Asia Mego Tour II - Last Bali Pictures and Videos

AfThe intent had been to just chill our last day in Bali. But on a whim a couple of days before I had sent a text to our guide Bob asking if we could arrange a cooking class. He was able to do so. This set into motion a series of activities that created a wonderful end to our time in Bali.

More Festival Goings On

On Saturday sitting by the pool after #1 left we heard this music coming from the village closest to us for hours

Then on Sunday it was off to our my cooking class.

First it was to the local market

After the market I had time to kill. 

Not much was open but ended up at this small Warung for fruit, fried banana and coffee.

But more importantly chatted with the owner and set up the date for the afternoon with the bamboo gamelan

We did five dishes at the class.

It was much more my watching than doing but honestly that was better because I was able to take lots of notes. 

What was on the menu

The fish pepes, fish in spices enclosed in a banana leaf and cooked over a grill.

If you can't find banana leaf I was told it was alright to use the leaves of the aluminum foil tree.

The food done

The Wife and I ready to dig in realizing there is enough food here for three meals

Wife and my teacher, the Warung owner

One of the owners two daughters

I tried the whole time I was there to get her to engage without success

Wife showed up for lunch and she went over to her in seconds

After lunch we killed some time walking around

We went to the warung but the owner wasn't there. I went to the shop next door where I had a good time haggling over the purchase of some t-shirts. I doubt if I really ended up with a good bargain but things were slow for the ladies we all had a good time I think.

Then the owner of warung arrived and what unfolded was one of the special times of our trip

If you see Wife dropping out of sight, you will know that she's gone to Bali to pursue her life's work as a bamboo gamelan artist

Asia Mega Tour II - Pictures & Videos From Day To Ubud

First thing and last thing we did each and everyday was take the terrifying drive up and down from the rental. I don't think these videos do them justice. It was like the trip to and from the rental in Frantaly...only thank goodness I didn't have to drive it.

Each time we left the rental and headed North, we had to go up a long, long mountain on a steep narrow road of non-stop switchbacks. Until this last drive we were always socked in with low cloud cover. But today, things opened up for us.

One of the highlights is a view of two lakes.

Most of the time it looked like this.

But on this day we got glimpses of it.

Scenes from on the road

I've talked about the festival period we are in. This is what it looks like to drive through a village with them.

More on the road scenes

The Balinese Minivan - a motor cycle with the Dad, Mom and kid aboard

The bread delivery bike

 The soup seller's bike

Various and sundry processions and preparations for processions seen

Vista of volcano

The Jatiluhwih Rice Terraces

How many pictures can one take of rice fields?

A ton evidently

Gastronomic Interlude

Roast Suckling Pig 

Please note that the Balinese don't have happy eels or clams cluttering their signs

So freaking good!

Back to the touring

On to Ubud

The Antonio Blanco Museum

Exteriors (they wouldn't let you take pictures inside)

Birds

Daughter auditioning to be a statue

On to Elephant Cave Temple

These were taken inside that cave. 

The temple is noted for it's timeless wisdom