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Denpasar to Yogyakarta was a paltry 1:20 in the air. Nothing after our epic journey west. - IMG_3208
Ubud shop. - IMG_20131127_135731697
A painting of the April, 2013 crash landing of a Lion Air flight into Denpasar. - IMG_20131126_201328958
Bryan relaxes in what he decided to refer to as the "Sala" in our room. - IMG_20131129_135621283
The base of Borobudur, pre-dawn. - IMG_20131129_132306404_HDR
Cabana, 4:15am. Our wakeup call turned out to be totally unnecessary because of the 4am call to prayer. - IMG_3269
We evacuate as hordes of schoolchildren arrive, probably from Yogyakarta. - 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_20131128_221001108_HDR
Slow-cooked duck with green sauce for lunch. Yum! - IMG_3206
Ubud streets. - IMG_20131127_114637122_HDR
Leslie and Bryan arrive at "The Purist" Villas just outside of Ubud. Those are fresh flower leis! This place is very posh. - IMG_20131129_124158019_HDR
We hopped a cab immediately out to Borobudur, 40km or so outside of Yogakarta. - IMG_20131129_014132555_HDR
Jungle, mountains. - IMG_3210
Bryan loads up on Rupiah at an ATM. - IMG_20131129_030809808_HDR
Bryan pointlessly prods his inert cellphone. - IMG_3207
Eat, Pray, Love: the book that alerted the Oprah-book-club demographic to Ubud's existence. - IMG_20131126_203545
The dining table in our semi-outdoor living room, where we'd take our meals :) - IMG_20131129_015007415_HDR
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Our little slice of jungle. - IMG_3211
We attend a traditional Kecak Hindu dance performance, which supports a local Hindu congregation. - IMG_3217
We've been rising early anyway because of jet lag, but holy god this was the best thing to wake up for ever. - IMG_20131127_135738809
Did I mention that Lion Air was the airline we booked to take us to Yogyakarta and back to this very same airport? We actually rebooked on Garuda Indonesia for a better schedule. - IMG_20131127_134824698
Leslie ponders in the art museum. - IMG_20131126_211331674
Bedroom. - IMG_3205
Toro Sushi sashimi sampler. All quite good! The owner spoke excellent English and had even visited Texas. Very social. - 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_20131129_181734639
Our cabana room key and lock. - IMG_3218
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The cabana in the evening light. - IMG_20131129_014123406_HDR
After an adventurous bike ride to the town near Borobudur, during which we totally forgot to take pictures but did remember to buy two bottles of beer to go, we relax back at our hotel.