Cremation ceremony

14 May - Ubud. Cremation ceremonies, rice fields and 'trekking'

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May 14th 2013
Woke up bright and early this morning but took it fairly easily. Free wifi everywhere which is a bonus, and downloading and backing up photos is always a good idea for me. Grabbed breakfast and headed off about 9am for what I intended to be a very relaxed day, bit of shopping, chilling and watching the local funeral celebrations for a member of the royal family (more on that shortly). A lot of ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali

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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