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BANGKOK INSPIRE MARCEL DUCHAMP
En panne d'inspiration, le célèbre peintre belge surréaliste, un beau matin de 1910, Marcel Duchamp quitta les brumes européennes pour l'Orient. Au bout de quelques semaines, son steamer aborda le port de Bankgok. Touché par la grâce des paysages mais aussi par celle des femmes, par la douceur d'une vie sans heurts loin des vaines querelles qui agitaient les ateliers de Montparnasse, il s'y établit quelque temps. Si vous passez par la gare routière ...
With "Bali Belly" into the Monkey Forest
Sooner or later it had to happen. Probably picked up some bacteria colony with last night's dinner. The stomach cramps started at 2AM, traveler's diarrhea. Around here also nicknamed "Bali Belly".
Luckily i had the right pills with me. But the cramps still return from time to time.
Got picked up by my driver in the morning and we headed straight to Ubud. First to the Monkey Forest Sanctuary, with free-range monkey ...
Kecak fire dance
... have been to this performance to remind you of the dance.
Despite having a front row seat, using my long ...
A long way round
... which is known for their terraced rice fields. I had wanted to visit Jatiluwih, closer to Bedugul, but as I mentioned, that's like the other side of the planet as far as distances go, so I supposed this will do. On the way, the minibus got stopped for a 'roadblock', where the dutiful police check on drivers to make sure they have the right change to pass over to them for safekeeping. These policemen are very hardworking as they were still at it when we returned from ...
Von Flores bis Bali
... angefuetterten) Exemplaren bei den Unterkuenften der Ranger auch einen wilden Waran auf unserer zweistuendigen Wanderung ueber die Insel zu entdecken. Die Ranger mussten auf die Anwesenheit des Drachens direkt am Wegrand erst hingewiesen werden. Insgesamt ein spannender Morgen!
Unser zweiter Stopp am gleichen Tag war ein Schnorchelspot in einer Bucht im Komodo-Nationalpark. Die erhofften Mantas und Schildkroeten blieben leider aus, dafuer war das Wasser glasklar ...