These are the days of My Life - Bali Indonesia (pictorial) Ubud

Being One with the Flora on the way to Ubud, which is where Eat, Pray, love was filmed.  Living the Dream

Ubud, Indonesia, Monkey Forest, 1st encounter of crazed zoo aminals in the wild taking a little kids lunch..too bad kid I'm not asking for it back.

Print may be too small..synopsis, animals can be aggressive, if approached or they climb on you be calm and walk away..Yeah right....Guess who screamed the loudest when the momma monkey reached for my leg...Hmmmm A little embarrassed...maybe?

It's like being inside the Monkey cage at the zoo only the humans are outnumbered and the monkey's are used to being fed so give it up....Planet of the Apes gone MAD!  Do I look a little hesitant?  Ya Think!

Check out the gams on that guy, He has been walking for just about 60 days, who needs spin/step/yoga..Me!

I'm telling you they have us outnumbered and they are hungry, relly, really, hungry!

Me in my waaaay cool scooter helmet on our way to the Rice Terraces for lunch.  They have unique statuary to some Hindu/Buddist diety at every traffic circle.  Not only are you dodging other motorists but the locals are all bowing and placing offerings.  Kaos i tell you utter kaos!

Every town has their own bazarre diety resurrected to scare off the evil ones...probabaly the tourist.



Unfortunately they do not come with signage of explanation just interesting things that make you stop your scooter in heavy traffic, dodge oncoming traffic as it is oncoming in every direction and take a facinating photo.



Rice patty terraces.  These are along a road, 2 lane, not really....only 1.5 lanes so quess how fun it is in busy 2 way traffic.   NOT so easy to take beautiful photos w/out risking ones life/limbs.  You are Welcome.

Picturesque...No more no less

View from our low table, sitting on mat for lunch.  It rained lightly so the area was almost mist filled and we ate in silent awe.

Find this anywhere you are for under $5.00.  Good Luck!

My first taste of the hawker children.  Buy my postcards, buy my bracelets, buy my hats....I told them that I was eating and I would give them each a dollar to take their picture but not buy their wares.  they weren't too sure at first but then posed.  Best  Rp$3000.00 I ever spent.  For US$0.33 priceless

Yes they are what you think they are.  The Indonesians are very proud of their privates.

Woodworking is very popular in Bali.  The entire root system is extracted and the tree base center is carved into elaborate designs, this one is s womans face.  There are others where the base/face is close to 2-3 feet across and the root system is almost 2 strories tall.  The High end Hotels have them in their courtyards. 

Carvers in action.  I sat and watched for about 30 minutes transafixxed on the change from simple discard wood to work of art.  Facinated!