stay and watch their Indonesian drag show, but were just too tired after our long day of shopping and walking. Plus we had to pack for our journey to Lovina the next morning. We had arranged to share a ride with the Irish couple we met on the plane.

Alright everybody? Hope so! Just had some figures flash up and tell me that 217 viewing of my blog this month so far... clearly that is a lie! Fairly scary... 887 viewings since I started, what the hell is wrong with you people?? Haven't you got lives?? Obviously my mam, and bestest friends would be reading this out of a sense of obligation, but who are the rest of you?? Clearly this is all just a fallacy and to test it I have a plan! If you are reading this, (and you ...

... with the orphanage. It was started 14 years ago by a man with a large heart who just started taking kids in and it kept on growing. Now he has 65 kids and 14 volunteers. It's in his housing compound, and they're currently fundraising to build a dormitory, as the children sleep on the floor in their classroom and the kitchen. They keep the children really busy and teach them to take care of themselves. Before school, they are ...

... te zien! We liepen samen richting het strand, op zoek naar een eettentje om samen te lunchen. Het was voor mij die eerste ogenblikken erg onwerkelijk om weer echt Nederlands te praten met iemand die ik kende en dan ook nog eens met deze persoon door het nauwe straatje van Poppies 1 te wandelen! Maar al snel was het als vanouds en namen we een goede lunch en de tijd om bij te kletsen met uitzicht op zee. Later besloten we een tijdje op het strand te gaan zitten ...

... a couple of Irish - as you do. Wicklow/Clare/english. Let me tell you one thing - Bali is full of prostitues, and by the last night all had hooked up with prostitutes. Can't understand. The Wicklow guy says ' there a novelty' right! Yep - things can be surprising. Men will never stop surprising me.... Never made it to Gili's which is a pity really wanted to see it. Heading back to Java. Have two days of backtracking to Singapore and then a flight to Australia.