SANUR BEACH

BALI-SANUR, TANULOT AND OTHER AREAS OF BALI

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April 15th 2008
Landed at Denpassar airport in Bali on February 25th and planning to stay a month or so. Took a taxi down to Sanur and stayed at the Mango Beach The Mango is low key, with a small swimming pool in back. It is very Hindu, as is Bali generally as distinct from the rest of Indonesia which is mostly Muslim. Attended a Barong and Kris Dance which depicts the conflict between good, represented by ... 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