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Ubud temple. - IMG_3201
We stop at Toro Cafe, which according to Lonely Planet may be the best Sushi in Bali. It was very good, actually! - IMG_3204
Toro Sushi in the middle of Ubud. - IMG_3205
Toro Sushi sashimi sampler. All quite good! The owner spoke excellent English and had even visited Texas. Very social. - IMG_3206
Ubud streets. - IMG_20131127_170645915
Typical offerings left in the street. Stepping on them is bad form but hard to avoid entirely. They are cleaned up and replaced at least daily. - IMG_20131127_170906793_HDR
The football field. Scheduled to have a 3-story parking garage built underneath it to accommodate tour buses during the high season. - IMG_3207
Eat, Pray, Love: the book that alerted the Oprah-book-club demographic to Ubud's existence. - IMG_3208
Ubud shop. - IMG_3210
Bryan loads up on Rupiah at an ATM. - IMG_20131127_173549235_HDR
More Ubud sites. - IMG_20131127_181549431
Bryan at the Purist Villa. - IMG_3211
We attend a traditional Kecak Hindu dance performance, which supports a local Hindu congregation. - IMG_20131127_193348857
Kecak dance. - IMG_20131127_194337940
This Kecak dance featured a fragment from the Ramayana where Rama falls for a demon's tricks. - IMG_20131127_203137519_HDR
Then a "hobby horse" kicked fire around. - IMG_3212
We finished the night in Warung Schnitzel. - IMG_20131127_143333722_HDR
We awoke to an astoundingly beautiful sunrise over our private jungle slice. - IMG_20131128_063737847_HDR
More astounding beauty. - IMG_20131128_064931556_HDR
We did some yoga on the deck because how could you not. Here's Bryan enjoying a forward bend. - IMG_20131128_070043289_HDR
After morning yoga we enjoyed a swim in the pool as the sun gently filterd through gigantic palm fronds. - IMG_20131128_080158110
Next, breakfast was served in our sala. Fresh fruit, bread, and mie goreng, a traditional fried noodle dish very popular in Indonesia. - IMG_20131128_093301953
Nice dry-stack stonework at the Purist. - IMG_20131127_174425010
We borrow the Purist's complimentary mountain bikes for a ride through the rice paddies north of Ubud. Bryan is into it. - IMG_20131128_095901665_HDR
Leslie adjusts her bike amidst the idyllic beauty. - IMG_20131128_100449166_HDR
Leslie gets metaphotographed photographing the rice paddies. - IMG_20131127_180515082_HDR
Here's her actual picture. - IMG_20131128_100634034
Freshly harvested rice laid out on the road. - IMG_20131128_103018480
We next visit the Monkey Forest, which is a totally accurate name. We stashed everything but our essential cameras within Leslie's zippered purse after hearing about how much the monkeys like to steal shiny or tasty things. - IMG_20131128_103225047
Leslie observes a monkey family. Yeah, there are lots of monkeys!