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Read the first part: The Bali Journal: Equator Lollipops.
Since we hadn’t made plans for our first morning in Bali, we decided to wander aimlessly, go to the nearby beach perhaps. Coming from a coastal area, beach is not a novelty for me. Kerala has some very beautiful beaches indeed. All the same I love going to the beach.
The sea breeze is always invigorating. At the beach we were soon accosted by sellers selling all sorts of wares, like it happens in most places I guess.
What fascinated me was a colorful kite in the shape of a ship that a man was selling. It looked awesome against the backdrop of the blue sky.
This bird wasn’t selling anything,but it was kind enough to pose for me.
Something that strikes you in Bali is how every single house, shop, office building, restaurant etc have a temple in the front.
The bigger the house, the more space the temple/temples took of the front yard. We were curious about the black and white checkered cloth we found being used as decoration in most all temples. It seems this has something to do with the dualistic view of the world that the Balinese have, where sky and earth, day and night, and gods and demons are opposites, but equally important opposites. Not only gods, but demons are also appeased with offerings.
So you will find people praying and making offerings in banana leaves or tiny. They are found not only in temples but also on sidewalks.
We found some on the beach as well. The contents were an interesting mix of rice, flowers, biscuits etc not the least of which was cigarettes.
When suitably braced by the sea air, we walked back to the resort and visited the spa for the complementary foot massage. Lunch and a few hours of rest later we were ready for the main attraction of the day. But that comes later.
The place looks so homely. It reminds me of kerala!. Does it resemble kerala? Loved the pics of the offerings in banana leaves. And definitely the kite ship is bueatiful. Hey, you should submit it to Skywatch Friday as well 🙂
I should have! I posted a different picture today!
The place resembles Kerala a lot!
And so we’re able to see
Through your eyes Bali
Colorful captures
Evoking raptures
Even a brown bird looks lovely!
Aww… thank you Gulshan 😀 Your ‘limerick writing’ prowess is impressive as ever.
Wonderful colourful post ! 🙂 Cigarette’s being offered!?? ha ha cool… even gods deserve nirvana attained from tobacco ! 😀 Me likes… no seriuosly ! 😀
Hehe… Maybe the cigarettes are for the demons 😛
that is being judgmentalist 😛 😛 😉 about cigarettes 😛
I said ‘maybe’ 😛
😛 😛
(Pssst, I love the way you ask us to share something here before we go away :D)
Lovely pictures, more wonderful yet, the notes with each! Was fascinated by the kite! It truly is awesome! And it brought to mind “Eat, Pray, Love”, by Elizabeth Graham (I read it recently when I was in hospital), and her references to Bali, where she found Love 🙂
Shall be back to read more, further down the list!
And Yayyyy! It feels good to be here on Shail’s Nest 🙂 🙂
Thank you, Usha 🙂 And oh. i was reminded of ‘Eat, pray, love’ all the time I was in Bali 🙂 Did you like the book? I am waiting to read the sequel.
I loved the book! And I read its sequel too! A magnificent piece of research, and her inimitable personal style of writing. Maybe I enjoyed the first one better, but the second one is certainly an eye-opener on the institution of marriage 🙂 You should read it!
I will read it! 🙂 I like her writing style too 🙂
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We already had comments and likes (and revenge likes :P) on fb..
I like the hats.. I get tempted to buy one, but there is never an occasion to weear it.. and it would end up gathering dust in my house.. SO I don’t buy it
I am going to wear it at home, when I take Luci out in the garden 😛 ROTFL 😛
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Lovely pics and the kite is so beautiful ! Such vibrant colours !
Thank you. I so love the colors of the kite too 🙂
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