we just spent the day biking around the rice paddies of ubud, an inland town in bali. afterwards we sat on the egde of the local soccer field and watched the bali finals. only a couple fights broke out - nothing too serious.
we're a bit unsure what to do with our last few weeks - there are so many islands (17,500 of them!), so little time!
here's a few images to whet your interest . . .
the carving below we saw at the famous borobudur temple on java, just outside of yogyakarta. the temple is from the year 800. it's the oldest structure i've climbed on.
here's a close up of shadow puppets - sondre and i saw a performance in yogyakarta. one man controls all the puppets, backed by a gamelan orchestra.
gamelan is traditional indonesian music, but it is still alive and well and you hear it everywhere. it's my new favorite sound.
this website has some gamelan music for your ipod: http://www.gamelan.org
and this one lets you play: http://www.monkeyc.org/play.html
okay . . . enough schooling for one day. bye for now!
2 comments:
Hey Guys! Glad to hear you are having fun :) Summer is about as hot as it gets in LA. The beach is calling.....
Well, Mom and I are just amazed each time that we see your new blog from a new place. I think you've been in nine different countries since February. We as do others, feel very much a part of your travels. I am inspired that I may start our own blog of our own busy lives traveling around the U.S.
I want to but I guess it's not possible for me to include a snapshot, so check your e-mail for two small pics from back home.
Miss you two and continue the fun. Love You a Lot
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