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Denpasar to Yogyakarta was a paltry 1:20 in the air. Nothing after our epic journey west. - IMG_20131126_201328958
Bryan relaxes in what he decided to refer to as the "Sala" in our room. - IMG_20131127_135731697
A painting of the April, 2013 crash landing of a Lion Air flight into Denpasar. - IMG_3208
Ubud shop. - IMG_20131129_132306404_HDR
Cabana, 4:15am. Our wakeup call turned out to be totally unnecessary because of the 4am call to prayer. - IMG_20131129_135621283
The base of Borobudur, pre-dawn. - 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_3206
Ubud streets. - IMG_20131128_221001108_HDR
Slow-cooked duck with green sauce for lunch. Yum! - 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_3207
Eat, Pray, Love: the book that alerted the Oprah-book-club demographic to Ubud's existence. - IMG_3210
Bryan loads up on Rupiah at an ATM. - IMG_20131129_030809808_HDR
Bryan pointlessly prods his inert cellphone. - IMG_20131126_203545
The dining table in our semi-outdoor living room, where we'd take our meals :) - IMG_20131126_211247091
Our little slice of jungle. - 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_20131129_015007415_HDR
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Leslie ponders in the art museum. - IMG_20131126_211331674
Bedroom. - 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_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_3205
Toro Sushi sashimi sampler. All quite good! The owner spoke excellent English and had even visited Texas. Very social. - IMG_20131129_025009158_HDR
The cabana in the evening light. - IMG_3218
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Our cabana room key and lock. - IMG_20131129_015025578_HDR