Temple

13 May - South Bali to Ubud

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May 13th 2013
Up early this morning for a 9am bus exit, breakfast at 8am so I could use the wifi. Tasty omelette though. It was about an hours drive to the first temple of the day - Tanah Lot. Tanah Lot is a 15th century temple on a rock in the ocean that has essentially been shaped or formed by the ocean. Pretty spectacular, waves crashing around I. Unfortunately it wasn't accessible due to the high tid ... 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