RHK's start spring Asia trip, sadly sans Gpanda's
May 21st, 2010, 03:35 PM
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Bob, I'm enjoying your report and am pleased that your hecklers, especially Gpanda and rizzuto are on the job. 18 days in Bali, you lucky duck. What I liked best about AS was the chance to poke around the adjacent village a couple of times. Keep the good words coming.
May 21st, 2010, 03:44 PM
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Rizzuto, I found this recipe from "Food & Wine":
<b>Ingredients</b>
Ice
2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce Basil Syrup
1 basil leaf
<b>Preparation</b>
1. Make basil syrup: In a large microwave-safe measuring cup, combine sugar, 3/4 cup water, and basil.
2. Microwave on high until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Let basil steep in syrup 20 to 30 minutes, then strain (you'll have enough syrup for 4 drinks).
4. Fill 2 highball glasses with ice. Into each glass, pour 3 tbsp. gin, 4 tbsp. basil syrup, and 2 tbsp. lime juice. Stir and serve, garnished with basil sprigs.
Tip: Add lemon juice and chilled water to the leftover syrup and serve over ice for basil lemonade.
<b>Directions</b>
1.Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the basil leaf. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the basil leaf.
In the time frame you reference for your Spain trip, I was not yet legal. (Your "accompanist"???)
Anyone attending the Boston GTG this October may purchase one of these drinks for me!
BC
<b>Ingredients</b>
Ice
2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce Basil Syrup
1 basil leaf
<b>Preparation</b>
1. Make basil syrup: In a large microwave-safe measuring cup, combine sugar, 3/4 cup water, and basil.
2. Microwave on high until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Let basil steep in syrup 20 to 30 minutes, then strain (you'll have enough syrup for 4 drinks).
4. Fill 2 highball glasses with ice. Into each glass, pour 3 tbsp. gin, 4 tbsp. basil syrup, and 2 tbsp. lime juice. Stir and serve, garnished with basil sprigs.
Tip: Add lemon juice and chilled water to the leftover syrup and serve over ice for basil lemonade.
<b>Directions</b>
1.Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the basil leaf. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the basil leaf.
In the time frame you reference for your Spain trip, I was not yet legal. (Your "accompanist"???)
Anyone attending the Boston GTG this October may purchase one of these drinks for me!
BC
May 21st, 2010, 03:49 PM
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Jane...about Lumbung...It is way down the drive , about another 3-4 min walk. The setting is lovely. On a knoll with 3 rice paddies in front. You walk into the ground floor that has a porch, inner room with extra bed, and a table to eat indoors if you want. Up stairs is a nice room, big bed and the view from the bed IS right out to the paddies...Lovely and calming. Bath is off to laft...shower is on the wall in the tub..no shower curtain. A lot of modern wood and natural colors...not the lovely carved wood and stone work of the older buildings. It would not be a mistake to stay here if you want peace and quiet. There is another building with 2 units in it right across a small court yard, where Lumbung is 2 story in the 1 building. The other units have 2 balconeys...one over looks the river and the front on over looks the rice paddies.I liked them, but they are not very big. The shuttle car is back at the reception.
May 21st, 2010, 04:21 PM
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from bob--
the tallest building is perhaps 17 floors---all steel and glass....
the brits gave us wonderful insights on the new british government... now if only the usa would come to its senses---i think i hear the troops marching, but i digress...
i lie--- there are no hi-rise buildings... i just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention...
hanuman st. is much nicer, iop, than monkey--its the next street over...K and Beth found that the last time too.
delicious breakfast for the last time on our wide porch....the staff will move us to another room while we are off with Putu... its in the building directly next door.... now how can we sneak back into the private pool? andy would just barge in with his sense of self impotency...
robbie---we need to check out the neighborhood.... the prep for today's ceremony must be in full swing this AM at the local temple.... there are several new shops along our street...
the tallest building is perhaps 17 floors---all steel and glass....
the brits gave us wonderful insights on the new british government... now if only the usa would come to its senses---i think i hear the troops marching, but i digress...
i lie--- there are no hi-rise buildings... i just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention...
hanuman st. is much nicer, iop, than monkey--its the next street over...K and Beth found that the last time too.
delicious breakfast for the last time on our wide porch....the staff will move us to another room while we are off with Putu... its in the building directly next door.... now how can we sneak back into the private pool? andy would just barge in with his sense of self impotency...
robbie---we need to check out the neighborhood.... the prep for today's ceremony must be in full swing this AM at the local temple.... there are several new shops along our street...
May 21st, 2010, 04:27 PM
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<b><<with his sense of self impotency...>></b>
I sense you <i>WANT</i> us to comment on this, but I'm smarter (barely) than the average bear.
And I <i><b>AM</i></b> paying attention and would've been chagrined to learn a 17-story glass and steel building is spoiling a scene that I've already envisioned as somewhat bucolic.
Shame on you, Robert!
BC
I sense you <i>WANT</i> us to comment on this, but I'm smarter (barely) than the average bear.
And I <i><b>AM</i></b> paying attention and would've been chagrined to learn a 17-story glass and steel building is spoiling a scene that I've already envisioned as somewhat bucolic.
Shame on you, Robert!
BC
May 21st, 2010, 05:35 PM
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For those paying close attention, I can assure you that I have absolutely no feelings of self-impotency whatsoever. None. Now the self-importance that I suspect was at the root of the post is a completely different story. Some may think I have an over-abundance of that. Not me. I think I have just the correct amount.
Can't wait to hear about the festivals. These are really the things that make Bali so different from anyplace else. Charming does not capture it.
Can't wait to hear about the festivals. These are really the things that make Bali so different from anyplace else. Charming does not capture it.
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to bed last nite with some heavy rain and its cloudy and showerry this AM... our last delicious breakfast on our front porch... i have a document on word which i need to spell check and then i will post here
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Saturday
Up about 6:30 again…. Fully packed up so that staff can move us to our new room, Narmada… it is on the lower level of the next building. We did some very slow internet and waited to about 7:45 to phone in our breakfast order… btw, we had asked for a fan for our room and porch earlier and we found it circulated the air and a/c better than just the a/c wall unit.
The fabulous breakfast arrived in about 10 minutes… I have decided that I really love the musli with honey and yogurt and also the earthiness of the veggie omelet.
Putu arrived exactly at 10 in a shiny new Toyota SUV… he was all smiles. The first thing he asked was, “how is andy?”
We set off on our day’s venture. First we headed for Putu’s family compound NE of ubud a few miles. Family members were relaxing as they were about ½ way through a weekend of village festivals. We were lucky enough to meet his mother and his only brother who is home from his cruise ship job for the birth last month of his first son, who we also met, along with the brother’s wife. When we entered the family temple the mother, the brother and putu’s wife were saying prayers… we inspected the many shrines while they finished and then spent private time with them while putu said some prayers---probably hoping the day would go ok with us—haha.
We walked around a bit more, watched an aunt making some flower offerings and met other family members… there are 25 family members that live at least part-time in this compound…
From there we headed towards east bali a bit… putu choose several very scenic roads…..we passed through many villages, past literally hundreds of rice paddies and the colorful decorations all around houses and family temples to celebrate the month long festivals which end this week… this week is the highlight of the these festivities… almost every village has festivities… we have never seen so many of the tall pole like symbols of festivities in front of almost every house at roadside--- hard to describe, but it’s a 3 or 4 story bamboo poll, all decorated with grass and rattan reed that then from the top arches back towards the street in a sort of dragons tail effect and on the end is a very fancy decoration..
We went to Tegalalang area for lunch overlooking one of the most picturesque rice paddies in bali…. K & I had “the national dish” nasi goering, which was excellent. Putu had another dish…
From there we headed along some roads less traveled, passing at one point through a very thick bamboo forest. We had asked putu to drive these kinds of roads rather than visiting sites, many of which we have visited in past trips… he scored 110%. At one point on a very windy road we could see the ocean not far away…
Eventually we found our way to a destination, the small village of pakse bali, where they have a very unusual celebration, which Putu thought we would like… we were a bit early, which helped with the parking…. We walked about a ¼ of a mile to the village temple… we were not allowed into the temple itself, but we did see in nicely through a side gate… that really did not matter because much of the excitement was outside on the lawn… we walked around some of the side alleys of the village. Eventually we came to one house where the family was dressing two 12 year old girls in shinny gold costumes. They each had an elaborate headdress made from flowers---perhaps 12-14” high, and very colorful… the father invited us into the courtyard to watch the dressing and take pictures…. There were 3 other people in there with huge cameras…
Speaking of cameras, Putu is also a photographer. He does portraits, weddings and other celebrations (MyBaliFriend.com)… he can enhance your bali visit in more than one way…
We eventually wandered back to the temple where prep was now in high gear….3 ladies were laying down elaborate offerings on the ground at the gates. These offerings included a symbolic baby chick which would be decapitated and its blood spread on some of the flower offerings…. OK, CALM DOWN….. unique to this village is a small meal taken by male members of the community.. they sit on the ground in circles of perhaps 5 or 6 men and share rice and meat plus bottled water..
During this time all of the participants, who probably number about 150-300 were down at the local spring being cleansed… some had left in formation from the temple.
In about 30 minutes they began to return, again in a precise formation…. There were kids with huge flags on poles, there were young girls in gold with the headdresses, there were elaborately dressed woman with tall offerings of fruit on their heads, many in baskets or silver bowls, there were men in classic outfits with daggers who were “killing off” the evil spirits and finally there were about 8 groups of burly young men carrying huge bamboo poles on their shoulders with special loads being of cloth covered sacred goods being carried. Into the courtyard they all went…. Many sat around the offerings while the sacrifice was done---all of which ended in a huge cheer…. Everyone now began to circle wildly around the courtyard including the bamboo polls which had now joined together in an interlocking sort of way…. They had worked themselves into a frenzy and were very rough and were bashing into things like a ram…. K had to jump to avoid being trampled, as did many other spectators, who must have numbered another a couple of hundred…. It was quite dangerous actually… putu had warned us..
From there we headed off off back through ubud through gianyan. We asked putu to drop us off on hanuman st at Siam Sallys, one of the newer rest. in the terazo group.
We wished him a good nite and paid him for a wonderful day---500,000 rp, about $50.
Btw, we had tried to stop first at Nomad on the main street but they were full, so we moved on to SS…
SS is a really attractive restaurant featuring modified thai food. The staff were all very nice and the food delicious… we had white rice and shared two main dishes: an eggplant dish with pork and a chicken dish with 5 exotic types of mushrooms in a gravy…. Oh yes, first we shared a chicken lab… some beers and some water, plus perhaps the best mango and sticky rice I have ever had…$26…
Alam Shanti sent a car for us…. We returned to our new room… nice.. quite a bit different… we have a wide front porch with two eating tables and a huge chandelier, plus a sofa and several chairs. From there you step into the huge bedroom with a day bed, a desk, chairs and a huge king bed. Through a set of double door you enter a huge dressing room and luggage area---non-a/c… off of it is an enclosed bathroom area with a fabulous shower room perhaps 15X15. a toilet area… a sink area, all also non-a/c…
My only complaint is that the lighting at night is not good, but there is an hi-intensity lite within the bed canopy… btw, the beds in all places have white mosquito nets, which we do not use… we find that the a/c cranked to its highest level takes care of the bugs…
Some internet and off to sleep…
Putu will arrive at about 9:30 the next morning
Sunday
Up about the same time, internet, as it works better in the AM… delicious breakfast out on the front porch….
Putu came about 9:30. we set off towards the town of Mas, the wood carving and mask town… we passed through there watching with interest all the store front… passed the egg painting community (beth all the shops were closed for the holiday)… saw a couple of cock fights along the way---did not stop… putu’s goal was a museum called---Setia Darma House of Masks and Puppets….. this is a private collection of masks and puppets from around the world and is currently housed in 4 beautiful very old wooden houses moved here from java. The museum is exceptional and well worth an hour or two---donation requested… we were delighted with this stop. The huge grounds are lovely as well. The last building we visited was primarily the masks recreated by the very famous bali mask maker and restorer Paktangguh--- beth your 2nd mask purchase guy---the one where we met the son..
From there we traveled through more beautiful countryside to Yeh Pulu, an ancient spring with bas reliefs dating to the 11th C…. it was a short walk in the forest with many many stairs---need I say more… I am glad we went there but…. We met the “famous spring lady” who is pictured in all the guidebooks---now she is frail, almost toothless and a bit whaco---sort of like a gpanda, only 4’ tall.
We returned to ubud for lunch at café lotus on the main street…. Fantastic location and scene as it is located across a lotus pond from the royal family’s temple. The location is fantastic, the service not so good and the food ok--- everything seemed overcooked… K & I had a sampling tray of Indonesian treats for 2--- ($19); Putu had a “pig” plate, we would call it pork medallions, which he said were tough…
After lunch we walked up near the temple façade—were not allowed in… did a bit of specialized shopping and then back to the hotel… putu said only pay for ½ day (350,000) but I paid him for the whole day which became his tip…
He is perfect… knowlegible, smart, funny, knows how to read people, well traveled (usa, Europe, asia), 33 y.o., simply the best….!!!!! www. MyBaliFriend.com
We were anxious to try the new pool. We no longer had access to the older, now private pool—for gangga and yamun rooms only.
It is across the drive, just a 2 minute or less walk… it’s quite lovely and about a uniform 1.5 meters deep…. A couple of umbrellas for cover. About 6 loungers…. Two large spa rooms and a small café… a nice addition…. Probably a 4-5 minute walk from the two new buildings.. the landscaping is still taking shape as it will be surrounded by two small rice paddies and assorted shrubs and trees… in 2 years it will be fabulous…
They served us afternoon tea and cake at the pool.
For dinner, we headed to Nomad for dinner… hotel had made a res for us…they are essential… we saw many people turned away…. The vibe is nice.. very casual… mostly westerners… very moderate in price--$25…. Sort of a bar on one side and dining room on other side and located on the main street… has been there for years… thanks film for this..
Back to hotel and bed by 10….
Monday
Up about same time---rain a bit… breakfast on front porch… K packed up a bit.. we both did internet…. Waiting for our self drive (ye-gads what am I thinking of) to be delivered and then we will check out and head for East Bali to our next hotel located within the water palace….
Up about 6:30 again…. Fully packed up so that staff can move us to our new room, Narmada… it is on the lower level of the next building. We did some very slow internet and waited to about 7:45 to phone in our breakfast order… btw, we had asked for a fan for our room and porch earlier and we found it circulated the air and a/c better than just the a/c wall unit.
The fabulous breakfast arrived in about 10 minutes… I have decided that I really love the musli with honey and yogurt and also the earthiness of the veggie omelet.
Putu arrived exactly at 10 in a shiny new Toyota SUV… he was all smiles. The first thing he asked was, “how is andy?”
We set off on our day’s venture. First we headed for Putu’s family compound NE of ubud a few miles. Family members were relaxing as they were about ½ way through a weekend of village festivals. We were lucky enough to meet his mother and his only brother who is home from his cruise ship job for the birth last month of his first son, who we also met, along with the brother’s wife. When we entered the family temple the mother, the brother and putu’s wife were saying prayers… we inspected the many shrines while they finished and then spent private time with them while putu said some prayers---probably hoping the day would go ok with us—haha.
We walked around a bit more, watched an aunt making some flower offerings and met other family members… there are 25 family members that live at least part-time in this compound…
From there we headed towards east bali a bit… putu choose several very scenic roads…..we passed through many villages, past literally hundreds of rice paddies and the colorful decorations all around houses and family temples to celebrate the month long festivals which end this week… this week is the highlight of the these festivities… almost every village has festivities… we have never seen so many of the tall pole like symbols of festivities in front of almost every house at roadside--- hard to describe, but it’s a 3 or 4 story bamboo poll, all decorated with grass and rattan reed that then from the top arches back towards the street in a sort of dragons tail effect and on the end is a very fancy decoration..
We went to Tegalalang area for lunch overlooking one of the most picturesque rice paddies in bali…. K & I had “the national dish” nasi goering, which was excellent. Putu had another dish…
From there we headed along some roads less traveled, passing at one point through a very thick bamboo forest. We had asked putu to drive these kinds of roads rather than visiting sites, many of which we have visited in past trips… he scored 110%. At one point on a very windy road we could see the ocean not far away…
Eventually we found our way to a destination, the small village of pakse bali, where they have a very unusual celebration, which Putu thought we would like… we were a bit early, which helped with the parking…. We walked about a ¼ of a mile to the village temple… we were not allowed into the temple itself, but we did see in nicely through a side gate… that really did not matter because much of the excitement was outside on the lawn… we walked around some of the side alleys of the village. Eventually we came to one house where the family was dressing two 12 year old girls in shinny gold costumes. They each had an elaborate headdress made from flowers---perhaps 12-14” high, and very colorful… the father invited us into the courtyard to watch the dressing and take pictures…. There were 3 other people in there with huge cameras…
Speaking of cameras, Putu is also a photographer. He does portraits, weddings and other celebrations (MyBaliFriend.com)… he can enhance your bali visit in more than one way…
We eventually wandered back to the temple where prep was now in high gear….3 ladies were laying down elaborate offerings on the ground at the gates. These offerings included a symbolic baby chick which would be decapitated and its blood spread on some of the flower offerings…. OK, CALM DOWN….. unique to this village is a small meal taken by male members of the community.. they sit on the ground in circles of perhaps 5 or 6 men and share rice and meat plus bottled water..
During this time all of the participants, who probably number about 150-300 were down at the local spring being cleansed… some had left in formation from the temple.
In about 30 minutes they began to return, again in a precise formation…. There were kids with huge flags on poles, there were young girls in gold with the headdresses, there were elaborately dressed woman with tall offerings of fruit on their heads, many in baskets or silver bowls, there were men in classic outfits with daggers who were “killing off” the evil spirits and finally there were about 8 groups of burly young men carrying huge bamboo poles on their shoulders with special loads being of cloth covered sacred goods being carried. Into the courtyard they all went…. Many sat around the offerings while the sacrifice was done---all of which ended in a huge cheer…. Everyone now began to circle wildly around the courtyard including the bamboo polls which had now joined together in an interlocking sort of way…. They had worked themselves into a frenzy and were very rough and were bashing into things like a ram…. K had to jump to avoid being trampled, as did many other spectators, who must have numbered another a couple of hundred…. It was quite dangerous actually… putu had warned us..
From there we headed off off back through ubud through gianyan. We asked putu to drop us off on hanuman st at Siam Sallys, one of the newer rest. in the terazo group.
We wished him a good nite and paid him for a wonderful day---500,000 rp, about $50.
Btw, we had tried to stop first at Nomad on the main street but they were full, so we moved on to SS…
SS is a really attractive restaurant featuring modified thai food. The staff were all very nice and the food delicious… we had white rice and shared two main dishes: an eggplant dish with pork and a chicken dish with 5 exotic types of mushrooms in a gravy…. Oh yes, first we shared a chicken lab… some beers and some water, plus perhaps the best mango and sticky rice I have ever had…$26…
Alam Shanti sent a car for us…. We returned to our new room… nice.. quite a bit different… we have a wide front porch with two eating tables and a huge chandelier, plus a sofa and several chairs. From there you step into the huge bedroom with a day bed, a desk, chairs and a huge king bed. Through a set of double door you enter a huge dressing room and luggage area---non-a/c… off of it is an enclosed bathroom area with a fabulous shower room perhaps 15X15. a toilet area… a sink area, all also non-a/c…
My only complaint is that the lighting at night is not good, but there is an hi-intensity lite within the bed canopy… btw, the beds in all places have white mosquito nets, which we do not use… we find that the a/c cranked to its highest level takes care of the bugs…
Some internet and off to sleep…
Putu will arrive at about 9:30 the next morning
Sunday
Up about the same time, internet, as it works better in the AM… delicious breakfast out on the front porch….
Putu came about 9:30. we set off towards the town of Mas, the wood carving and mask town… we passed through there watching with interest all the store front… passed the egg painting community (beth all the shops were closed for the holiday)… saw a couple of cock fights along the way---did not stop… putu’s goal was a museum called---Setia Darma House of Masks and Puppets….. this is a private collection of masks and puppets from around the world and is currently housed in 4 beautiful very old wooden houses moved here from java. The museum is exceptional and well worth an hour or two---donation requested… we were delighted with this stop. The huge grounds are lovely as well. The last building we visited was primarily the masks recreated by the very famous bali mask maker and restorer Paktangguh--- beth your 2nd mask purchase guy---the one where we met the son..
From there we traveled through more beautiful countryside to Yeh Pulu, an ancient spring with bas reliefs dating to the 11th C…. it was a short walk in the forest with many many stairs---need I say more… I am glad we went there but…. We met the “famous spring lady” who is pictured in all the guidebooks---now she is frail, almost toothless and a bit whaco---sort of like a gpanda, only 4’ tall.
We returned to ubud for lunch at café lotus on the main street…. Fantastic location and scene as it is located across a lotus pond from the royal family’s temple. The location is fantastic, the service not so good and the food ok--- everything seemed overcooked… K & I had a sampling tray of Indonesian treats for 2--- ($19); Putu had a “pig” plate, we would call it pork medallions, which he said were tough…
After lunch we walked up near the temple façade—were not allowed in… did a bit of specialized shopping and then back to the hotel… putu said only pay for ½ day (350,000) but I paid him for the whole day which became his tip…
He is perfect… knowlegible, smart, funny, knows how to read people, well traveled (usa, Europe, asia), 33 y.o., simply the best….!!!!! www. MyBaliFriend.com
We were anxious to try the new pool. We no longer had access to the older, now private pool—for gangga and yamun rooms only.
It is across the drive, just a 2 minute or less walk… it’s quite lovely and about a uniform 1.5 meters deep…. A couple of umbrellas for cover. About 6 loungers…. Two large spa rooms and a small café… a nice addition…. Probably a 4-5 minute walk from the two new buildings.. the landscaping is still taking shape as it will be surrounded by two small rice paddies and assorted shrubs and trees… in 2 years it will be fabulous…
They served us afternoon tea and cake at the pool.
For dinner, we headed to Nomad for dinner… hotel had made a res for us…they are essential… we saw many people turned away…. The vibe is nice.. very casual… mostly westerners… very moderate in price--$25…. Sort of a bar on one side and dining room on other side and located on the main street… has been there for years… thanks film for this..
Back to hotel and bed by 10….
Monday
Up about same time---rain a bit… breakfast on front porch… K packed up a bit.. we both did internet…. Waiting for our self drive (ye-gads what am I thinking of) to be delivered and then we will check out and head for East Bali to our next hotel located within the water palace….
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Glad you guys got to see the Puppet Museum. It was David's favorite part of our time in Bali--and the proprietor is a hoot and a half. Really, really funny guy.
Their collection is stunning (as are the amazing Javanese teak houses the collections are housed in) and definitely worth seeing if anyone is passing through the area.
Their collection is stunning (as are the amazing Javanese teak houses the collections are housed in) and definitely worth seeing if anyone is passing through the area.
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The large curved decorative poles are called penjors they have a decorative offering box at the base. The offering box is for offerings for the Mt. Agung volcano gods and the pole represents a dragon to protect the home or business, to keep Mt. Agung from erupting.the put it up twice a year for 42 days each time. 42 is a big number in Bali, for one example when you move into a new home you are supposed to sleep there for 42 consecutive nights.
Try to grab lunch at art cafe- is very good and behind there is a great massage place with a healer masseuse. a lil bit more but worth it. Anyway hope you are having fun
Try to grab lunch at art cafe- is very good and behind there is a great massage place with a healer masseuse. a lil bit more but worth it. Anyway hope you are having fun
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Enjoying your account. The mask and puppet museum is a wonder. We own severa; masks that were carved by I Wayan Tangguh. I think he is the best.
He's very old now but his son has continues his work. You can visit the family workshop in Singapadu, and if you like, order a custom made mask. He will sign it and send it to you in the States. He is a national treasure and may not be with us much longer. Visit if you can.
He's very old now but his son has continues his work. You can visit the family workshop in Singapadu, and if you like, order a custom made mask. He will sign it and send it to you in the States. He is a national treasure and may not be with us much longer. Visit if you can.
