Images of the lovely island of Bali would not be complete without beaches, rice paddies, stone carvings, and tropical plants (and scooters). From our recent trip:
Our Balinese cottage at the Belmond on Jimbaran Bay. Excellent cottage style hotel right on the beach with amazing food, wonderful pool, and the nicest staff. I highly recommend this hotel for its beachfront location, garden style spa, and perfect size (small enough to feel intimate).
Couldn't have picked a better place to stay. Fell asleep each night to the sound of the waves.
Jimbaran Bay
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| Jimabaran Bay |
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| Locals digging up sand crabs on Jimbaran Bay. |
Cleaning the beach in the morning.
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| Ganesha |
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| Heliconia rostrata - Hanging Lobster Claw |
Spices used medicinally by locals. Belmond Jimbaran Bali
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| Goddess at Belmond Jimbaran Bali |
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| Bali Bird Park |
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| Bali Bird Park |
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| Bali Bird Park |
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| Orchid |
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| Bali Bird Park |
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| Bali Bird Park |
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| Monkey Forest |
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| Go for the gold.... |
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| Green Cacao Pod |
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| Cacao blossom |
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| Red cacao pod |
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| Beachfront Pool at Belmond Jimbaran Bay |
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| Spa at Belmond Jimbaran Bay...wonderful treatments......ahhhhhhh. |
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| Listen to the ocean waves while getting massage. |
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| Cottage interior. |
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| Poor fellow got a hole in one of the many bags of rice he was transporting on his scooter. |
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| Lotus |
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| Water lilies |
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| Breakfast |
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| Bee on water lily |
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| Cottage |
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| Temples everywhere |
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| Deep pool, perfect temperature, call buttons at every seat for poolside food and drink service. |
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| plunge pool |
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| Flower petals everywhere. |
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| Cold drinks on hot days. Yum. |
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| Every sunset was inspiring. |
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| Dinner on the beach was well lit. |
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| Moon and planets. |
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| Four Seasons |
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| Watsu pool. |
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| Ti |
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| Belmond beach chairs with push buttons for food and drink service. |
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| Blueberry ice cream flavor oreos. |
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| Banana trees everywhere. |
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| Salaka, or snakeskin fruit. |
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Caonnonball Tree: In India, the tree is sacred to Hindus, who believe its hooded flowers look like the nāga, and it is grown at Shiva temples.
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| Ginger |
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| Devi and her son Krishna at the Elephant Park |
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| Cacao Beans |
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| Agrotourism: tea and coffee tasting. The Ginger Coffee was really great!!! |
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| Lotus Seed Pod |
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| Dinner is served. |
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| Breakfast Buffet at Belmond Jimbaran Bay |
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| Live Music every morning during breakfast |
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| Mangosteen |
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| Papaya |
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| French Toast |
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| Mangosteen: inside is like white tangerine pieces. Delicious! |
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| The black and white buffalo check fabric is ubiquitous in southern Bali. You will see it wrapped around all the roadside shrines and many trees and other sacred objects. It offers protections from the dark spirits in the nighttime. |
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| Scooters EVERYWHERE!!! |
