Saturday, April 14, 2007

Ubud - Bali

The beautiful town of Ubud is surrounded by rice terraces and is the cultural capital of Bali.


Sam outside of our guest house.


The lady at the music store was not impressed by my cymbal skills - I guess its hard to appreciate good music when your on the phone

Traditional Balinese dance performance.



This bird is OK in my book
Sam and the Dragon outside of the Blanco Art Museum/Mansion. Antonio Blanco was a very eccentric artist who really really loved himself and 20yr old Balinese women. His place was something Michael Jackson would appreciate.
View from on top of the gallery

His old work space

Shaft on crack
Everyday in Ubud I walked by this dog thinking that he only had one more day left before he met his maker. But even though he could barely stand he managed to somehow survive.
This guy was stealing drinks from a restaurants pond.
The Monkey Forest is a major attraction in Ubud, and as the name implies is a forest filled to the gills with monkeys. These guys are not shy about jumping on top of you, but as long as you don't hit them they won't bite. They're very lucky monkeys, because throughout the day they are fed a variety of delicious fruits, which gives them plenty of time to enjoy the finer things in life fighting, sleeping and copulating.

Mama and the kid
It was very difficult to coax this guy off my shoulder
A very distinguished lady
Getting a thorough cleaning
Taking a good ol nap


They obviously didn't read the sign

Chilln



1 comment:

Unknown said...

Over the past six years, I have wondered from time to time what might have come of you. I've envisioned a few scenarios for your life: 1.a drug-induced and philosophy-laden stupor in your parents basement, 2.writing manifestos on a typewriter in your cozy cave on the Salmon River, and 3., as a swashbuckling, island-hopping expatriate writing tourists books for a living and poetry on the side. I'm pleased to see that I wasn't too far off with life #3. Joe's Adventures in Southeast Asia look amazing. Nice to see you're doing well. -john shackelford