Sunday, February 20, 2011

Bali : Glimpses

We had the pleasure to visit Bali sometime in January this year. I am the sort of person who gets apprehensive about my holidays, wondering if I will enjoy / loathe the place of my visit. With Bali, though, it's an entirely different worry.



'pintu gerbangs'


How would you react with a city that offers you architectural delights like this split portal gate, at the freaking airport?!






fearsome

A place with so many carefully detailed depictions of myth ...

gajah

you feel as if you are living in a real-life fairy tale.

guardian


Where agricutural fields nestle comfortably within the bustling metropolitan area: -

paddy fields


A city so stylish and unique, their homes look like this: -

genius loci


The people who lead a balanced life, where the line between tradition and modernity is slightly blurred.

cruisers_father & son?

A land of genteel manners and hospitability, ...


locals


and a land with much stories to tell,

the banyan

I worry I don't want to leave.

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