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Denpasar to Yogyakarta was a paltry 1:20 in the air. Nothing after our epic journey west.![IMG_20131126_201328958](users/overt/_data/i/users/overt/menalto_albums/20131123/ubud/IMG_20131126_201328958-la.jpg "IMG_20131126_201328958 (1746 visits) Bryan relaxes in what he decided to refer to as the "Sala" in our room.")
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Bryan relaxes in what he decided to refer to as the "Sala" in our room.
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A painting of the April, 2013 crash landing of a Lion Air flight into Denpasar.
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Ubud shop.
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Cabana, 4:15am. Our wakeup call turned out to be totally unnecessary because of the 4am call to prayer.
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The base of Borobudur, pre-dawn.
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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.
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We evacuate as hordes of schoolchildren arrive, probably from Yogyakarta.
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Ubud streets.
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Slow-cooked duck with green sauce for lunch. Yum!![IMG_20131127_114637122_HDR](users/overt/_data/i/users/overt/menalto_albums/20131123/ubud/IMG_20131127_114637122_HDR-la.jpg "IMG_20131127_114637122_HDR (1662 visits) Leslie and Bryan arrive at "The Purist" Villas just outside of Ubud. Those are fresh flowe...")
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Leslie and Bryan arrive at "The Purist" Villas just outside of Ubud. Those are fresh flower leis! This place is very posh.
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We hopped a cab immediately out to Borobudur, 40km or so outside of Yogakarta.
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Jungle, mountains.
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Eat, Pray, Love: the book that alerted the Oprah-book-club demographic to Ubud's existence.
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Bryan loads up on Rupiah at an ATM.
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Bryan pointlessly prods his inert cellphone.
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The dining table in our semi-outdoor living room, where we'd take our meals :)
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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.
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Our little slice of jungle.
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Leslie ponders in the art museum.
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We attend a traditional Kecak Hindu dance performance, which supports a local Hindu congregation.
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Bedroom.
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We've been rising early anyway because of jet lag, but holy god this was the best thing to wake up for ever.
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The football field. Scheduled to have a 3-story parking garage built underneath it to accommodate tour buses during the high season.
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Toro Sushi sashimi sampler. All quite good! The owner spoke excellent English and had even visited Texas. Very social.
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The cabana in the evening light.
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Our cabana room key and lock.