Daily temple offering, Balian Beach

Bali explored by car

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August 16th 2013
Arriving in Bali by ferry from Ketapang in Java we were given the feeling of entering a completely different country. Wide paved roads (mostly) and fewer motorcycles; noisy mosques replaced (hoorah!) by ornate temples or 'puras' and shrines at every turn. Eve commented that there was colour everywhere, in the bright cloths wrapped around the temple statues, in her favourite flowering frang ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more