We are in Bali! At long last – after months of planning we are finally here! We will be staying in Ubud for four days at the Hibiscus Cottages. It’s an interesting place off the main road. First you walk down this path

Then past these rice fields

To the Cottages

And our little home

We started our day with a visit to the Monkey Forest.  There were a lot of new baby monkeys clinging to their mamas.

We spent the entire day wandering the streets of Ubud, just exploring and getting a feel for the area.  Very narrow streets, lots of scooters.

Note the “penjors” the tall curved bamboo poles beautifully decorated.  These were everywhere in Bali in celebration of their Independence Day (from the Dutch).

Every morning you see women setting out beautiful offerings in front of shops, in front of temples, on and around statues.

So much to see everywhere you look.  We happened upon these children playing their little instruments

Wall art made of inverted Bintang bottles

These “bottle openers” are everywhere and come in a plethora of colors and sizes.

Art Center/ReUse Shop

Organic garden

Temples

Women do a lot of the carrying of heavy loads.  The second picture is of women unloading a truckload of dirt and hauling it to the construction site.

Interesting stonework on a house

Quilt of batiks

Starbucks

Classic Car and Peace on Earth

And this wonderful display of natural oils.

Enough wanderings for one day.